Chapter 738
Victoria rolled her eyes at Gavin, her voice thick with defiance. "I''m talking to my dad; what''s it to you?"
Gavin mmed his hand on the table, his voice booming. "Victoria! You''re gettingpletely out of line. Harrison is your
husband, a member of this family. Look at yourself; what kind of attitude is that?
| asked you to handle things because it''s for the good of our family! No respect for your elders, gallivanting about all day—what
have you learned? Can''t even handle this simple task. It''s embarrassing to even admit to our acquaintances that you''re my
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Sophie twirled a lock of her blonde hair, sashaying towards Gavin in an attempt to calm him. "Daddy, please, don''t be angry."
Then she turned to Victoria with a smirk. "Sis, you''re really out of line. Dad''s just trying to check in on your progress. After all,
dealing with that Kaitlyn has been dragging on forever.”
Her smile was coy and suggestive. "You always seem to have plenty of tricks up your sleeve when ites to dealing with me
and my mom. Howe none of them work outside? Don''t tell me you''re taking pity on Kaitlyn and dragging your feet on
purpose?"
"Shut up!" Victoria''s gaze was icy. "I''m talking to Dad. What right do you, a bastard, have to interrupt? The Abernathy family''s
main hall has, for generations, been a ce for legitimate heirs and their offspring. Sophie Abernasy, a woman who can''t even
im her ce in the Abernathy family tree and clings to the name for the sake of its sound—who gave you the audacity to
stand here and squawk at me?"
"You!" Sophie''s face flushed a deep purple, "Dad, look at her! How can she speak to me like this? I—I''m just looking out for her.
The deadline we promised the Grimshaw family is nearly upon us. If we can''t deliver the recipe, we''ll be in trouble. The
Grimshaws have far more influence and wealth; how can our family stand against them?"
Sophie''s face bore a striking resemnce to her mother, especially in her pretentious and affected mannerisms.
Victoria felt sick just looking at her, and Harrison, witnessing the scene, couldn''t help but frown.
Gavin, having loved that woman for over a decade, watched his daughters sh with a dark scowl on his face. "Victoria, kneel!"
Victoria clenched her fists, her eyes fierce. "And if | refuse?"
Gavin''s eyes, murky and venomous as a snake in the dark, hissed, "Refuse? Guards! Today, | beat you till you kneel! "
He had indeed been too lenient with Victoriately! His daughter, just like her mother, was stubborn to the bone!
Back in the day, her mother, unting her status as an Ellington heiress, had humiliated him time and again. His affection for her
had been utterly worn down to nothing!
And now, Victoria dared to mimic her mother''s rebellious stance!
The audacity!
At hismand, two of the Abernathy family guards stepped forward, their voices stern.
They charged towards Victoria, intent on bringing her to heel.
Walter, standing to the side, would not let them near, fighting two against one, determined to protect Victoria.
Sophie knelt with one knee before Gavin, sneaking nces at Victoria, a malicious glee shining in her eyes, wishing she could
mar her sister''s face.
Seemingly unsettled by Victoria''s defiant gaze, Sophie clung to Gavin as if frightened. "Daddy, her bodyguard is so fierce. He
won''te and hit me, will he?”
"He wouldn''t dare!" Gavin was livid with his unruly daughter! He red at Walter, his voice cold and menacing. "Walter, don''t
forget whom you serve. | employed you to protect my daughter, not to join her rebellion."
Walter bowed his head, a barely noticeable sh in his eyes. He murmured, "I have not forgotten who raised me, sir. But if | am
to protect Ms. Victoria, that is precisely what | shall do. My duty is to guard her, and if she is threatened, | must ensure her
safety."
"You!"
Gavin was furious, ready to explode, but Harrison, who had been silent, casually nced at Sophie, defusing the tension. "Dad,
Victoria just spoke out of turn; that''s just her nature. You know that. She is your legitimate daughter, the only child listed in our
family registry. Frankly, the future of the Abernathy family will rest on her shoulders."
Harrison was in Gavin''s good graces, but his rtionship with Victoria, his biological daughter, was not quite the same. Without a
son of his own, Gavin had taken to grooming Harrison as his sessor.
And Harrison knew how to speak. With a few words, he had calmed the storm brewing in the old man''s heart, which had been
set on disciplining Victoria moments before. "Both of you, enough."
Sophie was not satisfied, ring at Harrison. What was so special about Victoria that everyone seemed to side with her?
Wasn''t itmonly said that Harrison didn''t even like Victoria? Yet today, he was speaking up for her!
Harrison didn''t give a second thought
to her re. When he saw Gavin
nodding along to his words, he
— "You know, K Kaitlyn ON)
nanegs aoters copy of
yours. Both of you have that
unyielding spirit. They say a camel on
itsst legs is stillrger than a horse,
and Kaitlyn, as thest surviving
member of the ancient warrior
lineage of the Littleton family,
deserves a bit more time. | believe in
her; she''ll make it." Please read the
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Deep down, he really couldn''t stand Victoria. But to the world, she was still his wife. Having her kneel because of an illegitimate
daughter was not only a p in Victoria''s face but his own as well!
How could he stand for that?
Watching the two burly bodyguards back down, Victoria shot Harrison a surprised nce, and her lips twitched. However, she
didn''t voice the ‘thank you'' that teetered on the edge of her tongue.
It wasn''t that she felt awkward; it was simply the wrong ce and time.
Sophie was far from willing to let
matters rest. Clinging to Gavin''s
thigh, she cooed, "Harrison, you! ayaa
being too har eynysisThe O
Lypweten Fatily is such a minnow;
who knows if their secret recipe is
even legit? | say we look for another
solution. I''ve heard that the heir to the
Grimshaw estate is still single.
Daddy, your daughter is willing to
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"Sophie, what kind of daydreams are you having?" Victoria knew this woman had no shame, but she hadn''t expected her to
stoop this low, "Do you think the Grimshaw heir is a trash can that takes in anything and anyone?"
Out of sight, Sophie''s resentful gaze
lingered on Victoria for a split second
before she turned neers Gavia)!
resfing nerBedd oh is thigh with
feigned fragility, "Daddy, did you hear
what she said? I''m just trying to help
her lighten the load, and she speaks
to me like this?" Please read the
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