Chapter 44

The drama ended with Jasper promising not to meddle in the Gardner Group’s business.

After Sophia and Javier left, Newton looked around at the mess in anger. “What a shame! All the men in our family just have to fall for those scheming Gardner women!”

Jasper bent down to pick up the things on the floor while his mind spun. Could someone have replaced Jonah at the meeting in Yoarkley?

But he knew his father wouldn’t have recognized the wrong person. They had fought twice at a shopping mall. There was no way Newton could have been mistaken unless he was showing early signs of dementia.

Jasper picked up a hand fan and asked, “Grandpa, is this yours?” Newton sighed and said, “Just look at me. I must have lost my senses in anger. Bring it to me.”

Newton’s gaze softened, and he said, “Alice made me this fan herself. The patterns and calligraphy are all her own work.”

She also knew how to

for a moment, and he didn’t know how to respond. When she was with him, she was disciplined

who knew how to play the piano, dance, and sing. Besides being gentle, obedient, and pretty, Alice had no other talents. She was no different than the maids at

She exuded confidence now. And her previously unknown abilities were

Jonah did? So she didn’t love him, but was only fulfilling her duties – as his wife to please him. True love was

for a walk with me. Other times, she would accompany me in the study for the entire afternoon, but she didn’t mind.

drawing skills are pretty good. The moment she put pen to paper, I could tell she had more than ten years of experience. She wrote with poise and skill. Her graceful air tells me that she’s from a distinguished family,”

pouted and sighed. “She’s so much better than that decadent Gardner girl. But alas, you’re blinded by love and can’t tell

beautifully written prose on it. It said, “If I were young again, I would

was thunderstruck. His sharp gaze swept over the two lines of words intently. Her writing and style looked identical to

at the hotel Alyssa was in charge of. He also recalled hearing Alice’s footsteps in the corridor when he

the same person, right? How

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