Chapter 458


    Andrea couldn''t do anything to Hendrix and Monique. So, if Andrea really wanted to hurt me, it would


    only be through my reputation.


    Destroying a person''s reputation?


    Andrea was entirely capable of doing that.


    While I was deep in thought, Charles, Anthony and Sophia had arrived together. Seeing that they had


    arrived, I regted my mood and collected myself. This was a family dinner after all, so trivial things


    should be talked about.


    After losing their daughter and grandson were all gone, Anthony and Sophia seemed to have aged


    quite a bit. The white in their hair had sprouted much more than before.


    As soon as greetings were exchanged, everyone settled into their seats. The waiters began serving the


    food. Sophia looked at me and said, "Arianna, you seem to have lost weight recently. Eat more."


    I took the food from her and said gratefully, "Thank you, Grandma!"


    Smiling, Charles said, "It''ll be the new year soon, so my schedules are all freeing up. Next Monday


    looks to be a good day. When the timees, I''m thinking about adding Arianna''s name into the Reid


    family registry. When that happens, you two muste and witness this."


    "We''lle, we''ll definitelye!" Sophia said with a smile. "When she and Irvin came to the Miller


    family back then, I could tell that this was all a work of fate. It is all fated that we are able to wee


    them into the Reid family registry. My Irvin..."


    As she said this, Sophia started choking up. Sobs could be heard as she mentioned Irvin. Anthony


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    patted her hand sadly and said, "All right, easy there. We''re still alive. We must look ahead."


    For a moment, the atmosphere was draped with faint gloominess. I got up and walked over to Anthony


    and Sophia. I got on my knees and kowtowed three times.


    "What are you doing, girl? Get up quickly. Don''t do this, stop!"


    Even with Sophia pulling me upward, I refused to get up. Instead, I sobbed and said, "Grandma, I''m so


    sorry. I was there with Irwin when it happened and it was all my fault. If it weren''t for me, he wouldn''t


    have turned out like this."


    Though Anthony was surprised to hear that, he and Sophia helped me up and said, "You aren''t to


    me. We watched the surveince video. He was just consumed by his emotions. If it weren''t for you,


    he wouldn''t have had the sense to even get off the car. This was fate. It''s no one''s me!"


    I looked at them, tears in my eyes and said, "Grandpa, Grandma, if you don''t mind, I''ll be your


    granddaughter from now on. I''ll take care of you on behalf of Irvin."


    "It''s rare to have such a kind heart, child. It''s no wonder Irvin took great care of you." Sophia sighed


    and said, "If Irvin were still here... What a pity."


    Anthony paused for a moment before staring at me. He said, "Arianna, tell me honestly, what happened


    that day? Why did Irvin suddenly resort to doing that that day? Was there something that he couldn''t


    reveal?"


    Charles and Aaron had kept silent all this while. When they heard Anthony''s question, they both looked


    at me at the same time.


    I was stunned, but I continued saying, "Irvin''s died out of despair. With Madam Miller and Uncle


    Granger gone one after another, he just couldn''t take it. I should be med for what happened back


    then too. I was negligent. I didn''t expect that he wouldn''t be able to make peace with it, and to just


    leave like that."


    Anthony narrowed his eyes slightly. "What''s the corrtion between Helen and Irvin''s death with


    Nerissa?"


    I thought about this for a second, and then shared what had happened to Anthony and Sophia ten


    years ago. I also told them that Yohannes had intended to transfer most of the Granger Group shares


    to Nerissa, but it was only because Nerissa had sacrificed her whole life for the sake of Helen''s


    reputation. So, Yohannes had only given her the shares as a token of gratitude."


    Anthony and Sophia might have missed the headlines in Jarold City and knew nothing about what


    happened a decade ago. After listening to my recount of the story, Sophia burst into tears. "What a


    tragedy for the family!"


    For a while, Anthony just kept sighing. He was calm and quiet for a long time, before he finally said,


    "Forget it, it''s just cruel fate!"