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 more

or your daughter? If you can't make a choice, I can only ask

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

it out loud. He could only wait for Horace to come out before asking Maeve to think of

Mcdaniel, please help us get

drop in temperature. The chill felt palpable, as if it was about to take form, wrapping

end, he forced

good parents, Maeve said, her voice steady despite the turmoil inside. "You didn't hesitate to sacrifice your daughter's marriage

intensity in his once-hale eyes. "I was just testing you

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

expressions of everyone in the dining

forehead, and his

extremely anxious. "What test? Didn't you say that you would get our son out of

Maeve, not anything else. If you are qualified caring parents, it doesn't matter. Since you are not,

over and grabbed

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

difficult choice they thought was

who meticulously prepared this show for me today. If

"Dad, you're thinking too

Why would we do such a disrespectful thing?" Alexis

Gilbert's eyes that could see through anyone, she felt extremely guilty. Gilbert said, "Whether it's you or not, remember what

Maeve and said, "Maeve, come over with

of what happened just now. After she heard Gilbert's words, tears

a little choked as she stood up and

back disappeared at the entrance of

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

finished speaking, Karen's expression changed

do wrong?

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

really unrelated to Karen? Byron won't punish

a low voice. "Have you forgotten that the Booth family is your benefactor? Is this how you treat the daughter of your benefactor? If