Chapter 615


    Right at this moment, Ste turned to look at him in confusion, “Why aren’t you sure of it?”


    “It’s because she chased after a man at her birthday party several days ago regardless of the presence


    of many people. When today’s worship ceremony is over, I guess they will criticize her emphatically.”


    When the doyens of the James family began to educate a person, it wouldst for several hours.


    The younger generations in the James family, no matter how naughty and unruly they were in usual


    times, would be obedient in the two months before the ritual gathering as they were afraid that they


    would be criticized in the ancestral hall if they created any trouble. The worst thing was that they


    couldn’t refute it and could only listen to their criticisms obediently.


    If they tried to refute or showed any weird expression, the denouncement, which was supposed to


    come to an end in several hours, wouldst for longer.


    Ste groaned a simple answer and slowly withdrew her gaze.


    When Archer was talking excitedly, he spotted the coldness in rence’s eyes.


    He immediately adjusted his expressions and stood there with his back straightened.


    Maybe ine had heard his words, she subconsciously turned around. Her eyes lit up when she saw


    rence, but when she prepared to run towards them, her arm was grabbed by her father Franklin.


    Franklin criticized her in a low voice, “Do you know what day it is today and where you are?”


    ine then turned around reluctantly.


    Franklin looked toward rence and Ste, knitted his brows and pulled a long face.


    Ste had seen such an expression numerous times, but she could understand it. After all, when a


    father saw the man who abducted his daughter, it was normal for him to be angry.


    Archer said in a whisper, “Almost all the James are here and the worship ceremony will begin five


    minutester.”


    Ste asked, “But Darnell hasn’t arrived.”


    Just as she finished the words, a tall man walked into the door.


    It was Darnell.


    The ancestral hall, which was prevailed by discussions, immediately became silent because of his


    arrival.


    After a short while, a sound from the crowd broke the silence, “You’ve gone too far. Worshipping


    ancestors is such an important matter, yet you only arrived when it almost begins.”


    Ste looked over following the sound and found it was from Archer’s second uncle who criticized


    Archer at the door just now.


    When they heard the words, some men chimed in low voices.


    Darnell ignored it, walked into the ancestral hall and slightly bowed at the doyens to show his respect.


    ine’s grand-grandfather, Hilbert James, stood up shivering with the support of his crutch, “Now that


    everyone has arrived, the ceremony will begin. There’re many matters for this year and we will not


    waste time.”


    Darnell said, “Hold on. A person hasn’t arrived.”


    Hilbert pushed the sses on his nose bridge upwards, “Oh? Which naughty child iste?”


    Everyone was waiting for Darnell’s exnation.


    “It’s not my son.”


    “It’s not my daughter either.”


    “…”


    Franklin looked around and said to Darnell, “I think everyone is here. Whom did you mention?”


    Darnell’s mother stood beside him with a serious expression.


    Darnell turned around, looked towards the door of the ancestral hall and said slowly, “She arrives.”


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    Everyone looked over the door simultaneously.


    When they were pondering who the person was, a woman appeared in their visions.


    When seeing the person, Ste’s pupils amplified. And she could clearly feel that the person beside her


    also stiffened.


    She slightly pressed her lips together and held his hand.


    Under their shocked, confused gazes, Dolores walked into the ancestral hall step by step.


    She knelt in front of Hilbert, and behind Hilbert were the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the James


    family.


    Dolores said slowly, “Dolores James is back.”


    Hilbert studied her for a long time while holding his crutch and finally recognized her.


    Seeing that Hilbert almost couldn’t maintain his bnce, Franklin stepped forward to support him and


    let him sit back into the chair.


    Hilbert narrowed his eyes, “Are you Dolores James?”


    In a simple costume, Dolores knelt on the ground with a straight back and replied, “Uncle, it’s me.”


    There was amotion from the crowd.


    The younger generations might not know about the inside story, but those who were around Dolores’


    age remembered it clearly. It was just that Dolores’ name became a tattoo in the family ever since she


    left Riverside and no one dared to mention her.


    The James family’s doctrine was that every member of the family could not leave Riverside.


    The one who dared to leave Riverside would never be able toe back.


    Back then, Dolores fell in love with a man from City N and their love story spread widely in just several


    months. Many people felt jealous of it at that time.


    Later, Dolores insisted on leaving Riverside with that man even though her name would have to be


    erased from the family tree.


    Dolores didn’t belong to the James family after her leaving.


    Of course, some gossiping people once tried to probe into how her life was like after eloping with that


    man to City N.


    But they couldn’t find her.


    It had been thirty years. Who would expect that she woulde back to the James’ Mansion one day?


    There were more and more questions from the crowd.


    Even Hilbert’s expression had turned gloomy.


    Darnell said, “It was me who invited aunt back. She’s born as a member of the James family, so why


    can’t she go home?”


    Hilbert broke the silence after a long while, “Darnell, do you forget the rules of your family?”


    “I never forget it.” Darnell continued, “It was just that my grandfather told me before he died that hisst


    wish was that Aunt Dolores coulde back to the family. He has died and I’m justpleting hisst


    wish.”


    The crowd became silent.


    When Bancroft was still alive, he never mentioned his daughter and everyone thought he didn’t mind


    her at all.


    Even so, even if Bancroft was still alive, he could not vite the ancestors’ rules and let Dolorese


    back to the family.


    But now since Bancroft had died, and Darnell took hisst wish as an excuse, even Hilbert felt it


    inappropriate to probe into this matter.


    After a short while, Hilbert said, “s, let’s talk about thister. Start the worship ceremony first.”


    Dolores had been keeling on the ground with her back straightened during the whole process. Even


    though Darnell’s mother once stepped forwards, trying to prop her up from the ground, she declined it


    and refused to get up.


    A person among the crowd asked in a low voice, “Guess why Darnell took her back.”


    “Is it because of rence?”


    “It’s just one of the reasons. Now Darnell’s position as the patriarch is not that stable. Although he


    imed that taking Dolores back to the family was Bancroft’sst wish, he has officially broken the


    rules of the James family.”


    “Then should we just watch without doing anything?”


    “Darnell’s main concern after bing the patriarch of the James family has been breaking the rules


    of the James family. It’s because of this that those seniors don’t like him, thinking that he thinks too


    highly of himself. Even though he managed to let Dolorese back to the James family today, they


    would only have more grudges against him.”


    “Then it will provide convenience for ourter n.”