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

for a moment, and he didn’t know how to

piano, dance, and sing. Besides being gentle, obedient, and pretty, Alice had

leaving him? She exuded confidence now. And her previously unknown abilities were being revealed one

did not deserve her at her best, but Jonah did? So she didn’t love him, but was only fulfilling her duties – as his wife to please

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

calligraphy and 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

so much better than that decadent Gardner girl. But alas, you’re blinded by

hand fan. There was one meaningful and beautifully written prose on it. It said, “If I were young

words intently. Her writing and style looked identical to the calligraphy hanging

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

no way Alyssa and Alice were one and the same person, right? How could it be? Alice was so naive and innocent. It was impossible for her to

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