Chapter 2032


    Chapter 2032


    Irene was always the spotlight in every Moore family banquet.


    Whether it was the uncles who came from afar or the younger son''s family taking care of Frederick,


    none of them could ever gain Frederick''s favor.


    It was not about his bias toward daughters but rather because Irene resembled his past lover, whom he


    had abandoned back then.


    In every aristocratic family, one could date any woman but only marry someone from an equal


    background.


    J Yarrow, Frederick''s current wife, was a woman from an equal background. Rumor had it that his


    past love had jumped into the river on his wedding day. Some also imed she married a carpenter


    and moved to Lakerock. Regardless, no one had ever seen her again.


    The Moore family''s yboy became J''s devoted husband after tying the knot with her.


    However, J had poor health and suffered three miscarriages from four pregnancies. Their only son


    was intellectually disabled, and the Moore family was reluctant to acknowledge him as a part of them.


    When the child turned three, Frederick adopted a boy of the same age from a different ce, changed


    hisst name to Moore, and made him his son.


    Coincidentally, the Yarrow family was in a downfall and was incapable of standing up for J against


    Frederick''s actions, leaving her no choice but to endure the humiliation.


    After the first time, it happened again and again.


    Marshall''s second uncle, his father, and his aunt, Irene Moore, were then brought into the family one


    after another over the following years.


    Outsiders only knew that J had three sons and a daughter, but little did they know that none of


    them were her biological children. Her only son was never made known.


    The promiscuous Frederick was also cold-hearted and somewhat obsessed. Every woman he slept


    with resembled his past love. The one


    who looked most like her was Irene''s mother, an actress who performed stage shows.


    The young actress was beautiful and talented but had a fiery temper.


    Knowing Frederick''s obsession with her, she often came to J''s home to provoke her.


    J could not bear the insult. Burdened by constant sorrow, she fell into deep depression. Before her


    son grew up, she sumbed to her illness.


    After she passed away, her son left the house one day and never came back because of theck of


    supervision from the family.


    Strange enough, after Frederick''s legitimate wife passed away, Irene''s mother, who had been favored,


    also died three monthster during winter.


    It was just an ordinary day without heavy snow. While going up the stairs, she stepped on a patch of ice


    that had fallen from the roof. Her head hit the protruding nail on the uneven doorstep, leading to her


    instantaneous death.


    Some said that the funeral was even more grandiose than that of J. Rumor also had it that


    Frederick could not move on for several years until he noticed that Irene was bing more and more


    like the person he missed. So, he showered all his affection on her.


    Many yearster, Ariel found out about this from a maid who had served in the Moore family for a long


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    time. Sorrow washed her over. She felt like Frederick did not deserve everything he had after what he


    had done.


    At that time, Marshall thought, ''In this world, evil doings rarely rebound upon themselves. Instead, good


    people would usually live a short life. Otherwise, how could my grandfather live to such an old age?''


    Setting that aside, Frederick had undoubtedly done everything in his power to ensure his four children


    seeded. He wanted everyone to follow his n, whether in their careers or family lives.


    Wace was the first to ever disobey Frederick. He did not marry a woman from an equal background


    as Frederick had wanted. Instead, he married Ariel, who was his ssmate at university.


    Yet, Wace could not bear to give up the privilege of being a part of the


    Moore family. So, Ariel became the one to suffer the consequences of his defiance.


    The Moore family sank everyone like a decaying and rusting cruise ship. However, the people on the


    ship were either oblivious to their situation, immersed in their past glory, or aware but unwilling to part


    with everything on board.


    Marshall swept his gaze across everyone at the table.


    Their polite conversations, apanied by pretentious smiles, seemed meticulously calcted, as if


    saying or doing one thing wrong would tear away their masks.