Chapter 69


    In ces like A city, especially for the gentry, if a woman married a man and couldn''t be recognized


    in the family tree, although she was legally registered as thewful wife, in reality, everyone knew


    that she was only the concubine. That fact had long been a consensus.


    How could the man in charge of the family have no wife on the family book? Unless he only loved


    her in his life, or else, he would definitely marry someone who would be recognized in the family


    tree.


    If the rtionship with the woman failed in the end, or if the woman could not give birth to a son in


    the future, for the sake of his family''s interests or about the continuity of his descendants, the man


    could marry another woman, get registered in another country and bring her home. As long as she


    was acknowledged by the elders, she could be the rightful wife. In the end, the first wife would


    be the de facto concubine, after all, she was not acknowledged in the first ce.


    Everyone knew about the risk. Aria was not a fool. How could she not know?


    Although the gentry were very generous and open to concubines, a concubine is still a concubine.


    They couldn''tpromise on the interests of the mistress.


    People in the gentry were always the backbone of society, and many rules had long been changed


    by them. Although the state advocated a monogamy system, the rule had long failed to satisfy the


    need of the gentry to expand their families. They would start another family outside and give birth to


    other children. As for the problems that were brought to the society, it was not in their consideration.


    After all, money could solve most problems.


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    Hansen was a progressive thinker and was never interested in marrying a concubine, which was a


    popr practice among the gentry. He always thought of following his father''s footsteps, to marry


    one wife and have a happy marriage. Since he chose to love a woman, he should give her the best.


    It would be irresponsible of him if his wife were to live a shady life. He had witnessed countless


    conflicts within women in a family. He disliked it and he felt that it would affect his quality of life.


    It was precisely why Hansen had resented Jenna. He hated her for taking away his wife''s position,


    which cast a shadow over his future love.


    It should be noted that if a woman married a man without the family''s acknowledgment, it was


    something very embarrassing in A city.


    Even if the man had married her, it would be dishonorable and disgraceful to the woman''s family,


    not to mention the prestigious Richards family. Everyone knows the rules about concubinage set by


    the gentry. Therefore, no one with a good family background would like their daughters to be


    married as a concubine.


    "No, Grandma said that you can marry me as the first wife. Hansen, you are divorced and we can


    be awful couple. Besides, Mom has promised that she would let me live in the Richards


    Manor," Aria''s face began to turn pale and tears were welling up in her eyes.


    "Aria, as I said, I have no say in this. Please make it clear to your parents as well," Hansen


    helplessly shook his head.


    Aria''s heart was aching and she was very ufortable. She knew that if Hansen only married her,


    they could be free of those worldly things. However, if Hansen married another woman in the future,


    it wouldplicate things in the future.


    However, she had Marissa''s support. After Grandma Richards passed away, she would have the


    chance to move into the Richards Manor. Of course, all of those were based on the premise that


    Hansen loved her and supported her.


    However, was Hansen still in love with her? She did not know whaty in store for her, especially


    after Jenna appeared!


    Jenna stayed in the Collier Manor for two days and did not see Hansen at all. He did not answer her


    calls which annoyed her. When she wanted to go out, she was stopped by Larry, saying that


    Hansen wouldn''t let her go out because he didn''t want her to have any more idents.


    She stayed in the Collier Manor with Larry keeping a close eye on her. She had no chance of going


    out at all.


    Even Jenna, who had a good temper, was full of grievances. What was Hansen thinking? Was she


    ced under house arrest?


    The longer she stayed, the more annoyed she became. Did Hansen really have something to do


    with her father''s death?


    Since he had been living in the apartment for so many years, if there really was something, he


    would have left some clues behind. After thinking for a while, Jenna decided to investigate first and


    headed towards Hansen''s study.


    There were six rooms in the apartment. She had been into Hansen''s bedroom. It was simple and


    there was nothing special, but she had never been to his study. Usually, it was kept locked. These


    days, after staying in the apartment, she knew where he kept the keys.


    A bunch of spare keys were put in a storage room. Jenna walked over, found the keys, and opened


    the door to the study.


    It had been some time since someone stepped into the study. The room was filled with the smell of


    mildew. There was a thick curtain and light could barely get in.


    "Isn''t this a study? Why is it so dark?" Jenna felt more and more strange about the ce. She


    murmured and became curious.


    When she opened the thick curtain, dazzling light came in. Jenna slightly squinted her eyes and


    opened the window. The fresh air flew in and she felt morefortable.


    There were several rows of ck wooden shelves, and there were indeed a collection of good


    books. There were some books that Jenna wanted to read, and unexpectedly she found them there.


    Some of the books were limited edition and were hard to find. Some were unique and were of


    extraordinary significance.


    There were only books in the study, and she could not find anything suspicious. She could not help


    but be a little disappointed. However, she was delighted to see so many good books.


    Jenna was browsing through the bookshelves, and an entire morning had passed before she knew


    it.


    She didn''t find anything suspicious. When she was about to leave the study, she saw a shelf that


    was covered with a piece of red cloth. She wondered why he had to cover it with a piece of red


    cloth. Was there anything strange?


    When she walked towards the shelf, she felt her heart thumping for no reason, as if she would


    discover some unknown secrets, which made her feel mysterious.


    She slowly unfolded the red cloth and gasped. It turned out that the stack was not ordinary books


    but a stack of hardcover notebooks. They looked like diaries, some of which were already old.


    Could those be Hansen''s personal diaries?


    She suddenly became curious. Things written in the diaries were their personal and true thoughts. If


    her father''s death had something to do with him, something might have been written in those


    diaries. She might as well have a look.


    Her hands were trembling.


    It was hical to read another person''s diary. However, she had to do it as it could be rted to


    her father''s death! She picked up one of the diaries and flipped through it. A photo suddenly fell out


    of it. She was stunned!


    The photo fell to the ground. Jenna looked down and was dumbfounded.


    The photo on the ground was a picture of her when she was in university. She was wearing a white


    dress and her hair was long. She had a bright smile, which made her look cute and lovely.


    Why was her photo in his diary? It was from such a long time ago!


    Jenna felt a little incredulous. She barely had any interaction with Hansen in university. The only


    time she met him was in the library. During that time, the smile on his face was bright and gentle.


    Her memory of his slightly shy look was still fresh in her mind!


    When she was still young, she had seen him several times when she went to visit Grandma


    Richards in the Richard Manor with her father. However, Hansen''s eyes were always on someone


    else and he didn''t even look her in the eye.


    Even when Grandma Richards asked him to introduce himself to them, his eyes were also


    indifferent. Usually, it seemed that he didn''t care about her at all and didn''t even look at her.


    How did he get a photo of her in the university?


    Jenna was confused for a moment. There was an album below. When she opened it, she saw a


    young and handsome boy. He looked just like when she saw him as a child. He was charming and


    handsome, with a smile on his face and a little shyness in his smile. Jenna was in a trance when


    she touched the photo. Suddenly, she took a trip down the memoryne as she indulged herself in


    her thoughts.


    A lovely smile spread across her face.


    The album was filled with Hansen''s photos from elementary school through to university, including


    his university graduation photos. Since they were from the same university, there were some shared


    memories between them.


    Touching the photos, Jenna seemed to have returned to her university days. At that time, she was


    so happy to have her father''s protection, but now!


    Thinking of her father, the tingling pain in her heart began to spread within her. She closed the


    photo album and slowly opened the diary. The diary was thick, and Hansen''s memories from junior


    high to university were recorded in it!


    It was wrong to peep at others'' privacy. Jenna had a feeling that she wasmitting a crime. Her


    face was burning hot, but if she found what she needed, she would not care much.


    [One day...


    The night was dark and bottomless, but it didn''t prevent me from seeing the truth that should have


    been clear.


    I stood in the dark and watched her making out with Norton. They were still on campus, and they


    were so tant and unscrupulous. They were simply adulterers. She looked like an innocent


    woman, but how could she be so sl*tty? Yesterday, she was cuddling another boy, but now, she was


    doing such a thing with Norton. I even overheard Norton saying that he would pay her after that.


    What a sl*t!


    Everything was just an appearance. From now on, I will never believe that woman again. The


    woman who looked innocent on the outside but was actually unsophisticated and good at disguising


    herself.]