Theodore turned to Ariana and asked, “Is she really your sister?”

“half-sister.” Despite her reluctance to acknowledge the familial connection, Ariana nodded her head affirmatively.

But before she could utter another word, Theodore let out an audible sigh and made a disparaging comment. He muttered, “So ugly.”

The tension in the room heightened to levels unknown, and Brielle’s seething rage was almost palpable. Her hands were balled into tight fists, and her nails were digging deep into her palms.

She couldn’t believe that Theodore was coming to Ariana’s defense. After all, Jasper had claimed that Theodore was planning to divorce Ariana.

Glenda struggled to understand what was happening and reluctantly spoke up. “Theodore, I’m glad you’ve awoken. As her mother, I’m relieved to know that you’ll be taking care of Ariana from now on.”

Theodore’s voice was icy as he replied, “Mother? Ariana informed me that her mother passed away a long time ago.”

Theodore’s caustic wit

but she didn’t want to risk losing her temper, so she forced a smile and

member of the Anderson family since she married me. As a result, her assets are now mine as well.

gaze had the power to make Glenda cave in, even though he hadn’t raised his

that Theodore was helping her to retrieve her part of the family property. She was unsure of how

gaze quickly crumbled, and she reluctantly added, “We can cooperate

spoke, Ariana knew she was merely stalling for time, hoping to avoid the inevitable

be necessary. I’ve already consulted my lawyers beforehand,” he

briefcase. He extended one to

the share allocation for the real estate left by her father. Our legal

they scrutinized the papers, Glenda’s

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