Chapter 374
Edmund''s hand, which had been holding the cup, jolted slightly.
As he lowered his head, a trace of bitterness shed across his eyes.
“Grandpa, is providing an heir for the family that important? Do I really have to deliver an heir for the
Chivers family?”
Glen was bewildered upon hearing that.
As he finally made sense of Edmund''s words, his face grew solemn. “It''s not that we desperately want
an heir, but at the very least, it''s better if there''s a woman who can keep youpany and take care of
you. Otherwise, how are you going to live the rest of your life? Eddy, some people are destined to
A bitter smile yed around Edmund''s lips. In a hoarse voice, he replied, “But I have already fallen for
her. Grandpa, you used to be deeply in love with Grandma too. There was a time when you even
wanted to end your life for Grandma. You should understand the torture of being in love with someone.”
As he spoke, he suddenly rose to his feet and walked up to Glen. He dropped to his knees abruptly.
“Grandpa, I''m afraid I''ll have to be the first unfilial child of the Chivers family.”
As a clever man, Glen understood what he meant.
However, there was nothing he could say at that point.
“Forget it. Get up first. Some things are destined by fate, and no one can change them. If God really
wants the Chivers family to be heirless, there is nothing we can do anyway, right?”
Edmund lowered his head. After remaining silent for a while, he slowly got up. “The Chivers family still
has other members. I''ll pick one of my uncles'' children in a few years and adopt him. Grandpa, don''t
worry. I won''t let the Chivers family lineage end like this.”
Glen waved his hand.
His grandson had been in such distress. As the elder of the family, he couldn''t bring himself to force his
grandson.
“Your own path is still up to you. No matter what decision you make. I''ll support you.”
Edmund was moved and had no idea what to say at that moment.
Edmund''s hand, which had been holding the cup, jolted slightly.
Meanwhile, Zoey had locked herself in the bedroom of the Shurmer residence since the press
conference, and no one could talk her out of it.
Looking at her dejected daughter in bed, Waverly couldn''t help but say with a sigh, “I once thought you
two were really destined to encounter each other. Otherwise, God wouldn''t have sent you to save him
at the most critical moment. But after learning that he has a connection with that girl from the Jefferson
family and has three kids with her, I feel nothing but sorry for you. Zozo, he, perhaps, is not the right
one for you. Y-You have to let him go.”
Zoey, who was in a daze, became agitated after hearing what her mother said. In a hoarse voice, she
yelled, “Mom, are you refusing to take my side too? Are you telling me to return to Lostaria gloomily
and be theughingstock of the entire upper-ss society?”
Waverly narrowed her eyes as she looked at her daughter. A moment of silenceter, she responded in
a deep voice, “Then what do you want to do? Artemis has publicly announced the identity of the three
children and also mentioned that he would not marry anyone but Bailey. There are no secr taboos
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between them. Do you still think you can separate them after everything?”
Zoey merely pursed her lips without saying anything.
Her mother sounded like she was defending Bailey.
She has started to defend Bailey even though she''s, up to this point, still unaware of who Bailey is. If
she found out, that would be... No, I will never allow this to happen. That b*tch has stolen my man. I
can''t just sit back and watch her steal my identity as the heiress of the Shurmer family too.
“Mom, I...”
Waverly sat by the bed and held her daughter''s wrist without giving her a chance to speak. She then
urged, “Zozo, you''re thedy and daughter of a prestigious family. Over the past few years, countless
good-looking and talented men havee to the Shurmer residence to propose to you. Why are you
ruining your life for a man who doesn''t even like you?”
Meonwhile, Zoey hod locked herself in the bedroom of the Shurmer residence since the press
conference, ond no one could tolk her out of it.
Looking ot her dejected doughter in bed, Woverly couldn''t help but soy with o sigh, “I once thought you
two were reolly destined to encounter eoch other. Otherwise, God wouldn''t hove sent you to sove him
ot the most criticol moment. But ofter leorning thot he hos o connection with thot girl from the Jefferson
fomily ond hos three kids with her, I feel nothing but sorry for you. Zozo, he, perhops, is not the right
one for you. Y-You hove to let him go.”
Zoey, who wos in o doze, be ogitoted ofter heoring whot her mother soid. In o hoorse voice, she
yelled, “Mom, ore you refusing to toke my side too? Are you telling me to return to Lostorio gloomily
ond be the loughingstock of the entire upper-closs society?”
Woverly norrowed her eyes os she looked ot her doughter. A moment of silence loter, she responded in
o deep voice, “Then whot do you wont to do? Artemis hos publicly onnounced the identity of the three
children ond olso mentioned thot he would not morry onyone but Boiley. There ore no seculor toboos
between them. Do you still think you con seporote them ofter everything?”
Zoey merely pursed her lips without soying onything.
Her mother sounded like she wos defending Boiley.
She hos storted to defend Boiley even though she''s, up to this point, still unowore of who Boiley is. If
she found out, thot would be... No, I will never ollow this to hoppen. Thot b*tch hos stolen my mon. I
con''t just sit bock ond wotch her steol my identity os the heiress of the Shurmer fomily too.
“Mom, I...”
Woverly sot by the bed ond held her doughter''s wrist without giving her o chonce to speok. She then
urged, “Zozo, you''re the lody ond doughter of o prestigious fomily. Over the post few yeors, countless
good-looking ond tolented men hovee to the Shurmer residence to propose to you. Why ore you
ruining your life for o mon who doesn''t even like you?”
Zoey bit her lip, holding back her rage.
She knew that her mother had given up on taking her side. There was no point in talking about it any
further.
In any case, I won''t let that b*tch off. I would rather destroy the man that I couldn''t get than let her have
him. Or I could just destroy her or kill her.
In the afternoon, Bailey was invited to a coffee shop by the corner of the street.
The one who invited her was her father, rence.
To be precise, it was her adoptive father.
They were seated at a window seat on the second floor.
Bailey stared at the emaciated middle-aged man sitting across from her. Her expression remained
unchanged.
People always said that nothing was more important than love from parents. However, the man before
her had never cultivated warmth in their home.
In the past, she was filled with indignance and resentment. Nheless, at this point, after learning
that she was not the daughter of the Jefferson family, she was indescribably calm.
Without the familial bond, everything seemed to not matter anymore.
“Is there anything I can do for you, Mr. Jefferson?”
rence didn''t reply to her question. He just stared at her. A trace of sadness shed across his eyes.
This dull-witted man was still under the impression that his wife betrayed him, got pregnant with
another man, and let him father the man''s child.
Bailey seemed to see through him, but she didn''t exin anything, and neither did she n to tell him
Zoey''s identity.
“Mr. Jefferson, if you only want to grab a coffee with me, I will make a move first now that I have
finished my coffee.”
With that, she pretended as if she was going to leave.
“Wait a minute,” rence hurriedly called out to her. Gritting his teeth, he asked, “Have you long known
about your identity?”
Bailey raised her eyebrows. “So what if I did, and so what if I didn''t? Do you think we can change the
oue?”