Chapter 71: Blood Sisters

She glanced around the table, meeting the eyes of her family members as they all looked at her with eyes full of hope and expectancy.

How could she secure this land and save her family's legacy?

“Heck! It means going through that man again, isn't it?” she grimaced inwardly.

She just never seems to escape Sebastian's clutches. The man appeared to hold the key to every door she needed to unlock.

It was traumatizing at this point!

With a deep breath, she turned her attention back to her grandmother. “I'll do it, Grandma. I'll find a way to get that land for us. I… I’ll talk to my husband about it.”

A glimmer of hope danced in Grandma Florence's eyes as she reached out and squeezed Kourtney's hand. “Oh, bless you, my dear. You are truly our ray of hope in these dark times.”

Kourtney could only force a fake smile as she took in everyone’s praises and words of admiration throughout the rest of the brunch.

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Later that evening, as the Allens prepared to depart from the Serenity Villa, M