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

his cue from him, Janet mustered her courage and did her best to hold

inner room, where a radiant old

with a

good to see that you are here." Nora nodded briefly at him before turning her

Janet’s shoulders and pulled her

old woman by calling her Grandma, then offered her well

beautiful," Nora crooned,

nodded wistfully

got married in the blink of an eye, huh? That’s good.I’m relieved." Elissa

limelight that wasn’t meant

called as he

I’ve seen Ethan.Can you give us some time

arm over Ethan’s shoulder and grinned at him, as though they were close brothers who had been apart for quite

tentative look and said

talk to you again later, Grandma," Ethan said in a cold, clipped

to the side, his face

too, and he decided

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

long line of luxury cars snaked from the entrance of

a shocking

out of the car and onto a red carpet leading inside

just why everyone looked up to

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

said, offering his hand to Janet as

a sleek, all-black suit that

held on to Ethan’s arm as they glided into

main hall, its countless crystals glimmering in the bright

exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in light

hall, Janet realized that dozens

to be exact, they were fixed on Ethan, following his

in a far corner of the

they didn’t really

the illegitimate

son of that dead

heard these words, she sneaked a sideways

didn’t appear to

ignored everyone else and

his cue from him, Janet mustered her courage and did

inner room, where a radiant old woman was sitting on

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