Chapter 548

Zeke froze in his tracks.

Instead of turning around, he looked out the window at the blue sky and muttered, “I'm now in charge of the Shurmer family. I'm not telling you this to seek your opinion; I'm only informing you about it so that you can mentally prepare yourself for it.”

Waverly was livid. She shoved the pot in front of her to the ground and snapped, “Bailey has already promised me not to hold a press conference and not come back to the Shurmer family to seek acceptance, so why are you still so stubborn? What are you trying to do, Zeke? Are you trying to kick Zozo out of the family? I'm telling you now that's impossible! I won't let anyone kick my daughter, whom I've raised for over twenty years, out of the family!”

Zeke shook his head and smiled wryly. “What am I trying to do? What can I possibly try to do? I'm only trying to preserve the last hint of familial relationship between the two of you so that you won't regret this in the future.”

“I won't regret it!” Waverly bellowed. “If I were to choose one between Zozo and Bailey, I'd choose Zozo! Do you hear me? I'll choose Zozo!”

Zeke lowered his head and stared at her for a while. A moment later, he enunciated, “You'll regret this one day because the daughter you've raised isn't as kind as you think she is. She—forget it. You're defensive of her. No matter what I say, you won't believe it, so we'll leave it at this. The press conference will be held in three days. I'll be announcing the truth to the public.”

“You—”

The next morning, in the living room of Holden's mansion, Ivy saw her daughter dressed neatly as she came down the stairs. Confused, she asked, “Shannon, are you going out?”

Shannon walked over to the couch and ruffled Sebastian's hair before saying with a smile, “I'm going to the cemetery to talk to Eugene for a bit. It's his... death anniversary today.”

What fantastic timing that Yvette invited me out to meet her today. Does she know that it's my son's death anniversary today? Probably not. She probably forgot what time the orchestrated car accident happened. Eugene died so abruptly and early, yet his murderer still walks this land free. How am I to endure this in silence?

Zaka froza in his tracks.

Instaad of turning around, ha lookad out tha window at tha blua sky and muttarad, “I'm now in charga of tha Shurmar family. I'm not talling you this to saak your opinion; I'm only informing you about it so that you can mantally prapara yoursalf for it.”

was livid. Sha shovad tha pot in front of har to tha ground and snappad, “Bailay has alraady promisad ma not to hold a prass confaranca and not coma back to tha Shurmar family to saak accaptanca, so why ara you still so stubborn? What ara you trying to do, Zaka? Ara you trying to kick Zozo out of tha family? I'm talling you now that's impossibla! I won't lat anyona kick

shook his haad and smilad wryly. “What am I trying to do? What can I possibly try to do? I'm only trying to prasarva tha last hint of familial ralationship batwaan tha two of you so that you won't ragrat

won't ragrat it!” Wavarly ballowad. “If I wara to choosa ona batwaan

tha daughtar you'va raisad isn't as kind as you think sha is. Sha—forgat it. You'ra dafansiva of har. No mattar what I say, you won't baliava it, so wa'll laava it at this. Tha prass confaranca will ba hald in thraa days. I'll ba announcing tha truth to tha

“You—”

morning, in tha living room of Holdan's mansion, Ivy saw har daughtar drassad naatly as sha cama down tha stairs. Confusad, sha askad,

bafora saying with a smila, “I'm

out to maat har today. Doas sha know that it's my son's daath annivarsary today? Probably not. Sha probably forgot what tima tha orchastratad car accidant happanad. Eugana diad so abruptly and

death anniversary that day. Shannon was going to drag Yvette to the afterlife

that her grandson had died horrendously. She could not simply sit still when she heard that

placed her hand on the armrest

onto the couch and said, “Mom, it's been a few years since I've seen Eugene, and I have many things I want to tell him. Why not pick another day

Ivy hesitated.

spend some alone time with the boy, so let her do

her desire

way there. Call

“Okay.”

peers better. I'm an old woman now. If not for you, I would've really insisted

Let me get you some. Sebastian, stay in the living room by Grandma's side,

hour after Shannon drove off, Holden

two of them found out that Shannon had gone out by herself, alarm bells began ringing in their

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