Chapter 1003


    “That a**hole Stephen. How could he not be worried to see me in tears? He even agreed to put me in


    here to let me bawl all alone! The audacity of these men…”


    She sat in the music room wailing while ranting on about the two of them. Despite it being undesirable


    for her image, she realized being alone in the music room was rather cathartic.


    The room granted her solitude, where she could cry andin to her heart’s content, without having


    to worry about others’ opinions. The liberating feeling it gave her made her grow fond of Imperial


    Garden’s music room.


    Levant slowly set all the tonics he brought on the table. He looked up at Stephen and sincerely called


    out, “Dad.”


    Stephen froze for a moment. It had been a while since Levant referred to him as “Dad”. Taken aback,


    Stephen was at a loss for words.


    “Dad, where’s Nicole and Evan?”


    His question put Stephen out of his trance. “Oh, they went out for a meal. They’ll likely take a while.”


    At this moment, Stephen was still unaware that Nicole was in the hospital after fainting.


    “These tonics are for Nicole to replenish her health,” dered Levant as he continued to ce them on


    the table.


    Stephen could tell they were from K Nation. He had heard that Murphy was back, and he instantly


    knew these were purchased by Murphy.


    Unfortunately, the deep-seated grudges between himself and Murphy wereplicated. He didn’t want


    his own daughter ingesting anything that came from Murphy.


    “Bring it back. We don’tck anything here at Imperial Garden,” Stephen stated coldly.


    Judging by the disgruntled look Stephen had, Levant knew that the reason behind his reluctance to


    ept the tonics stemmed from his grievances with Levant’s own birth father, Murphy.


    He put on a cheery smile and tried to persuade his step-father. “Come on Dad, I already brought it


    here. How can I bring it home? Besides, it’s rather heavy. I’ll just leave it here, okay?”


    Stephen nced at him and attempted to repeat his previous statement. However, Levant swiftly


    changed the topic.


    “Dad, you haven’t had dinner, right? Why don’t youe to my ce for dinner? You can have


    anything your heart pleases.”


    Stephen smirked, “Well, it’s true that Levant Winery has everything.”


    Levant quietly added, “Dad, if it weren’t for your support, there wouldn’t be Levant Winery. It’s all thanks


    to your generous investment. Juste over whenever you want and treat the ce like your own.”


    His words brought Stephen to when they were picking out an ideal location for Levant Winery. He let


    out a long sigh of despair. So much has changed since then…


    When he decided to take in Levant and treat him like his own, he never expected him to be Murphy’s


    son.


    Despite the fact that Levant called him Dad, their rtionship constantly reminded him of their


    animosity. It was disconcerting.


    “Levant,” Stephen began, “I know you meant well… Perhaps it’s time for you to leave. Oh, and don’t


    forget to bring Avril along.”


    Despite understanding why Stephen was so distant, Levant still felt disheartened by his distance.


    Since neither Nicole nor Evan was around, there was no point in him lingering in Imperial Garden.


    He lightly nodded and headed to the music room.


    He caught a glimpse of Avril still delivering a tirade through the ss window, and she looked as


    though she was having a good time.


    Just as he was contemting on whether to interrupt her, she noticed his presence. She whipped her


    head to re at him and started tosh out at him. “Levant Musgrave, you ingrate! I’m your sister and


    you couldn’t even offer any help while I was in agony? You even banished me to the music room and


    left me all alone! How could you? A guy like you doesn’t deserve to be loved by women!”


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    When she mentioned women, she instantly got reminded of Tiffany.


    She had forgotten about Tiffany’s phone call where she asked for a favor. How silly of me!


    Groaning at her absentmindedness, she raised her hand and gave her forehead multiple ps.


    Still observing her from the other side of the window, Levant was appalled.


    Seriously? Was all that whining not enough? Now she’s actually hitting herself? So… She knows she’s


    at fault?