The Heiress’ Return & Revenge

Hearing the three of them, Steven was bewildered. Why were all three of the brothers blaming their brother? “Don’t you think their actions were too intimate?”

Without hesitation, Andrew replied, “Not at all. Look at Aaron. He’s just consoling Jo. When Jo feels wronged, we comfort her like this too.”

Jodie was their sister, and this kind of intimate comfort only proved their close relationship. He really saw nothing wrong with it.

Steven had been busy with the group’s affairs for the past few years, spending only about three days a week at home on average. They only had dinner together, and each of them was working during the day. So, he didn’t really know how his sons and adopted daughter interacted.

Is this level of comfort necessary for comforting a sister? Am I just getting old?

He asked sternly, “Do you also hug and kiss Jo like this?”

Reuben and Titus realized their father’s expression wasn’t quite right.

They were about to deny it, but Andrew, wearing a self–assured expression, said, “Of course, what’s wrong with it?”

Reuben and Titus exchanged a look. Andrew was straightforward.

Seeing Andrew’s attitude and hearing his words, Steven was furious. He raised his hand again and smacked the table hard. “You’re siblings, for heaven’s sake! This is outrageous; you’ve gone too far!”

Andrew argued, thinking his father was overreacting. “It’s precisely because we’re siblings that this is a sign of a good relationship between us. Dad, can you please not overthink things?”

Steven was speechless. How can I not overthink it? The crucial point is that even if I don’t, others will! If people in our circle find out, I’ll be a laughingstock!

Narrowing his eyes, he asked, “Do you treat Simone, your real sister, the same way?”

Andrew shook his head. “How could we treat her like that? Our relationship with her isn’t that close. Besides, she would never initiate such intimate contact with us.”

Simone would normally be warm and considerate but never initiated intimate contact with them. She wasn’t like Jo, who relied on them.

angry he nearly had a heart attack. “Simone’s actions

that they weren’t listening to him, he

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fine children you’ve raised.”

straight to his study. He

She knew her sons and adopted

she said, “Jo is still young, and she doesn’t understand these things yet. You’re all older brothers, so

comes back, you’re not allowed to hug

caring and doting brothers to their little sister? Just as he was

Salma, he said, “Mom,

of intimacy. It was fine. They could still

perfunctory response from Reuben, Salma felt a vague sense of annoyance toward Jodie for the first time. She’s a girl, so why isn’t she more self–respecting? Why is she so intimate

own brothers. Thinking this, Salma sighed. Apart from wanting to steal Jodie’s identity and possessions, Simone, her biological daughter, was

again. “Otherwise, if people in our circle find out, our family’s reputation won’t be

They nodded. “Yes!”

and got up to rest in

and began making calls non–stop. One went to have the trending topic removed, and the other to have

onto the variety show. Ever since they

time, it had nothing to do with Simone, and both of them blamed Aaron for being too

things didn’t unfold as they had hoped. Just as the videos and trending topics about Aaron and his sister’s intimacy were taken down, new videos with modified titles and trending topics emerged, quickly rising in popularity. The gossip about another celebrity that was brought out also didn’t completely steal the

because of the intimate video of Aaron and Jodie, the online discussions about who the real

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director, along with the cameraman knocked on the doors of the other guests‘ rooms and conducted interviews

sharing their feelings. This

their feelings, the production team once again ended the broadcast and left the

couldn’t help but call Aaron and express his