Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 155

That day, the entire Bamford family gathered, and Mateo was invited to join via video call to witness the occasion in the Bamford Manor's memorial hall.

Angela had never met Mateo before, but after seeing him on the video call, she couldn't help but find him handsome. Whispering to Dexter, she remarked, "Mateo is gentle and elegant-he has the air of a doctor."

Dexter snorted. "You're spot on. He is a doctor, and a skilled surgeon at that. But don't get any ideas. He's cold and impossible to win over."

Angela blinked, baffled by the unnecessary warning.

"Let's begin now that everyone's here. Angela, as Dexter's wife, you should be the first to pay your respects," Natalie ordered coldly.

Irritated, Angela glanced at Joseph for support, but he merely sighed and gestured for her to comply. She felt trapped.

soft on Natalie, rarely challenging her demands.

making her sneeze. She stifled the urge, thinking how ironic it would be if the ancestors knew that Natalie had brought a rebellious illegitimate child into the family. Would they rise

a loud crack startled everyone. A framed photo toppled

happened? Angela, what did you do?" Natalie's voice

everyone watching me, what could I possibly do? You're giving me too much

the broken photo, his

before speaking. "Could it be that

ripple of

drained of color as she stumbled, nearly losing

forgotten how Dad felt about these things? He

Joseph's father, had once been caught in a scandal when a

refused to include the child in the family records. Instead, he arranged for the child to be raised abroad, far from

sternly warned Joseph to avoid such entanglements and instructed him to handle any similar situation with the same