Chapter 72

He pretended to be wary. "My teacher said it's impolite to ask about other people's family situations, Mrs. Lane."

Shannon choked up, realizing that she had indeed asked too many questions. However, she also noticed that the child in front of her was clever. At such a young age, he knew that he had to be wary

of strangers.

"I'm sorry. I was in the wrong." Shannon raised her hand to pat Zachary on the head, but he avoided her. Her hand froze in mid-air.

Malcolm was surprised that his great-aunt, who usually didn't pay much attention to him, was so fond of Zachary. He felt a little unhappy.

"Grandma Shannon, I still have to show Zac around the mansion. Please excuse us."

Shannon couldn't stop them. "Alright. You two have fun. If you need anything, come find me."

After the boys left, she was still determined to find out more about Zachary. So, she called her secretary over. "Look into this child's background, especially his parents."

"Understood."

looked exactly like Xavier when he was younger. If Xavier had a son,

way, is

"There's still an hour until the banquet starts.

ladies at the banquet. It was high time he found a woman and gave her a grandchild. Meanwhile, Yvette and Kiki were shopping for gowns for the banquet. Since neither of them wanted to stand out,

and more ordinary the gown was, the more it set off

rely on their clothes to look good,

Yvette smiled, and it made her look even more

appealing the more one looked at her. The girls walked out together, and the driver found them pleasing to the eye as he drove them

she had been here was half a decade

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thought to herself,

arrived one after another. It was Clifford's birthday, so all the prominent figures in Tirion were here, along with their children. Kiki's father, Michael, had been waiting outside since early in the mothing.

it looks like you'll have to go find Xaiver on your

Yvette nodded. "Alright."

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