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.”

not fooled. It was plain to everyone — the Morgan family had tried to pull Maia

drag her here, but whatever they were, Maia was not playing along. This, the guests knew for sure: Richard had miscalculated badly. Yet he

the crowd, hushed but telling, as they quietly turned away from the Morgan patriarch and began

box,” said a well-dressed guest, bowing slightly. “It may not be priceless, but it offers a wide

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family would like to gift you a luxury vehicle,” another chimed in, handing over a sleek set of keys. “Someone

stood stunned as the gifts kept coming, each more extravagant than the

thoughtful offers to have everything delivered, in case it proved too cumbersome to

raced. These families from Wront were no small players. If she handled things

— exactly the ones she had intended to purchase. That problem, it seemed, had resolved

use them to improve the therapeutic meals

anticipated that her birthday

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