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.

she was already home, still somewhere

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

expensive property intended for family getaways while abroad, Sitting in the backseat,

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pulled up to the estate

want Matheo to know she was

Finished

mended on

in though the back and quickly made her way through the

behind to the tored toward the

need to guess

he was doing–she could

forward and

enough, there he was–aring on work chan on the

pressed her

she thought

a flowing There were fine lines of age around

Matheo uniled, his face

silhouette appeared on

she approached him. She was lovely,

really okay for in to live

eyes widened. Her

would be empty otherwise.

tinig, without

make

bought dat house

pet. “Once the time

shook her head her eyes,

obediently beside him, like some I give

i can’t

loyal

deeply moved. The two emigrend on the mice without a

her face as

cling to hope anymore. Couldn’t keep yung

The truth was brutal

word, every tender glance Matheo had given ber–all of it

felt like it had frozen in her veins. Her bones drabbed

as tears started pouring from her

It was all

back to the day

put into

the Ginger family He was a newly hired

to her background, Matheo’s origins

was brilium–we brilliant that he

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