The Heir's Secret Bride

Chapter 178

"Choose our son. No matter in our

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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 more

now. Do you want your son or your daughter? If you can't make a choice, I can only ask you to leave now."

Valda could not wait any longer. "Let Maeve get a divorce. She can even sign

out loud. He could only wait for Horace to come out

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

he forced himself

despite the turmoil inside. "You didn't hesitate to sacrifice your daughter's marriage for your son. It's truly an eye-opener for me." Chapter

Gilbert's face had long disappeared, replaced by a sharp intensity in his once-hale eyes. "I was just testing you to

your daughter before deciding whether could acknowledge you

in the dining ball

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

you say that you would get our son out of reformatory after Maeve

are qualified caring parents, it doesn't matter. Since you are not, let me

The butler came over and grabbed Scott and Valda

dumbfounded. They were still immersed in the disillusion that they lost everything

they thought was

the dining table. "I wonder who meticulously prepared this show for me today. If you have the time, why don't you go

said, "Dad, you're thinking

do

saw Gilbert's eyes that could 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 granddaughter-in-law. Even if Byron bullies her, let alone her elders, I won't

he smiled kindly at Maeve

had yet to recover from the shock of the turn of what happened just now. After she

Her voice was a little choked as she

slowly retracted his gaze until her back disappeared at the entrance

warmth, "Send Ms. Booth away. In the future,

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

asked, "Byron, why? What did I do

to speak up for Karen, but when she recalled Karen's words to fan the flames just now, doubt surged in her

this really unrelated to Karen?

Jason scolded in a low voice. "Have you forgotten that the Booth family is your benefactor? Is this how you treat the daughter of your benefactor? If it spreads out, what will others think of the Mcdaniel family?* 09:16 Sat, Oct