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Tatiana stuttered, “Y¨CYes!”
“I’ll go to your performance with Ms. Alyssa.” Sean beamed at Tatiana like a big brother. He was close to Alyssa and Tatiana because he watched them grow up.
He even recalled how the young Tatiana, around six or seven years old, always followed Alyssa around with snot on her face, sucking on a lollipop.
Alyssa did not notice the blush on Tatiana’s cheeks because the latter was easily embarrassed.
Little did she know that Tatiana had a crush on Sean for seven years.
“Let’s go. I’m famished. I’ve been missing Lyla’s cooking for days! Time to eat!” She held Tatiana’s hand and traversed the villa.
“Mom’s still in the kitchen. Dinner is not ready yet because you’re back early.” Tatiana swung
Alyssa’s arm, just like she had done since she was young.
“Oh! I’m hungry, though.” Alyssa’s stomach was growling from hunger.
“How about some snacks?” Sean smiled and unwrapped a chocolate bar he fished from his jacket pocket. Then, he attentively fed it to her.
She turned around and took a bite, as usual, without thinking.
Tatiana felt bitter at their intimacy. From a young age, she was aware that Sean had been crushing on Alyssa.
Sean even gave up the opportunity to take over his father’s law firm and the chance to be a prosecutor like Silas. He’d rather give up on career progression for a secretary role to stay by
Alyssa.
Tatiana knew that Sean would never look at her.
The family was in high spirits at night because of Alyssa’s successful divorce and Tatiana’s visit from Solana City. The villa was filled with merriment.
The maids were beaming, for they had not seen the siblings having fun with each other for a long time.
The reunion would have been perfect had Miley joined them¨Cit’d be nice to see the three sisters
Shields, as he was busy with his presidential campaign.
Lyla and the maids laid the feast. The dishes looked and smelled appetizing. Too bad Alyssa was unable to dig in right away as Winston had gathered everyone in the living room for a last¨Cminute family meeting
Jonah, Silas, Tatiana, Colene, and Lyla were in the living room. Winston was seated in the middle of the couch with a stern and unforgiving look, typical of the leader of the Taylor Group.
“Dad, can’t we talk after the meal? We’re hungry.” Alyssa swallowed hard as she savored the smells that wafted from the dining hall.
“How could you think about eating after what you’ve done?” Winston smirked.
“What? The divorce is good news! I should celebrate it with a feast!” Alyssa smiled brightly. The other family members did not respond. Only Tatiana, who was kept in the dark, widened her eyes in shock and inhaled sharply
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She was taken aback by the news about Alyssa’s marriage and recent divorce. Alyssa had always been pragmatic and businesslike. Did she opt to marry for love? That was very unlike Alyssa, who was never blinded by love.
“You left home for three years only to marry a random man. In the end, you lost your marriage and did not get a single cent from the divorce! Plus, that jerk from the Walsh family is set to marry a new wife right away.
“I can’t tolerate their treatment of my daughter. How could you allow them to bully you? You should have bankrupted them before coming home.”
Winston had lost sleep out of anger. The more he thought over the divorce, the more he fumed. If he could, he would travel to the office of the Walsh Group in Solana City and slap Jeremy Walsh in the face!
“Winston, is there any way we can let this go?” She sighed, suddenly losing her appetite. “The Walsh Group has expanded under Grandpa’s leadership. I can’t possibly ruin his legacy. Your daughter is not a heartless woman.”
“I’d rather you be a heartless woman! You are my proud and heartless daughter. I’d rather clean up after your mess than see you bullied for three years by another family!” Winston bellowed, his veins popping and his eyes turning red.
His outburst came as a shock to everyone. Jonah looked at his feet with pursed lips while Silas shot a worried look at Alyssa.
Alyssa lowered her gaze. Her lashes were fluttering as she fought back tears.
She knew how much Winston doted on her. That was precisely why she had kept her marriage to
Jeremy a secret from Winston. However, her plan seemed to have backfired.
“Mandy, I heard from the Walsh’s that you met with Lyse. Did you know about her marriage with that Walsh guy all along?” Winston directed his charged question at Mandy.
“Yes, I did.” Mandy stared at the ground and answered honestly.
Mandy was prepared to take the bullet for everyone else as long as Lyla and Colene were not implicated
“Why didn’t you tell me? You should have known better than my daughter! Don’t you feel bad watching her living in hell?” Winston was taking out his anger on Mandy.
“Winston, it’s all my fault.” Mandy slowly rose from her seat. She couldn’t be more humble as the proud daughter of the Lovelace Family. “Don’t blame it on Lyse. Fault me instead. I did not pay enough attention to her.”
Alyssa felt her chest tightened. She was about to defend Mandy when the hot¨Ctempered Colene shot up from the couch and blurted out, “Don’t blame it on Mandy! I’m responsible too! I knew about Lyse’s marriage from the start!”
“What?” Winston’s eyes popped out of his head.
“M¨CMe too…” Lyla meekly raised her hand. “I knew about it… way before this.”
“Lyla, even you are involved… They are a bad influence on you!” His head was spinning when he learned that the innocent Lyla had learned to lie.
Tears filled Alyssa’s eyes. She knew it would be hard for Winston to go off at her alone when he learned about the collective betrayal.
“Dad, please don’t be mad. Mandy, Lyla, and Colene did so in your best interest. You’ll be more at ease if you know less,” Silas quickly jumped in to broker peace. He promptly sent Winston a cup of tea to suck up to him.
“Screw you, jackass!”
Winston might be a gentleman, but he could curse like a sailor. His booming voice almost shook the entire house.
“Wait, no… Did the both of you..
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Jonah and Silas exchanged glances and coughed in embarrassment.
Winston was irate to learn that he was kept in the dark, thanks to the excellent acting skills of his family.
As a shrewd businessman who had played many others, he was shocked to learn that his family had played him. He let out a deafening roar and stormed up to the second floor without looking back.
“W¨CWinston, aren’t you eating?” Lyla hurriedly asked, but he did not answer.
“Lyla, why don’t you talk to him later? You’re soft and mild. He only listens to you.” Mandy let out a helpless sigh.
“I¨CI’m scared. I’ll keep some food for him and send them to his room.” Lyla faltered, knowing that the situation was abnormally grave.
“When he’s in a bad mood, he always hangs out in his antique vault… Oh crap! He must have found out!” Colene was sweating profusely.
Immediately, they heard Winston’s desperate scream from upstairs. “C¨CCall the police! Now! My one¨Cmillion antique rosewood chair has gone missing!”
The dinner ended badly. If not for everyone’s collective effort to hold back Winston from doing anything absurd, Alyssa believed that he would have driven to Solana City overnight just to demand Newton to return the chair.
Winston had become more of an oddball as he aged. Moreover, he needed to be shameless to get what he wanted as an antique collector. As a result, he became increasingly brazen and hot-
tempered in recent years.
Right now, Alyssa bet that no woman would fall for him, even if he paid them.
At night, Alyssa had a heart¨Cto¨Cheart talk with Tatiana. Not only that, they did everything together, from taking baths, drying their hair, and applying skincare. In the end, they were rolling around in bed and tickling each other.
“By the way, do you like my birthday gift for you?” Tatiana lay chest down on the bed, resting her cheeks in her palms.
“I loved it! I got it framed and hung it in my study at my Solana City villa. Sean was there when I put it on the wall. At first, he thought it was a 3D¨Cprinted photo because it was so lifelike! You know he’s stingy with his compliments, but he showered you with praises that day!”
Alyssa looked at Tatiana affectionately and placed Tatiana’s soft hand in hers. “Taty, your hands
“Lyse, stop flattering me. I’m not as good as my mom in embroidery.” Tatiana bit her lips softly as dimples appeared on her flushed cheeks.
Of course, she was over the moon to receive Alyssa’s approval. However, nothing could beat Sean’s compliments. She might not be able to sleep from the excitement.
“You took after Lyla’s talent in singing and dancing. On top of that, you’re great at arts and crafts. I’ll introduce you to a top fashion designer. You could collaborate across fields, and that would launch you to fame. That will help you to carve your path in the world of fashion design. What do you think?”