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Chapter 64 Future In–Laws

Claire pursed her lips in a cold chuckle and did not say a single word as she

waited for Evelyn to leave.

The moment Evelyn vanished from view, Robert started throwing his weight around again.

“You must be dumbfounded, Claire. Hahaha! Do you think you are all that just because you’re now the chairman of Solstice Industries? Surprised, right? Evelyn Vanderbilt is the second largest shareholder of the company, and she is my future in–law!”

In Silverton, everyone and their mom wanted to be connected to Evelyn in some way because the moment they knew her, it was equivalent to being connected to the Morgans and the Vanderbilts.

It was certainly something that Robert could boast about for the rest of his

life.

Claire licked her lips and tilted her head to ask in an extremely innocent voice, “Didn’t Clarissa just dump Xander? Why would Evelyn be your future

in–law?”

“Dumped him?” Robert’s eyes bulged with confusion. “When did Clarissa break up with Xander? Stop spreading false rumors, Claire!”

“You didn’t know?”

Claire shrugged and kindly reminded him, “Didn’t Evelyn just say Xander is in the hospital? Apparently, he was so devastated about being dumped that he knelt in front of Mr. Sean’s pate for the whole of vesterday. It rained

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knelt in front of Mr. Sean’s gate for the whole of yesterday. It rained heavily last night, so he fell sick.”

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The increasingly lost look in Robert’s eyes made her chuckle. “Ha! It looks

like you really don’t know. You just went along with Evelyn’s plan without knowing a single fact of the situation. Who knows, you might end up helping

her even after she sold you out!”

He had noticed Clarissa sulking the entire day, but she refused to tell him anything. Perhaps it really

could this be?

mood

and get a clear answer

attend to. I’ll treat you guys to lunch another day,” he said.

mind missing dining with Robert, so they both nodded and told him to go.

dashed out the door while his hands scrambled

sounded so serious over the phone that they

arrived home soon after Robert

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the ferocious glare on Robert’s

each other before cautiously

snapped his head around to glare at Clarissa as he coldly demanded, “Did you break up with

nonchalantly sat down on the couch. “I was wondering what the major issue was you wanted to talk about,

and leisurely settled down next to Robert. “Oh, Robert, Evelyn kicked Xander out of the family. She even told him to marry into our family instead. Why shouldn’t Clarissa break up with

“Absolute nonsense!”

glaring at Clarissa, he turned to glare

table.

through the air. Alice’s and Clarissa’s hearts trembled with the coffee table.

Clarissa shrieked, “What are you doing, Dad? I just broke up with Xander. Is that

her heart was still quivering in fear and had to repeatedly pat her chest with one hand. “Robert, we are family. Speak properly if

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accusatory demands from Robert’s wife and daughter had him taking

there was no way he could

he was still shouting. “You utter fools! If Evelyn really wanted to kick Xander out of the family, she would not be looking after him while

Hospital?

his hand and anxiously asked, “Why is Xander in the hospital?”

was so heartbroken that

not think she

not dare argue back and merely grumbled

Sean’s home? He was making a mountain out of a molehill. Just how weak was Xande that he was hospitalized after kneeling for a while? He

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in a calmer voice. “Claire was there at the shareholders‘ meeting today. Not only that, but she is now also the chairman of Solstice

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