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 in

what Matheo had been doing. She hailed a cab straight to the castle–like estate o on the outskirts

property intended for family getaways while abroad, Sitting in the backseat, her gaze drifted outside the

421 PM

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pulled up to

want Matheo to know

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on the hurdled

made her way through the

she loclient the door behind to

need to guess where

he was doing–she could just watch for

speed forward and we at

he was–aring on work chan

her

she thought he

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Matheo uniled, his face

silhouette appeared on

him. She was

okay for in

widened. Her

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umma tinig, without her even

make

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her head her

walked over and sat obediently beside him, like some I give

if i can’t have that. I’m

loyal

moved. The two emigrend on the mice without

back, her face

cling to hope

The truth was brutal

every tender glance Matheo had given ber–all

it had frozen in her veins. Her bones drabbed warh

bit down on her lip as tears started pouring from her

It was all

the day

even put

of the Ginger family He was a newly hired rest–faced

to her background, Matheo’s origins

in a rural village. His parents were uneducated farmers. But he was brilium–we brilliant that he got into Blairford University and

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