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Titus was stunned when his mother pped him across the face. “Mom, what did I do to upset you?”
Throughout his life, his parents had neverid a finger on him. He never expected to be pped like
this.
Reuben had a suspicion. “Is it because of what’s been happening online?” They had been receiving
calls and messages on their way back.
Salma’s face turned serious. “What else could it be?” She looked at her eldest son and asked, “Have
you been intimate with Jodie, too?”
He was taken aback by the question and shook his head. “No.”
He had carried Jodie back to her room when she fell asleep before. asionally, he would hug her
shoulders tofort her. Due to their age and personalities, their rtionship was never as close as
the younger brothers‘ with her. He had never kissed her on the check or carried her on hisp since
they grew up.
Salma looked at him sternly. “You better not have, and you better not in the future. Don’t forget, you’re
engaged. No wonder every time Valeriees to our house, her rtionship with Jodie seems distant.
She must’ve noticed something between you and her that goes beyond just being siblings.”
She had not been happy about the strained rtionship between her future daughter–inw and her
adopted daughter before. But now, she realized she might have been wrong. Jodie, their adopted
daughter, hadpletely influenced her sons.
Reuben was stunned by these words. It was true that Valerie had caused some conflicts with. hirn
before because of their special rtionship as siblings. They had crossed the line with their excessive
pampering of their adopted sister, but he had not paid much attention to it. After all, they had been
living like this for over ten years, and it was normal for them to show some extra care for their sister.
At this stage, he could not help but think about it more. Seeing his younger brothers hugging and
online and the various captions, however, he realized something was off.
His younger brothers and their adopted sister were being overly intimate in public. The kisses from
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Aaron, the closeness at the bar from Titus, and Luca cuddling her on hisp. These photos were
stitched together and shared on social media and video tforms, and it did not sit right with him.
Salma saw her eldest son’s expression and trembled with anger once again. “Do you also have
inappropriate thoughts about Jodie?”
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Reuben immediately denied it. “No, I truly see her as my sister”
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Over the years, many actions and words had be habits of affection, but he had no romantic
feelings for Jodie, only sibling affection.
Salma shifted her gaze to Titus and asked, “And what about you? What is your rtionship. with her?”
Tirus saw his mother so furious that his previous anger from the fight dissipated. He did not expect
that the photo from that day at the bar would be posted online. Without even checking, he could guess
that it was most likely Simone and Gwen who did it.
He cast a sarcastic look and asked, “Besides a sibling rtionship, what other rtionship could there
be?”
She was so angry that she fell back. Just a sibling rtionship? Going to a bar, hugging and cuddling in
front of so many people. Do you have any shame? I warned and advised you at home before. You’re
already adults. You can’t engage in those intimate and ambiguous actions with your sister, but you
treated my words as if they were nothing. Now, everyone on the inte knows about the good deeds
you’ve done. People in our circle, rtives and friends, have been calling and messaging, asking about
me and your father. You’ve embarrassed yourselves, and you want us to be embarrassed as well! After
today, our family will be the biggest joke in our circle.”
Titus sneered. “Since Simone cut ties and left, our family has already be a joke in our circle. Jodie
was brought in by you. In the beginning, it was you who kept insisting that we treat her as a sister. And
now that it has turned out like this, how can you solely me us?”
It was ridiculous. It was not like he was the only one intimate with Jodie, so why was he the only one
being singled out and targeted?
Salma did not expect him to say such things and shifted the me on her. “Y–You ungrateful child! Are
you ming me?”
He shrugged. “I didn’t say it’s all your fault, but in a situation like this, isn’t everyone responsible? Jodie
has always been proactive in being intimate with us since she arrived. She even guided us and coaxed
us to hug and kiss her.”
It was only after Harold’s reminder that he carefully recalled everything. Only then did he realize that
Jodie was not as innocent and obedient as they had thought. From the moment she arrived at their
home, she deliberately acted intimately with them, recing their biological sister’s position.
After Simone returned to the Gray Family, Jodie often privatelyined and hinted that Simone was
bullying her, trying to drive her away. They thought she was unwilling to let Jodie keep her status as the
adopted child and wanted to take everything from her.
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That was why their resentment toward Simone grew. Otherwise, excluding the drama, they had treated
Simone well.
She only became close to them after she started making herbal medicine and pills and giving
massages to them. It was because of this that Jodie began to feel threatened. So, behind their backs,
she often badmouthed Simone, causing them to misunderstand and be angry.
When he looked back from a rational perspective, he realized how terrible it was. With Simone’s
straightforward personality, she would not secretly do these little tricks to deal with Jodie.
When Simone was good to them, they tended to side with Jodie and use her, and she would coldly
refute them. If they wanted her to give in to Jodie, she would refuse. Then, they would have a falling
out. Afterward, Jodie would subtly imply things in front of them.
Their perception of Simone was that she was willful and liked to cause trouble. So, as Harold had said,
they had been ying into someone else’s hands all these years.
He nced at Salma and said. “You’ve seen it before, haven’t you? But you didn’t say anything, did
you? Now that everyone knows about it, you feel embarrassed and me me. Why?”
She choked. “Back then, you were still young, and your actions were more affectionate. I thought you
had a close rtionship.”
At that time, she was somewhat relieved that her sons took good care of their adopted sister. She also
transferred her feelings and longing for her biological daughter to her adopted daughter. Only recently
did she realize that their actions were too intimate, but it was already
toote.
Titus impatiently adjusted his tie. “The fact is what it is. If you’re embarrassed, then we all are. It’s not
like we haven’t been embarrassed before. I’m going to my room.”
The family would go down together.
After saying that, he did not wait for Salma to respond and turned to go upstairs. She was once again
angered by her second son’s attitude. Then, she looked at Reuben and asked, “What should we do
now?”
He looked weary and helpless. “I don’t know either.”
“Well, let’s just leave it at that. Once the controversy dies down, no one will mention this again.”
Then, his phone suddenly rang, and he saw that it was a call from Valerie. As soon as he answered,
the other person started scolding him mercilessly. She said the rtionship between their brothers and
Jodie was inappropriate and that she wanted to break up
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him and cancel the engagement.
Without waiting for him to speak and exin, she hung up the phone.
Reuben waspletely stunned by this turn of events.
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