Chapter 159

Ashley zipped her lips this time, her objective having been accomplished. With each word she had uttered, the countenance of the Brooks family members had darkened bit by bit.

They had already considered the possibility that Arabella was after their fortune.

“When we sent out invitations announcing the wedding of Scott, the news of his wife, Karen’s departure a day before the wedding. left us flabbergasted.” Timothy complained bitterly. “Our family became the laughing stock of all Rivenwood. It seems like mother like daughter.”

“Dad.” Timothy’s son Ronald interjected, eyeing Scott’s expression and halting his father from further comments.

Scott, with his hand supporting his temple, seemed to be lost in memories.

When Karen disappeared just before their wedding, all the Brooks were convinced she had betrayed him. However, he had always felt that wasn’t the case.

He knew that when he rescued the severely injured Karen, her background was more impressive than he could have ever guessed. Even the Brooks‘ resources couldn’t unearth her past.

Being the eldest son of the Brooks family, he was well–versed in the ways of the world. He knew not to involve himself with dangerous individuals.

Yet he fell in love with Karen. Despite her reluctance to discuss her past and the secrets she kept from him, he proposed to her.

And she left him without a word.

Why?

They loved each other so much. She was even pregnant with his child.

Over the years, he never gave up searching for Karen. When the news of Arabella’s existence reached him, he found out that Karen had been dead for many years.

shatter. Amid his grief, he was

give her the best of everything, and to make her a princess to compensate for the

time, he felt distant, even when she obediently

Something felt off.

was beautiful, there was hardly any resemblance between her, Karen, and

about Arabella’s scandals in Havenwood, he realized that she had ruined her reputation there before seeking

of the shameful acts committed by a high school girl

a noble and kind woman. It was impossible for her

he ordered another round of paternity tests, suspecting that Beatrice had tampered with the

results disappointed him. Arabella was

a Brooks, we can’t let the rumors continue. Let’s find a way

school was already abuzz with the news, how

incident, she believed Arabella’s image in the eyes of the Brooks had significantly deteriorated. When Arabella returned from Havenwood, she wouldn’t be treated like a princess

this, she couldn’t

he was the one who took the child away, we have to hear his side of

that Arabella was a Brooks. Given Finnian’s character, he wouldn’t raise Karen’s daughter in

Judith didn’t mention it, he would find Finnian to discover the truth about Karen’s death. If she was murdered, he would avenge

return there for her college entrance exam.

Scott. “Tell Tristan to keep a close eye on her. We can’t afford more

sure Tristan will

laughed, but her eyes showed her

a mad dog, always looking down on them, the pampered children of

owed her a debt and was willing to go through hell and high

trouble several

well aware of Tristan’s excessive compliance with Arabella. After considering Ashley’s comment, she turned to Scott, saying, “Maybe we should

said, massaging his forehead in

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