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.”

calligraphy? She also

to respond. When she was with him,

being gentle, obedient, and pretty, Alice had no other talents. She

exuded confidence now. And her previously unknown abilities were being revealed

she didn’t love him, but was only fulfilling her duties – as his wife to

go for a walk with me. Other times, she would accompany me

could tell she had more than ten years of experience. She wrote with poise and skill.

girl. But alas, you’re blinded by love and can’t tell what’s good for

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

the two lines of words intently. Her writing and style looked identical to the calligraphy

remembered seeing Alice at the hotel Alyssa was in charge of. He also recalled hearing Alice’s footsteps in the corridor when he was leaving Alyssa’s office that day. Could

were one and the same person, right? How could it be? Alice was so naive and innocent. It was impossible for her to be cunning

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