Chapter 109

“Yes, I know.”

“I’m quite fond of Jessica as she’s smart, thoughtful and considerate toward you. You should flatter her a little more. Trust me, girls love it when you do that.”

“Yes, I know.”

“I’m quite fond of Jessica as she’s smart, thoughtful and considerate toward you. You should flatter her a little more. Trust me, girls love it when you do that.”

“I understand, Aunt Lara.”

“Is your dad asleep? Pass the phone to him.”

“Okay.” Ben quickly handed the phone over to Evan, as if he was trying to drop a hot potato that burnt his fingers into someone else’s hands.

Aunt Lara had always been a greedy and ambitious woman—the Roberts were only able to achieve their current status because of her efforts. Although his father was the one who temporarily managed the Roberts Company, the largest shareholder was still Aunt Lara—she was a good leader to her workers while being both kind and strict to the entire family. However, she was never satisfied by what she had—even after Edward had obediently bowed to her. She always looked for more, especially a higher status in society. If she ever learned of how Ben had ruined her plan, he couldn’t imagine how much she’d lecture him. More importantly, he had no idea on how he would be able to continue living his rich and luxurious life.

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a sour expression just as Lara ended her phone call. “What is it?” she asked, walking toward the man and reaching out to

received a call from Maria, who told

“Olivia’s son?”

an outsider. Doesn’t he have many great-grandsons?

as she answered, “Do you think that the old man knows something? Otherwise, why would he have researched the little brat’s origins? Could that kid have some sort of relationship with Eugene? Could

have any woman around him for years, so how could

head and saying, “I heard that Olivia has returned from Mastar and Eugene used to head there on business trips all the time a few years ago! If they had known each other from

“If that’s Eugene’s child, wouldn’t he already

aware of it either. Regardless, we have to investigate this—we can’t keep the kid around if he’s

he simply leaned forward in a teasing manner. Then, he planted kisses from her eyebrows before moving down her face as he said, “Alright, stop worrying about this. It’s not as if you don’t have money for your daily needs. Why do

pant a little as her voice came in between breaths. “I told you... I want to reclaim what’s yours... Don’t

care about anything else—as long

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