dly agreed with his two brothers. “Aaron has gone too far. This is harming Jo.

Hearing the three of them, Steven was bewildered. Why were all three of the brothers blaming their brother? “Don’t you think their actions were too intimate?”

Without hesitation, Andrew replied, “Not at all. Look at Aaron. He’s just consoling Jo. When Jo feels wronged, we comfort her like this too.”

Jodie was their sister, and this kind of intimate comfort only proved their close relationship. He really saw nothing wrong with it.

Steven had been busy with the group’s affairs for the past few years, spending only about three days a week at home on average. They only had dinner together, and each of them was working during the day. So, he didn’t really know how his sons and adopted daughter interacted.

Is this level of comfort necessary for comforting a sister? Am I just getting old?

He asked sternly, “Do you also hug and kiss Jo like this?”

Reuben and Titus realized their father’s expression wasn’t quite right.

They were about to deny it, but Andrew, wearing a self–assured expression, said, “Of course, what’s wrong with it?”

Reuben and Titus exchanged a look. Andrew was straightforward.

Seeing Andrew’s attitude and hearing his words, Steven was furious. He raised his hand again and smacked the table hard. “You’re siblings, for heaven’s sake! This is outrageous; you’ve gone too far!”

Andrew argued, thinking his father was overreacting. “It’s precisely because we’re siblings that this is a sign of a good relationship between us. Dad, can you please not overthink things?”

Steven was speechless. How can I not overthink it? The crucial point is that even if I don’t, others will! If people in our circle find out, I’ll be a laughingstock!

Narrowing his eyes, he asked, “Do you treat Simone, your real sister, the same way?”

Andrew shook his head. “How could we treat her like that? Our relationship with her isn’t that close. Besides, she would never initiate such intimate contact with us.”

Simone would normally be warm and considerate but never initiated intimate contact with them. She wasn’t like Jo, who relied on them.

Seeing Andrew’s unyielding response, Steven was so angry he nearly had a heart attack. “Simone’s actions are how a normal sister should act, okay?”

When he saw that they weren’t listening to him, he could only turn to Salma, blaming her. “Look at the

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fine children you’ve raised.”

study. He needed to think carefully about how to handle the relationship between his sons and

knew her sons and adopted daughter had a good relationship, but she really didn’t know

three sons, she said, “Jo is still young, and she doesn’t understand these things yet. You’re all older brothers, so how can you be so

emphasized, “After Jo comes back, you’re not allowed to

brothers to their little sister? Just as he was about to argue, Reuben held

he said, “Mom, we

fine. They could still be close to Jodie behind their backs, just not as carelessly as

of annoyance toward Jodie for the first time. She’s a girl, so why isn’t she more self–respecting? Why is she so intimate

own brothers. Thinking this, Salma sighed. Apart from wanting to steal Jodie’s identity and possessions, Simone, her biological daughter, was better in

“Otherwise, if people

They nodded. “Yes!”

tired and got up to rest in

went to have the trending topic removed, and the other to have the

Jodie onto the variety show. Ever since they joined, it had been one mess after another, and they were the ones left to clean it

nothing to do with Simone, and both

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online discussions about who the real siblings were became even

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along with the cameraman knocked on the doors of the other guests‘

This made

feelings, the production team once again

end, Titus couldn’t help but call

he was being scolded so late at night. Jodie was worried and anxious,

in this way. How was he supposed to know the production team would make a surprise visit? Moreover, how could his brothers blame him? He argued with Titus over the phone, and they ended the call without resolving

public opinion online, was equally frustrated. He had planned for Aaron to solidify Jodie’s ‘nice girl‘ persona by participating in the variety show and subsequently gaining popularity. Following this, he could continue to provide resources for Jodie, aiming to propel her to the ranks of top–tier

backfired. Not only did Jodie fail to rise to stardom,

his study, he pondered late into the night and suddenly came up with an idea.

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