Chapter 267

"Ouch..."

Rebecca yelped, "Mom, what are you doing? Let me go!"

She struggled against Kathlen.

"Answer me first," Kathlen demanded, her eyes locked on Rebecca's. "Tell me everything, and don't leave out a single detail!"

Rebecca was taken aback by her mother's sternness. She had never seen her so serious before and, nervous as she was, she spilled everything she knew. After listening, Kathlen fell silent.

Everyone knew Selena was the neglected one. After three years of marriage, she still had no baby, while Everett had a mistress on the side.

So, Kathlen never saw Selena as a threat. As for the mistress, without a legitimate status and with Josh's disapproval, an illegitimate child wouldn't cause much trouble.

In families like the Bennetts, reputation and lineage were everything. Otherwise, the scandals from the main branch wouldn't have caused such chaos back then.

Josh had set strict rules: anyone who dared to step out of line would be kicked out of the Bennett family!

would have thought Selena would

her baby would be the legitimate heir-the future head of the Bennett

branch was already struggling, and with Josh planning to give the inheritance to Selena,

completely fall to the main branch, leaving nothing for the second branch. They'd either have to live under Everett's shadow or get pushed out eventually. This

a younger guy. He was reckless at work, always clashing with Everett,

into

been restless and sleep-deprived for days because of her pregnancy, finally got a good night's sleep

bright red roses on the coffee table, which

smile, "Ma'am, Mr Bennett picked these roses himself

swnov

them would cheer you up

in Ava specifically

to a hospital visit?" Selena grumbled, but her smile was

through Selena's playful modesty and didn't call her out on it. She just asked, "Should

"Alright, they're too pretty

while Selena picked up

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