When Sophia saw the disappointment in Mdm. Xavier’s eyes, her heart ran cold. She was the granddaughter who bore the same last name as her grandmother. She was a true Xavier, but her grandmother was intent on protecting an outsider!Why was she the one getting chased out when she was a Xavier?!Sophia hissed in exasperation. “Grandmother, if you insist on protecting Adina, then you might as well disown me!”“You’re already married to the Gardners. You’re Mrs. Gardner now, so you shouldn’t visit this family so often anymore,” Mdm. Xavier said mercilessly. “Send Mrs. Gardner and Young Master Gardner back,” she told the servants.Sophia was so angry that her face turned red. She had given an ultimatum in order to gain her grandmother’s favor, but her grandmother did not fall for it. She felt as if she had been slapped in the face. At that moment, Richard parked his car before the porch. As if she had seen her savior, Sophia grabbed Leo and ran to him. “Dad, Grandmother wants

Adina lifted the skirt a bit, and the champagne rolled off the gown. Not a single stain could be found on the dark green dress. “There are so many people who are jealous of me, so I could only use brocade for my dress. That way, no wine could possibly stain it.” Adina smirked. “But you couldn’t possibly be jealous of me. It was just a careless mistake, wasn’t it?”Sophia was furious. ‘What’s this stupid dress?! Why won’t alcohol seep through it?!’“If you want to cause a ruckus, you should just go back to the Gardner family, Sophia.”Ethan was also in the dressing room, and he had seen the whole thing with his own eyes. Besides, anyone with brains could tell that Sophia had spilled her champagne intentionally. He simply could not understand why his sister would do something so stupid. Unlike him, Sophia could not understand why her own brother would protect an outsider. She wanted to throw a tantrum, but there were other people in the room, so she could only suppress her

The mention of scandals from five years ago caused a huge stir. The Daugherty family was also an important and dignified family in Sea City. It had held a grand banquet for Adina on her eighteenth birthday, which had made countless people envious. However, the very next day, Adina had been caught sleeping with some man by the reporters. From then on, the image of the most beautiful woman in Sea City was destroyed, and she ended up becoming a target of scorn. After that, she disappeared from sight for almost a year, and when everyone nearly forgot about the scandal, the Daugherty family’s mansion went up in flames. Adina’s crimes were then exposed. She had slept with a man when she turned eighteen, got pregnant out of wedlock, gave birth to b*stards, went through a difficult labor that led to her children’s deaths, set the mansion on fire, and jumped into the river to commit suicide.Each of these things could send the internet into an uproar, so when all of the events were

Pamela’s face turned red. She had a good family background and above average looks, but her body was just a little too much on the heavy side. Her stomach was the biggest problem. She had a lot of extra flesh there. Even if she wore a loose gown, she could not hide her body’s shape. That was why she was jealous of Adina. She could not stand that Adina looked so beautiful and had a good figure. But before she could humiliate Adina, she was embarrassed instead. Pamela gritted her teeth and said, “I’m not married yet, so how could I possibly be pregnant? Mister Trent, your words may cause a misunderstanding.”“Oh… So you know that words can cause a misunderstanding, huh, Miss Pamela? Then, why did you ask Miss Adina that question?” Trent mocked her. “If you haven’t given birth to children before despite your figure, then it’s even less likely that Miss Adina has.”His words humiliated Pamela once again, and she felt so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into a hole and hid

Alden walked out slowly from behind the curtain. He saw Duke and quietly followed him. Melody acted really strangely when she saw this man, and the only reason Alden could think of was that he was their father. Hence, he had to get samples to perform a paternity test. ‘A person’s hair, saliva, blood, and nails contain their DNA…’Alden pursed his lips and trailed after the man. Duke took a sip from his wine glass and walked into the banquet hall, but before he could even take two steps inside, he sensed someone following him. ‘There’s someone who actually has the gall to follow me here?’Duke scoffed. He put his wine glass casually on the table and continued forward. After taking just a few steps, he suddenly turned his head around, and Alden was so shocked that his heart nearly stopped. He quickly turned around and pretended to just be passing by. When Duke saw his back, the sneer on his lips turned even colder. ‘Harold… He actually snuck into the party! Can’t