In Victoria's backyard.

The room was a spacious forty square meters, with two king-sized beds laid out like in a hotel double room.

Victoria and Harrison each claimed a bed, with a couple of nightstands separating them, a casual gap that nonetheless felt like a chasm.

The room was brightly lit, and as Victoria scrolled through her phone, she suddenly sat up and turned to Harrison. "Why did you help me today?"

Harrison's fingers paused on the page he was flipping, and he looked up with a bemused expression. "You're my wife, aren't you? Who else am I supposed to help, Sophie?

Let's face it, I'm your husband, at least on paper. Our interests are aligned, and besides, we're in this business deal together, right?"

The man gave a small, secretive smile, the lamplight casting twinkling stars in his eyes.

You had to admit, Harrison had a certain charm about him.

No wonder Kaitlyn was completely taken in by him back when he was just a twenty-something.

Victoria would have been defenseless too..

Lost in thought, her gaze still wary as she eyed Harrison, she quipped, "Playing the doting husband now, are we?"

"Well, now that you've seen behind the mask, what's the point in keeping it up?" Harrison's eyes returned to his book without lifting his head.

"By the way, about Richard Ellington, I've made contact.

the Ellingtons? Does Richard know who you are? Did he not toss you out on your ear?!" She was like a startled calico

some Gavin. Why would Richard want to throw me

the moon to know you're his granddaughter. Why would

it. She had barely been back to the Abernathy estate these past few days. When on earth

is. As long as you're Holly's daughter, he's willing to welcome you. The doors

all in your hands now. You wouldn't want a husband who is smeared online as a homewrecker, a white lotus, now would you?" Victoria frowned and shot him a glance, suspecting that Harrison desired more than

At the Ellington Estate.

from Percival while still on her way

for dinner caught her off-guard, but she agreed without

she checked on Tyler's injuries and made a quick stop at the lab before arriving at the Ellington Estate around six in

was already waiting

wasn't just Percival; nearly everyone who could make

"Vivienne!"

Ellington came running over, beaming. She hugged Vivienne's legs, pushing past Percival by more than a

girl pouted up at her, only to be playfully scolded by the approaching Percival. "Vivienne's been

puffed out her cheeks. "I do not! I

you do," Percival teased, making

them settle down before turning serious. "Stop your bickering. I've called you here for a reason. Holly's daughter came to see me today, and I want Percival and Vivienne to accompany me to meet her tomorrow. There's going to be a dinner after the meeting, and every member of the Ellington family should be there. That's all I have to say. You

now."

that, the old man briskly ascended the stairs, as if to avoid any dissent from Vivienne and the others. By the time they regained their composure and thought to inquire further, Richard had vanished from

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