Chapter 113



The area beneath the staircase buzzed with whispers and murmurs. Voices discussing her were everywhere. "Can you believe her? So stubborn..."

"She's just been spoiled by the Meadows family and is used to strutting around like she's royalty."

"Absolutely ridiculous. Mr. Jacob is a man of stature; how did he raise such a headstrong daughter?"

All these whispers reached Jacob's ears. His face darkened with anger. Neither of them was making his life easy. Couldn't they at least preserve the dignity of the Meadows family without making a spectacle?

With rare sternness, Jacob commanded, "Chloe, I order you to apologize to Linda."

will not apologize," Chloe's voice

first time, someone dared to defy him publicly, which was like a slap in his

"Chloe, if you don't apologize today, then you're no

The hall fell silent, spectators quietly

took perverse pleasure in the situation. She knew that even without her escalating the situation, Chloe's nature meant

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him, especially compared to Leah. In this family, he was the patriarch, the absentee landlord. He was always busy with business and always entertaining guests. He would buy her expensive gifts but seldom spent time with her. Still, Chloe held a mix of respect and affection for him. After Lisa returned, Leah wanted to sever ties with Chloe, but Jacob stepped in. He declared that Chloe would always be the Meadows family's

then, one night, she overheard a conversation between Jacob and Leah outside the study. Jacob said that driving her

her

of the

family. To

set of cutlery. That night, Jacob also made a will. Lisa would inherit all of the Meadows family's

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