When the Family 42

Chapter 42 A Marriage Unraveled

Finished

Compared to her past life–working herself to the bone to scrape together a living–this life of hoarding money inside a wealthy family was way more relaxed.

And scoring five million in one go? Just thinking about it made her giddy.

Truth be told, the birthday cakes she brought out tonight had two main purposes:

First, to butter up Dominic.

After all, he was her golden goose. Out of principle, it made sense to keep the money man happy. She’d planned the cake thing just for him, so when it came time to collect her payday, it’d go down smooth. As for Winston-

He was just a bonus.

Second, to break the tension.

When those two brothers were in the same room, awkward silence was inevitable.

If anyone was going to liven things up, it had to be Jean throwing herself into the flames for the cause.

Right now, money was what Jean cared about most.

So ce

So celebrating their birthdays? Yeah, she had ulterior motives. A lot of them.

Still if the Ginger family’s relationships gradually improved, would it change their doomed ending?

Jean sighed softly and slowly closed her eyes,

Laskal Airport,

Sienna walked briskly through the terminal, one hand tugging her suitcase, black sunglasses on, giving off a powerful, no-

nonsense aura.

Her face was unreadable–cool, elegant.

To the outside world, that was who she was.

Only around her husband and children did she let down her guard and show her softer side.

But right now, despite her composed exterior, her thoughts were knotted and restless.

Because of one stray thought from her daughter, she’d turned right back around-

Without even telling Matheo she’d gone abroad again.

thought she was already home, still somewhere in

to find out exactly what Matheo had been doing. She hailed a cab straight to

for family getaways while abroad, Sitting in the backseat, her gaze

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co pulled up to

the front. She didn’t want Matheo to know

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on the

back and quickly made her way through the

behind to the tored toward the wall of

guess where

was doing–she could just

forward and we at the

he was–aring on work chan on the terrace, casually

pressed her

she thought he

un a flowing There were fine lines of age

Matheo uniled, his face

appeared

approached him. She was lovely, delicate even,

really okay for in to

eyes widened.

be empty otherwise. One

tinig, without her even realizing

won’t make a

bought dat house

pet. “Once the time is right and things

shook her head her eyes, misting

and sat obediently beside him, like some I give won

i can’t

loyal

deeply moved. The two emigrend on the mice without a care in the

her face as pale as

hope anymore. Couldn’t keep

The truth was brutal

glance Matheo had given ber–all

frozen in her veins. Her bones drabbed warh the

lip as tears started pouring

It was all

the day she met

even put into

the Ginger family He was a newly hired

background, Matheo’s origins were

was brilium–we brilliant that he got into Blairford University and made

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