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?"

and felt

your daughter? If you can't

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

face. However, Valda had already said it out loud. He could only wait for Horace to come out before

us get our

eyes, and the atmosphere around him seemed to drop in temperature. The chill felt palpable, as if it was about to take form, wrapping around the room

the end, he forced

voice steady despite the turmoil inside. "You didn't hesitate to sacrifice

had long disappeared, replaced by a sharp intensity in his once-hale eyes. "I was just testing you to you to be so

you care about your daughter before deciding whether

everyone in the dining ball changed

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

that you would get our son

Since you are not, let me tell you, we will take care of Maeve from

The butler came over and grabbed Scott and

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

they thought was actually

table. "I wonder who meticulously

"Dad, you're thinking too

Why would we do such a disrespectful thing?" Alexis

of using this method to embarrass Maeve. Karen wanted to say something, but when she 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,

saying that, he smiled kindly at Maeve and

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

choked as

slowly retracted his gaze until her back disappeared at the entrance of

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

speaking, Karen's expression

did I do wrong? How could you do this to

wanted to speak up for Karen, but when she recalled Karen's words to fan

unrelated to Karen? Byron

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