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.

ignored everyone else and ushered her in another

mustered her courage and did her best to

where a radiant

greeted with

Nora nodded briefly at him before turning

put an arm around Janet’s shoulders and pulled

Janet acknowledged the old woman by

Nora crooned, seemingly in high

nodded wistfully

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

to steal any limelight that wasn’t meant

as he ambled toward

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

grinned at him, as though they were

tentative look and said

you again later, Grandma," Ethan said

his

invited, too, and he

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

of luxury cars snaked from the entrance of the venue and past

shocking

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

finally dawned on her just why everyone

seen so far, they might very well be

now," Ethan said, offering his hand to Janet

was dressed in a sleek, all-black

to Ethan’s arm

huge chandelier hung over the main hall, its

people garbed in exquisite evening attire

through the hall, Janet realized

be exact, they were fixed

of the room, their disdainful gazes

though they didn’t really bother to keep

he the illegitimate

the son of that dead woman from the

heard these words, she sneaked a sideways

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

else and ushered her

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

led her to an inner room, where a radiant old woman

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