"Hah, a few days apart and you're a completely different person. I really underestimated this little niece of mine. Who knew she had such a sharp tongue?"
Joshua's expression was mocking, his eyes on Yvonne as if she were a new toy.
Yvonne looked up, gave him a lukewarm glance, and said slowly, "I was just keeping a low profile before. That's why I didn't bother making a fuss when that little bastard you fathered called me a bitch."
This James family father and son duo... not a single one of them was decent.
Mr. James Sr.'s first wife, Teresa's mother, had married him back when the James family was far from being a powerful clan.
Mr. James Sr. had seized the opportunities to build his fortune. After he became successful, he started keeping mistresses and fathering illegitimate children.
If it weren't for the fear of dividing his assets in a divorce, he would have kicked his long-suffering wife to the curb long ago.
The original Mrs. James died of depression in her early fifties. The current Mrs. James married into the family almost immediately after—a seamless transition.
And Joshua had perfectly inherited his father's scumbag traits, a true philanderer. He wasn't even married yet and already had an illegitimate son.
Everyone at the table looked grim. The dinner ended on a sour note.
Mrs. James Sr. helped Mr. James Sr. back to his room. Marcia and Joshua also returned to their respective villas.
Before her mother passed away, she had arranged for Teresa to be engaged to the eldest son of the Reed family.
The Reeds weren't one of the four great families, but they were an old, well-established clan with deep roots. Yet Teresa had thrown a fit and broken off the engagement for George.
No sooner had she broken it off than Marcia took her place, marrying into the Reed family with a hefty wedding gifts and 5% of the James Group's shares, becoming the glamorous matriarch of the Reed family.
Yvonne suspected that Teresa marrying down to a social climber like George while Marcia took her place and married up into the Reed family was no coincidence; Marcia and her mother must have plotted it.
"Forget it, let's not talk about the past," Jerome said, waving his hand. "I heard you kicked Queena out. Teresa, you're getting more foolish by the day. Queena is Mr. Rogers's fiancée now. If he were willing to support me, I wouldn't be struggling so much at the James Group. Mr. Rogers and Queena will be at Dad's banquet tomorrow. You should apologize to her, smooth things over…"

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