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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!”

about the breakup. He had noticed Clarissa sulking the entire day, but she refused to tell

this be?

in the family, he was no longer in the mood to drink and

a

Charles, I have something urgent I need to attend to.

missing dining with Robert, so they

out the door while his hands scrambled through his pockets for his

sounded so serious over the phone

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the ferocious glare on Robert’s

other before cautiously

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

couch. “I was wondering what the major issue was you wanted to talk about, Dad. Is

even told him to marry into our family instead. Why shouldn’t Clarissa break up with

“Absolute nonsense!”

fear. After glaring at Clarissa, he turned to glare at Alice before slamming his hands down

table.

as a loud bang echoed through the air. Alice’s

over her heart, Clarissa shrieked, “What are you doing, Dad? I just broke up with Xander. Is that the end of the world? Why are

fear and had to repeatedly pat her chest with one hand. “Robert, we are family.

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him taking a

way he could calm

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

Hospital?

grabbed his hand and anxiously asked, “Why

His anger grew the more he spoke. “It’s all because Clarissa broke up with him. He was so heartbroken that he knelt before Mr. Sean’s mansion the entire day. It was also raining heavily yesterday, so he fell sick

think she did

was so furious that she did not dare argue back and merely grumbled to herself in her

weak was Xande that he was hospitalized after kneeling for a while? He was usually so energetic when it came to doing that,

putting

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a calmer voice. “Claire was there at the shareholders‘ meeting today. Not only that, but she is now also the chairman of Solstice Industries. She was going to overthrow me right in front

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