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.”

Theodore’s caustic

temper, so she

the point and declared, “Ariana is now a member of the Anderson family

the power to make Glenda

retrieve her part of the family property. She was unsure of

doesn’t have much property left…” Glenda’s attempts to resist Theodore’s frightening gaze quickly crumbled,

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

necessary. I’ve already consulted my

thick folders from his leather briefcase. He extended one to Glenda

property that belonged to Ms. Edwards’ birth mother and a breakdown of the share allocation for the real estate left by her father. Our legal

papers, Glenda’s and Brielle’s

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