Chapter 273

But Juan's dynamics didn't even come near Melody's.

The affection she had shown Debra in the past was merely superficial, a means to an end.

Now that Debra was presumed dead, Melody had shifted her favor to Shelia, a woman she had once disdained, solely because Shelia carried the Nichols. family's heir. The hypocrisy of it all filled Juan with a profound sense of disgust, a feeling he had never associated with his family.

Melody, oblivious to Juan's inner turmoil, looked up at him with a puzzled chuckle. "Juan, why are you still here? Go rest upstairs. Shelia and I will handle things here." Her dismissive attitude annoyed Juan. His voice was filled with coldness as he declared, "If you like this house so much, you can have it."

With that, he turned on his heel and walked away, leaving Melody staring after him in confusion.

Shelia, sensing the tension, asked tentatively, "Grandma, is Juan angry?"

Melody waved a dismissive hand. "Don't worry about him. He'll come back once he's cooled off."

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as a child, only to return each time, knowing that the outside world

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"Back to the company."

"Okay."

car, Juan instructed Joe, "Suppress all

that might be

quickly explained, "I just got word that before the funeral arrangements, Mrs. Nichols Sr. had already contacted all the executives. Since the

ominous, and Joe felt compelled to fill it. "Even though Mrs. Nichols Sr. isn't managing the company now, she's an elder.

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