heodore found himself momentarily speechless, astonished by Adrian’s words.

“Oh, you see, Wilfred, the third son of the Jovanni family, married Catalina, the daughter of the Chadwick family. Interestingly, Catalina’s brother, Amiri, and his family met a tragic end while they were out, and their only daughter has been missing ever since. It has been many years, and it is likely that she might have passed away,” Adrian explained.

Observing Theodore’s intent to light another cigarette, Adrian swiftly intercepted it, cautioning, “Please refrain from excessive smoking. Lately, you have been looking increasingly unhealthy.”

Theodore no longer smoked. He crossed his long legs and leaned back against the sofa chair. Weary, he pinched his nose and urged Adrian, “Continue. Why doesn’t Mitchel bear the Jovanni sumame?”

“It’s rather straightforward, really. At that time, Catalina was pregnant and gave birth to a child. To ensure the continuation of the Chadwick family lineage, they made a decision. Their firstborn son would bear his mother’s surname and be adopted by his deceased brother.

Due to the Jovani family having numerous boys, his grandfather didn’t think much of this and agreed to the arrangement. The other relatives did not object either.

in secret, knowing that Mitchel did not possess the privilege of inheritance. This implies that Catalina and

pausing for effect. “Now, care

an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity in his gaze. “Then Mitchel became a medical

possess a sharp intellect indeed.” A

filled with regret, yearned for his grandson to reclaim the family name. Naturally, the Chadwick family vehemently opposed this proposition, as Mitchel had been adopted into their family. So these two families have recently found themselves at

trivial quarrels.” With a

I cannot say,” Adrian pondered aloud. “Perhaps he sought an experiential journey through life. Nevertheless, there is no denying Mitchel’s brilliance in the field of medicine, particularly in the realm of neuroscience.” He smacked

little attention to this display and inquired, “And why is Ariana

him. Beyond that, I am unaware of any further details.” He shrugged nonchalantly, secretly reveling in Ariana’s knack for provoking Theodore’s

shadow fell over Theodore’s countenance as he realized that Ariana could not have obtained the invitation on her own. It had to be Mitchel who had brought her into this

tempest brewing within him. Finally, he grasped the root of his animosity towards

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