The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 178

"Choose our son. No matter in our

supporti

old age rich the Mcdaniel family is, Marve won't share the wealth with us. Our son can even

Valda persuaded Scott in a low voice.

Scott disagreed. The reformatory isn't a prison. It doesn't matter for him to stay in there for a while longer."

"You make it sound so easy, but you're not the one suffering there. Even if you don't feel sorry for your son, I do!"

"You're really shallow and short-sighted!"

They thought that their voices were very low, but in fact, Gilbert and the others heard them clearly.

The sneer in Karen's eyes was undisguised.

Maeve's face turned pale, and it felt as though she was nailed to her seat. She couldn't bring herself to meet the gazes of the others, let alone look at Byron.

These are my parents. I'm sitting here, but it feels like they can't see me at all. All they care about is their son and the Mcdaniel family's wealth. If they had even a shred of pity for me, they wouldn't use my marriage as a bargaining chip to gain more benefits. Perhaps my family truly is my original sin

Just as Maeve was thinking in that way, she suddenly felt someone grabbed her hand.

Byron said, "You're not the one who did anything wrong. Keep your head up."

Maeve opened her eyes and looked at Byron's calm face. Her expression was stunned.

"Well Gilbert coughed lightly and interrupted Scott and Valda's argument. He slowly asked, "Have you guys made up your

mind?

"No, not yet." Scott smiled obsequiously. "Can you give us more time to think about it?"

felt even

"You can only make a decision now. Do you want your son or your

want my son back!" Valda could not wait any longer. "Let Maeve get a

had a pained expression on his face. However, Valda had already said it out loud. He could only wait for Horace to come out before asking Maeve

Mcdaniel, please help us get

around him seemed to drop in temperature. The chill felt palpable, as if it was about to take form, wrapping around the room and intensifying the tension. Especially when he saw Maeve's pale and fragile face, the

forced himself

didn't hesitate to sacrifice your daughter's marriage for your son. It's truly an eye-opener for

by a sharp intensity in his once-hale eyes.

you care about your daughter before deciding whether could acknowledge you as my in-laws. Well,

in the

Scott's forehead, and his lips trembled. "Mr...

test? Didn't you say that you would get our son

"From the beginning to the end, I only value Maeve, not anything else. If you are qualified caring parents, it doesn't matter. Since you are not, let me tell you, we will take care of Maeve from now on. You don't have to worry about it.

grabbed Scott and Valda

immersed in

difficult choice they thought

meticulously prepared this show for

"Dad, you're thinking

would we do such a disrespectful thing?" Alexis

see through anyone, she felt extremely guilty. Gilbert said, "Whether it's you or not, remember what I said just now. Maeve is my approved

kindly at Maeve and said, "Maeve,

recover from the shock of the turn of what happened just now. After she heard Gilbert's words, tears welled up in

Her voice was a little choked as she stood up and

his gaze until her back disappeared

a trace of warmth, "Send Ms. Booth away. In the future, you're not allowed to let her in without my and

as he finished speaking, Karen's expression changed drastically. She looked

"Byron, why? What did I do wrong? How could you do this

she recalled Karen's words to fan the flames just now, doubt surged

thought, 'Is this really unrelated to Karen? Byron won't

forgotten that the Booth family is your benefactor? Is this how you treat the daughter of your