Leanne''s eyes shimmered with unshed tears as she nodded, saying, "Regardless, I''m grateful you''re


    willing to share it now."


    "The family motto my father left us, ''Love in the family brings prosperity.'' It was his dying insight, his


    hope for us. Seeing you three brothers united and the love between you and your spouses, I can''tg


    as a father."


    Maddox was moved. "What we failed to achieve in our generation, you three have aplished. If


    your grandparents were watching over us, they could rest easy now."


    A knowing smile yed on Curtis'' lips, an expected yet affirming one.


    "Had you mentioned it earlier, I would''ve just told the guard to let you in."


    Maddox lifted his right hand, and his hearty palm hitting Curtis'' shoulder echoed twice. "How did I end


    up with a son like you?"


    "Mind the baby," Curtis said with feigned seriousness, covering Leanne''s belly with his hand as a


    warning. "Her brain is already developing, sensing the world around her. You wouldn''t want your


    granddaughter''s first words to you to be ''old rascal,'' would you?"


    The image was indeed beautiful.


    Maddox fell silent, withdrawing his hand to his back.


    Perhaps it was indeed time to enjoy the joys of being a grandfather. Maddox hadn''t been too fond of


    these sentimental moments when his sons were young, but at the moment, the unborn baby had


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    "After this case wraps up and the kid''s here, I won''t have to feel all sorry when she asks about her


    grandparents."


    Inside, the warmth was like spring, while outside, the drifting snow seemed to be easing.


    As Maddox and Jennifer prepared to leave, Leanne and Curtis walked them to the door.


    Watching the two get into the car, Jennifer called out from the half-lowered window. "Take Anne back


    into the house."


    Leanne said before the window rolled up, "Maddox, Jennifer, thank you."


    With the push from the Richardson family and widespread public interest, the kidnapping and murder


    case of Joseph and his wife was


    quickly resolved, and the truth came


    to light.


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    On a sunny morning after the snow had stopped, the Richardson Group held a press conference to


    disclose the sequence of events and apologize to the public.


    The Richardson family was present


    in full force, with Leanne sitting


    beside Curtis, facing the barrage


    questions from reporters and the boiling public opinion. S


    Vector Vista Bank''s stock unavoidably fluctuated, and the online criticism against the Richardson family


    surged, affecting ElitePinnacle, too.


    Even Leanne wasn''t spared from the criticism, used of betraying her parents for a luxurious life


    without a conscience.


    The Richardson family faced the storm head-on, choosing not to manipte public opinion with their


    influence and epting all criticisms and usations.


    But when it came to the attacks aimed at Leanne, they unanimously ensured those were gone, not


    allowing a single derogatory word against her.


    As the weather turned colder, Leanne found herself embracingziness more.


    Waking up to find Curtis already at


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    work, she saw several snowmen he''d built outside the bedroom''s floor-to-ceiling window, each wearing


    brightly colored knit hats, bringing a smile to her face each. morning.


    After ate breakfast, she''d read and y with the cat, and Curtis would always return on time for


    lunch, then lull her to sleep for her nap. When she woke from her nap, the afternoon would be well


    underway, and it wouldn''t be long before Curtis came home from work.


    On the day Hanley was sentenced, Curtis apanied Leanne to the cemetery, a solemn visit that


    marked the beginning of their healing.