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

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

an inner room, where a radiant old

greeted with

you are here." Nora nodded briefly at him

around Janet’s shoulders

is my wife, Janet." Janet acknowledged the old woman by calling her Grandma, then offered

beautiful," Nora

wistfully

the blink of an eye, huh? That’s good.I’m

limelight that wasn’t meant for

as

Ethan.Can you give us some

though they

Ethan a tentative look

come and talk to you again later, Grandma,"

to the side, his face darkening with every step he

and he

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

line of luxury cars snaked from the

a shocking sight for

step out of the car and

her just why everyone looked up to

had seen so far, they might very well be a

to Janet as he

sleek, all-black suit that complimented his elegant

held on to Ethan’s arm as

chandelier hung over the main hall, its

garbed in exquisite evening attire loitered and engaged in

realized that dozens of

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

Ritchie were standing in a far corner of the room, their

whispering among themselves, though they didn’t really bother

the illegitimate

of that dead woman from the Larson

Janet heard these words, she sneaked a sideways glance

he didn’t appear to

he ignored everyone else and ushered her

courage and

inner room, where a radiant old woman was sitting on a

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