Chapter 355

"I was never dumb to begin with, okay?" I rolled my eyes at Matthew.

"You probably don’t know this..." Matthew pointed to Yvonne, who was not too far away. "Mrs. Schuman really wants a daughter, but her health doesn't allow her to bear more children after her two sons. That became her deepest regret in life. Grandpa told me there were rumors that her desire to have a daughter was so strong that she nearly drove herself mad. She even resorted to believing in superstitions to conceive a daughter."

I made a face. "So the purpose of you bringing me to this banquet today was so that Yvonne Schuman would take me in as her goddaughter."

"Of course." Matthew raised his eyebrow. "This was the most valuable thing that could happen to you if you came to the banquet."

I hesitated before I finally asked, “Did Grandpa know about this too?"

Matthew put down his glass and chuckled. "Why did you think Grandpa suggested Petra take you in as her goddaughter? He doesn’t even like that woman."

Suddenly, I felt like my IQ was not high enough. I

be capable of having someone wrapped around their fingertips with just their wits alone. No wonder when Petra and Grayson suggested that I leave Theo, it looked like they were

too conniving?" Matthew asked me with

bitterly. "Looks like

smiled as he nodded. "If you're willing, I’ll teach

them a lot. People who were kind to me with no ulterior motives were

know now that you want to go against Grayson, he'd raise both his hands in agreement

say, I felt a lot better. Now, I had to work hard to

t o fulfill

was about to go look

cold. "How can

seemed very hostile toward me.” There

not care if this kindness was genuine or not, but I knew I did not want to engage

quietly. After a while, she said, "I really do like you since you're exactly like me when I was

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