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Everyone was initially engrossed in a lively gossip session, but the moment Alexander pulled his
stunt, they all fell silent, staring at him speechlessly.
He was bing increasingly unrecognizable to them. They then looked at Isabe, who showed
no reaction, seemingpletely oblivious.
How long ago was it when Isabe was the one madly infatuated, incessantly pursuing Alexander?
Had the tables turned now?
Given the circumstances between the two, it was likely that they would be nning their wedding
soon,
Speaking of a wedding. Rnd and ine cast sympathetic nces toward Aiden. Although it felt
rather presumptuous, they found it unimaginable if Isabe attended any event without there being
gossip.
Aiden seemed to sense that, yet his expression was carefree and rxed. He hooked his arm
around his beloved Ines‘ neck, teasing her with a yful grin, “Next time we have gossip, it’ll
probably be at my ce. Who knows what excitement awaits us there.”
“Can you not be like that?” Ines said, amused as she lightly tapped Aiden. “Behave yourself.”
“It all depends on whether they behave themselves or not. Anyway, I have some doubts about the
child in the neer’s belly. I wonder whether it’s really my younger brother. It would be perfect if
Isabe could help me verify this. Aiden sp – if the truth would certainlye to light as long as
Isabe got
involved with someone who hau problems.
Am I some sort of human lie detector? You should be seeking a doctor for this!
No sooner had Aiden finished speaking than he saw Alexander shooting him an unhappy re. The
latter was clearly displeased with someone speaking about his wife in such a manner.
Aiden immediately offered an apologetic smile.
“What? Your dad’s new wife is pregnant?” ine responded, taken aback.
Not just ine, even Rnd was taken aback, eyes wide in surprise.
Aiden raised an eyebrow and chuckled. “So, you guys also think something’s fishy, right? And it
was a natural conception, not in vitro. It’s not that I don’t respect her; it’s just truly unbelievable”
Upon hearing this, Isabe’s eyes lit up. She was aware of this fact, having stumbled upon it
inadvertently while checking on Aiden’s gossip.
The Burke family is a ssic example of a family that believes in the saying. “The more sons, the
more blessings.” In their family, whoever has more sons is seen as making a greater contribution to
the family, and thus, receives arger share of the family wealth. This is why Aiden’s father, Ralph,
has a horde of brothers. There are over a dozen of them, the youngest being only a few years older
than Aiden himself.
Influenced by his family background, Ralph also favors having many children. He even harbors a
sense ofpetition with his siblings. Therefore, not long after the birth of his first child, Aiden, he
impregnated his wife again. Perhaps due to insufficient recovery from her previous childbirth, the
hastened pregnancy led toplications during delivery. Tragically, both the mother and the
newborn perished, leaving Aiden motherless.
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When Alexander first met Aiden, Aiden was the epitome of a troubled youth, seemingly without any
parental guidance.
Growing up without a mother and with a father too preupied with remarrying and having more
children, the so–called “eldest grandson” status felt more like a position of neglect than of
privilege.
Following that, no matter how many wives Ralph took, he never had any more offspring. After
consulting a doctor, it was revealed that he was naturally less likely to father children. In retrospect,
it was actually Ralph’s mother who was particrly fertile. Otherwise, Ralph would have struggled
to have any descendants at all. Considering that he’s now in his fifties, even if he were to meet
another woman with a fertile constitution, it would be challenging for her to conceive his child. No
wonder Aiden has his doubts.
Since Isabe had never met Ralph and his new wife, Yvonne Hawkins, she couldn’t figure out the
exact situation. All she could do was analyze it based on the limited information she had.
Meanwhile, Aiden was still venting his frustrations, “Ines and I have met that woman. She’s around
our age, seems gentle enough, and was kind to us. She didn’te off as aggressive and even
seemed a bit eager to please me. But honestly, what kind of decent person would get involved with
my dad? She’s just another secretary who climbed her way up and ousted her predecessor. I’ve lost
count of how many wives my dad has had. If it weren’t for the family rule of prenuptial agreements, I
bet my dad would be penniless from all these marriages.
As the conversation reached this point, for a fleeting moment, Ines had a look of bewilderment.
Ines was typically the epitome of naive sweetness, her face rarely showing signs of distress or
confusion, so when she did, it was particrly noticeable, especially to Isabe and Alexander, who
were standing across
from her.
Alexander was not one to meddle in others‘ affairs, but unfortunately, Isabe was quite the gossip.
Upon seeing that expression, she immediately sensed something fishy and couldn’t help but indulge
in a bit of gossip.
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I see. Ines has rather mixed feelings toward the newdy of the house. She feels Yvonne is quite
pleasant and gentle. Yet, during their first meal together, when Aiden brought up the idea of
marrying Ines, Yvonne said something to Ines in private that was rather cryptic.
Upon hearing this, Alexander also became somewhat curious.
Could it be that because she was pregnant, she started to see Aiden as a rival to the baby in her
belly and wanted to show her dominance over Ines?
Yvonne had said, “Though marriage traditionally values matching social status, it seems quite harsh
to bind someone already pitiful with a marital alliance. If you truly love him, it would be better to set
him free. When I marry into the Burke family, I’ll do my best to ensure the next generation has the
right to choose their own partners. I hope they can find true happiness and genuine love. I also
hope you can find someone who truly loves you.
Alexander was dumbfounded.
Even I feel confused after hearing all that, let alone Ines.
Alexander agreed in his mind. It is truly baffling. It sounds like the criticism of a marital alliance by
someone who has never been part of high society. They wish for everyone to have the freedom to
marry.
But how could she be so sure that they aren’t in a rtionship out of their own free will?
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Isabe watched Ines and Aiden, who were across from her. Aiden was incredibly clingy, almost
like an octopus Just standing together, the two of them seeme unbearably sweet. To anyone
watching, it was clear they were truly in love.
Did Yvonne have poor vision? Or was there some hidden meaning behind her actions?.
It was no wonder that Ines had such conflicting first inres of Yvonne after hearing such words.
However, there was no need to worry about anything. After all, Aiden and Ines didn’t need to
interact with the elders for long. After attending the wedding, they were likely to go abroad again.
For now, there were two reasons why the couple hadn’t married yet. Firstly, every time Ralph
returned, he was embroiled in various scandals, which seemed rather ominous. Secondly, the
Deleons cherished their daughter and were reluctant to see her married off too soon.
Naturally, Isabe had also found out the hidden reasons through the Gossip System. However, this
was Ines private matter, and Isabe had merely unintentionally stumbled upon it. It seemed like
Alexander’s friends were all oblivious about it too. Therefore, Isabe decided to act as if she was
unaware too. After all, as long as the young couple were blissfully in love, that was all that
mattered.
However, they were both twenty–eight now, an age when things were expected to settle down. It
was likely they would seize this opportunity to make it official.
Meanwhile, Aiden was still rámbling away. He didn’t care at all about whether someone was
contesting with him for the family fortune. All he wanted was to be with his beloved Ines. He was
content with just love, having no ambition whatsoever.
Just then, Aiden was abrot.
“Hello, is this Aiden? It’s me.”
errupted by a call from an unknown number.
The voice belonged to a young woman. Aiden was taken aback for a moment, asking in confusion,
“Who are you?”
The woman was clearly surprised, her voice dipping low as if hurt. “You don’t even want to save my
number? I’m Yvonne Hawkins.”
Aiden looked momentarily perplexed. “Ms. Hawkins? Is there a reason you’re contacting me? Is my
dad looking for me?”
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