Nora’s birthday finally rolled around.

As the matriarch of the Lester family, Nora naturally had a prominent social standing in Seacisco, and her eightiet birthday garnered the attendance of high-profile personalities in the city.

In addition to the younger generation of the Lester family, practically half of the entire upper crust had come to wish her well.

Ethan was invited, too, and he decided to take Janet with him.

They drove to the outskirts of the city and through winding roads that led to a manor sitting at the foot of a mountain.

Already, a long line of luxury cars snaked-from the entrance of the venue and past the driveway.

It was a shocking sight for Janet.

For a brief moment, she expected to step out of the car and onto a red carpet leading inside the manor.

It finally dawned on her just why everyone looked up to the Lester family.

Based on what she had seen so far, they might very well be a prestigious clan from legends of old.

"Watch your steps now," Ethan said, offering his hand to Janet as he helped her out of the car.

He was dressed in a sleek, all-black suit that complimented his elegant bearing perfectly.

Janet held on to Ethan’s arm as they glided into the manor.

A huge chandelier hung over the main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in the bright light.

All around, people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in light conversations.

As they waded their way through the hall, Janet realized that dozens of sharp eyes were fixed on her.

No, to be exact, they were fixed on Ethan, following his every move.

Elissa and Ritchie were standing in a far corner of the room, their disdainful gazes also locked on Ethan.

Soon, the guests began whispering among themselves, though they didn’t really bother to keep their voices hushed.

"Isn’t he the illegitimate son?"

"Oh, the son of that dead woman from the Larson family?"

When Janet heard these words, she sneaked a sideways glance at Ethan.

To her relief, he didn’t appear to care about the chatter.

else and ushered her

from him, Janet mustered her courage and did her

a radiant old woman was sitting

Ethan greeted with a

that you are here." Nora nodded briefly at him before turning

an arm around Janet’s shoulders and

acknowledged the old woman by calling her Grandma, then offered

Nora

wistfully and

huh? That’s good.I’m

limelight that wasn’t

Ritchie called as he ambled toward

long since I’ve seen Ethan.Can you give us some time to talk

at him, as though they were close brothers who had been

a tentative look and

again later, Grandma," Ethan

to the side, his face darkening

too, and he decided to

outskirts of the city and through winding roads that led to a manor

snaked from the entrance of

a shocking sight

to step out of the car

on her just why everyone looked up to the

on what she had seen so far, they might very well be a prestigious clan from

steps now," Ethan said, offering his hand to Janet as he helped her

was dressed in a sleek, all-black suit

to Ethan’s arm as

huge chandelier hung over the main hall, its countless crystals

around, people garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in

waded their way through the hall, Janet realized that dozens of sharp eyes were fixed on

exact, they were fixed on

standing in a far corner of the room, their disdainful gazes also locked

they didn’t really bother to keep their

he the

of that dead woman from the Larson

Janet heard these words, she sneaked a sideways glance

didn’t appear to

ignored everyone else and

him, Janet mustered her courage and did her best

led her to an inner room, where a

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