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.

he ignored everyone else

from him, Janet mustered her courage and did her best

room, where a radiant old woman was sitting on a

Ethan greeted with a

Nora nodded briefly at him before

arm around Janet’s

is my wife, Janet." Janet acknowledged the old woman

look so beautiful," Nora crooned,

wistfully

married in the blink of an eye, huh?

steal any limelight that wasn’t meant

called as

since I’ve seen Ethan.Can you

shoulder and grinned at him, as though they were close brothers who had been apart for

shot Ethan a tentative look

talk to you again later, Grandma," Ethan

Ritchie to the side, his face darkening with

was invited, too, and he

through winding roads that led to a manor sitting

line of luxury cars snaked from the entrance of

shocking

of the car and onto a red carpet

her just why everyone looked up to the

she had seen so far, they might very well be a prestigious clan from legends of

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

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

Ethan’s arm as

over the main hall, its

exquisite evening attire loitered

realized that dozens of sharp eyes were

be exact, they were fixed on Ethan,

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

among themselves, though they didn’t really bother to keep their voices

he the illegitimate

son of that dead woman from the Larson

these words, she sneaked a sideways glance

relief, he didn’t appear to care about

ignored everyone else and ushered her in another

cue from him, Janet mustered her courage and

an inner room, where a radiant old woman

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