Bettany’s face twisted in disbelief. “If you don’t know, don’t make wild guesses! It’s Anthony’s first marriage, not a second one.”

Hannah, with only a partial understanding of what a second marriage meant, replied, “Oh… then what was that marriage certificate they had before?”

They even celebrated with a big family dinner when they received the marriage certificate. It was a special occasion they had deliberately marked.

Bettany patiently explained from the sidelines…

Meanwhile, Gilbert had finished eating but remained seated at the dining table, typing on his phone:

Gilbert: [Guys, there’s something I need to tell you about Anthony… So this morning…]

Anthony glanced at the phone, his gaze immediately warning Gilbert.

Gilbert held the phone and raised an eyebrow, his intentions of blackmail evident.

Suddenly, Anthony lowered his head, and his phone vibrated, indicating a bank notification:

[Dear esteemed user, your account ending in 8888 has received a deposit of 10,000,000 dollars, new balance…]

Gilbert burst into laughter, his eyes squinting.

In the group chat, messages started pouring in:

Edward: [What happened to Anthony this morning? You left us hanging. Watch your back!]

Jonas: [What’s up? Did Anthony disturb someone’s grave? He seems hesitant to spill the beans.]

Max: [What’s wrong with Anthony? Just spill it out!]

Gilbert continued messaging the group:

[This morning, Mom mentioned to Anthony about arranging a wedding ceremony for him and Lisa.]

fell silent

build suspense.

already decided? We were waiting for Lilly to come back and choose

[Where’s Lilly? Did she have

of relief and calmly continued eating

about to set off. Bettany said she needed to tidy up upstairs, and Lilly checked her children’s

“Granny takes at least half an hour for

and Drake, the two brothers, were waiting for the chauffeur to

“Josh, you can’t be so impatient. Grandpa said girls should groom themselves, and

I was wrong,” Josh admitted, suppressing his

her hands together. “Josh, what’s the deal with Uncle Anthony

have a great sense of curiosity, especially when it comes to things that seem peculiar

a thoughtful expression.

Drake

Drake remained silent.

something, that

Drake averted his gaze. “It’s an adult

wouldn’t give up. “No, it’s not okay. Every time it’s the same answer. Now that the adults aren’t here, and even Master isn’t here, tell

and Aunt Lisa just close the door, and why

and Drake couldn’t fool

resist Lilly’s adorable persistence,

the perspective of Darwin’s theory of evolution, the profound questions about human reproduction and the

up with anything more. These sentences were

confusion in her eyes.

the history of human reproduction and the origin of life from the standpoint of biology. It’s beyond

“Oh… okay!” Lilly accepted.

his laughter, impressed by his brother’s ability to fool Lilly. He had

why can’t

Josh remained silent.

Drake was

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