The Heiress’ Return & Revenge

dly agreed with his two brothers. “Aaron has gone too far. This is harming Jo.

Hearing the three of them, Steven was bewildered. Why were all three of the brothers blaming their brother? “Don’t you think their actions were too intimate?”

Without hesitation, Andrew replied, “Not at all. Look at Aaron. He’s just consoling Jo. When Jo feels wronged, we comfort her like this too.”

Jodie was their sister, and this kind of intimate comfort only proved their close relationship. He really saw nothing wrong with it.

Steven had been busy with the group’s affairs for the past few years, spending only about three days a week at home on average. They only had dinner together, and each of them was working during the day. So, he didn’t really know how his sons and adopted daughter interacted.

Is this level of comfort necessary for comforting a sister? Am I just getting old?

He asked sternly, “Do you also hug and kiss Jo like this?”

Reuben and Titus realized their father’s expression wasn’t quite right.

They were about to deny it, but Andrew, wearing a self–assured expression, said, “Of course, what’s wrong with it?”

Reuben and Titus exchanged a look. Andrew was straightforward.

Seeing Andrew’s attitude and hearing his words, Steven was furious. He raised his hand again and smacked the table hard. “You’re siblings, for heaven’s sake! This is outrageous; you’ve gone too far!”

Andrew argued, thinking his father was overreacting. “It’s precisely because we’re siblings that this is a sign of a good relationship between us. Dad, can you please not overthink things?”

Steven was speechless. How can I not overthink it? The crucial point is that even if I don’t, others will! If people in our circle find out, I’ll be a laughingstock!

Narrowing his eyes, he asked, “Do you treat Simone, your real sister, the same way?”

Andrew shook his head. “How could we treat her like that? Our relationship with her isn’t that close. Besides, she would never initiate such intimate contact with us.”

Simone would normally be warm and considerate but never initiated intimate contact with them. She wasn’t like Jo, who relied on them.

Seeing Andrew’s unyielding response, Steven was so angry he nearly had a heart attack. “Simone’s actions are how a normal sister should act, okay?”

he saw that they weren’t listening to him, he could only turn to Salma,

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fine children you’ve raised.”

his study. He needed to

looked at her displeased husband storming off, feeling very wronged. She knew her sons and adopted daughter had a good relationship, but she really didn’t know they were so

three sons, she said, “Jo is still young, and she doesn’t understand these things yet. You’re all older brothers, so how can you be so intimate with your younger

allowed to hug her,

to accept this. Why couldn’t they be caring and doting brothers to their little sister? Just as he was about to argue,

he said,

It was fine. They could still be close to Jodie behind their backs, just not as carelessly as

Andrew’s dissatisfied expression and the perfunctory response from Reuben, Salma felt a vague sense of annoyance toward Jodie for the first time. She’s a girl, so why isn’t she more self–respecting? Why is she so intimate with

this, Salma sighed. Apart from wanting to steal Jodie’s identity and possessions,

matter quickly, and don’t let it blow up,” she told Reuben and Titus again. “Otherwise, if people in our circle find out, our family’s

They nodded. “Yes!”

and got up

phones and began making calls non–stop. One went to have the trending topic removed, and the other to have the fan accounts release some major gossip about other

exhausted. They were starting to regret letting Aaron bring Jodie onto the variety show. Ever since they joined, it had been one mess after another, and they were the ones left to clean

with Simone, and

Aaron and his sister’s intimacy were taken down, new videos with modified titles and trending topics emerged, quickly rising in popularity. The gossip about another

video of Aaron and Jodie, the online discussions about who

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director, along with the cameraman

their feelings. This made Jodie’s

about their feelings, the production team once

broadcast end, Titus couldn’t help but call Aaron

wronged, wondering why he was being scolded so late at night. Jodie was worried and anxious, which

How was he supposed to know the production team would make a surprise visit?

participating in the variety show and