Chapter 531:

The love that once clung to him like a safety net had all but evaporated. His parents now doted on Rosanna without restraint, while Maia… Maia barely looked at him anymore. The quiet girl who used to follow him with wide eyes and soft smiles now treated him like a stranger. She wouldn’t even accept his gift.

His lips twitched into a broken smile. Staying any longer would only deepen the wound. He turned and walked away, shoulders caved inward, every step heavy with humiliation.

Sandra opened her mouth, ready to lash out at Maia on Jarrod’s behalf, but before the words could leave her lips, Richard’s sharp gaze cut through her like a blade. Her jaw snapped shut.

Richard gave a strained smile and faced the room. “Just a minor misunderstanding, everyone. Please, don’t let it spoil the evening. Let’s continue with the celebration…”

Sandra, seeing her husband trying to smooth things over, realized that now was not the time to fall out with Maia.

Otherwise, this joint birthday celebration for two daughters would be hard to wrap up. She quickly added with a smile, “Yes, let’s not let something so trivial dampen the mood.”

to everyone — the Morgan family had tried to pull Maia back into their circle, but she had made her stance crystal

likely, she hadn’t even wanted to attend this joint birthday affair. No one could tell what tactics the Morgan family had used to drag her here, but whatever they were, Maia was not playing along. This, the guests knew for sure: Richard had miscalculated badly. Yet he remained composed, too proud to let his fury

away from the Morgan patriarch and began lining up in front of

“It may not

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another chimed in, handing over a

as the gifts kept coming, each more extravagant

have everything delivered, in case

things wisely, they could become useful allies — especially when it came time

she spotted some rare medicinal herbs — exactly the ones she had intended to purchase.

improve the therapeutic meals she was preparing

that her birthday would

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