Theodore turned to Ariana and asked, “Is she really your sister?”

“half-sister.” Despite her reluctance to acknowledge the familial connection, Ariana nodded her head affirmatively.

But before she could utter another word, Theodore let out an audible sigh and made a disparaging comment. He muttered, “So ugly.”

The tension in the room heightened to levels unknown, and Brielle’s seething rage was almost palpable. Her hands were balled into tight fists, and her nails were digging deep into her palms.

She couldn’t believe that Theodore was coming to Ariana’s defense. After all, Jasper had claimed that Theodore was planning to divorce Ariana.

Glenda struggled to understand what was happening and reluctantly spoke up. “Theodore, I’m glad you’ve awoken. As her mother, I’m relieved to know that you’ll be taking care of Ariana from now on.”

Theodore’s voice was icy as he replied, “Mother? Ariana informed me that her mother passed away a long time ago.”

let out a laugh. She found Theodore’s caustic wit amusing when

didn’t want to risk losing her temper, so she

member of the Anderson family since she married me. As a result, her assets are now mine as

piercing gaze had the power to make Glenda cave in, even though he

to know that Theodore was helping her to retrieve her part of the

attempts to resist Theodore’s frightening gaze quickly crumbled, and she reluctantly added, “We can cooperate and

Ariana knew she was merely stalling for time, hoping to avoid the inevitable

necessary. I’ve already consulted my lawyers beforehand,” he

up confidently, brandishing two thick folders from his leather briefcase. He extended one to Glenda and

breakdown of the share allocation for the real estate left by her father. Our legal team has already confirmed

the papers, Glenda’s and

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