he grasped what John implied. Her hands twisted the

in, gently offering support whi

other is carryin

eaking, a sharp, mocking l

known with a cold sneer. "It takes real audacity to make

k, but Lorna, gripped by anxiety, he

nacknowledged lover to Leland, and now that he's gone, you show up at our door with an unborn chil

baby is Leland's, I swear it. Mr. Blake, the due date

hing now? Even if the baby shares Blake blood, how can you say it's Leland's and not some distant cousi

y broke through Me

have so little honor, they'd lay h

se. With anger sharpening her tone, Vivian retorted, "Min

words to yourself. You're the one wh

nie lifted her chin in defiance, her del

family tested. The father's DNA will show a different match rate than any uncle or distant rela

ng with your scheme?" Viv

et you keep trying to block us. Are you truly worried about the family's reputation, or are you

ed on her only son unconditionally. With such connivanc

her red-faced, anger and humiliat

l, I ought to tea

tried to dodge it. But before she could get away, L

ound her mother. With no time left to dodge, she si

's en

d-swing, her movement cut short by

d at Melanie's back, unmi

stepped in

kening the air. Even Vivian, still bristling with a

I have no clue who allowed them inside. That disrespectful girl especiall

ore settling on Vivian, his look as cold as winter rain. "I'm t

him as though the floor ha

what are y

he floor and sank into the nearest sofa

today, both she and her daughter will stay

urge of panic wa

the estate held four grand villas

his sons, serving as a symbol

d always been Le

sly mean to welco

hadow falling over his features. "I told you, Vivian. Th

back, Vivian's eyes darted toward Jo

ne. Now he's gone, and suddenly strangers show up claiming to be family. No one

Greyson let out a low, chilling laugh t

ide. Are you questioning my autho

on her lips, her expre

ohn slammed his cane agai

a little, her eyes turning e

d hot in John's mind, and her presence now only reignit

Leland's child could swa

en its doors to people wit

"Is your memory failing, or do you simply refuse to remember why Leland left in t