Chapter 401


    Agnes suddenly found herself reminiscing about that morning they first got intimate.


    When she opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was his face


    In that moment, her mind wentpletely nk


    It felt like she had suddenly wandered into an animated world


    And her first reaction in that situation was, “How the hell could a guy be this hot?”


    Agnes softly traced the line of Jared’s eyebrows. Asleep, he looked serene, almost childlike. But she


    knew that behind those closed lids were eyes profound and perceptive. His nose was perfectly


    sculpted, and his lips, with their slight curve, were alluring. As Agnes studied his features, she wished


    she could memorize every detail


    She never expected that someone as unremarkable as her would have a whirlwind experience like an


    unexpected marriage. Initially, the simply epted the union as fate, but with time, she recognized her


    deep seated love for Jared. She dreamed of a lifetime together raising children and growing old by his


    side.


    But little did she know the upheaval looming ahead. That Christmas Eve would be her most


    haunting memory.


    The Whitfield’s ancestral home was aglow with lights. The yard was adorned with twinkling colored


    lights, all thanks to Alyssa’s handiwork. The Whitfields, although few in number, adored festive


    gatherings. Each New Year saw them decorating their home with great care


    Ryder Whitfield had returned as well. He lounged in the living room, engrossed in the TV. On seeing


    Jared and Agnes enter, he acknowledged only Jared.


    The couple headed straight to Tim’s study. Tim was engrossed in a phone call. The conversation was


    tense. “There’s no negotiation here. Ryder is my grandson, and he’s not connected to the Thomas


    family in any way, Tim said firmly before hanging up. Yet, even after disconnecting the call, his anger


    was palpable, his hands trembled with emotion.


    Jared immediately went over, patting Tim’s back, ‘Did the Thomas family call again? They really don’t


    give up, a call a year, probably for twenty years already. right?


    But Tim just snorted, “He’s already divorced, Ryder is with the Whitfields now, what does he have to do


    with the Thomas family? Cilian Thomas may be nicher than the Whitfields, but were the things he did


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    back then even human? He wants my forgiveness, not in a million years. He even said he wants Ryder


    to return to the Thomas family, pure bullshit.”


    Agnes waspletely lost by the side.


    But she got the gist


    This was probably something to do with Ryder.


    And she heard the name Cilian.


    Could it be that Cilian was the Asian tycoon?


    Ryder’s biological father?


    Alyssa’s ex-husband?


    Though Agnes wasn’t clear about the past generation’s grudges, she guessed it must have been


    Alyssa was Cilian’s second wife, Cilian had two sons with his ex-wife, Raleign and Kevin Thomas


    The two frequently made their appearances in entertainment news and gossip columns.


    Raleign was a yboy, changing girlfriends more often than his clothes, it was rumored that he had


    rtionships with half the young models in the industry.


    And Kevin was even more special, he wasn’t into girls, but boys.


    He once proposed to Justin on the big screen in Times Square, a story that people still love to talk


    about.