Charlie felt his heart race at ire’s mocking words.


    He was genuinely worried that his mother-inw and wife were casually discussing his true identity, gradually pushing him into a corner.


    So, when ire openly expressed her doubts about him, Charlie became quite anxious.


    At that moment, ine chimed in, waving her hand and looking at Charlie with a charming smile. “Oh ire, I don’t think that’s quite right. Although my wonderful son-inw is doing well now, that’s a recent development. Remember when Loreen came to Aurous Hill? At that time, my son-inw hadn’t even begun to shine. You might forget how Harold, that pompous fellow, dared to challenge him back then?”


    ire smiled with a hint of resignation. “Honestly, I have no idea what this ‘big treasure’ you’re talking about is.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    ine chuckled, “What it is doesn’t really matter; it’s not our concern. I’m merely pointing out that your friend must have something significant hidden within her.”


    ire replied, “Let her be. Even if she does have a big secret, that’s her business, not mine. I have no intention of prying into her private life.”


    She then added, “Mom, when Loreen arrivester, please don’t ask too many questions. I don’t want it to seem like we’re gossiping.”


    ine nodded in agreement. “Okay, I won’t say too much.”


    Charlie let out a sigh of relief.


    As they descended the stairs, they found Jacob already seated at the dining table, enjoying a bowl of noodles.


    Noticing the three of them, he asked, “What were you three discussing? Why was there so much noise outside this morning?”<fnabac> The source of th?s content is find?novel</fnabac>


    ineughed, “Oh Jacob, your mother has be quite the character! She was out on the balcony, loudly using Hannah of stealing her hard-earned money and threatening to call the police!”


    Jacob muttered, “I’d say my mother’s balcony cursing skills are nowhere near as good as yours were when you yelled at the whole neighborhood.”


    ine gave the table a yful p. “Jacob, what did you just say?!”


    Jacob quickly waved his hands. “I didn’t mean anything!”


    He then swiftly changed the subject, asking, “What is Hannah supposedly stealing from my mother? What kind of drama is this?”


    Seeing Jacob divert the topic, ine didn’t press further. After giving him a pointed look, she said, “I really don’t know what they’re going on about.”


    Jacob sighed, “What a hassle! They have to make everything a spectacle… It’s a shame that all the family businesses my father built have been ruined by them.”


    ine shrugged. “Whether they’ve ruined the family business is irrelevant to us, as long as they don’te to us with a smile on their faces!”


    Jacob nodded, looking conflicted but remaining silent.


    After the three finished breakfast, Loreen and Sam arrived.


    They entered with bags of gifts, and Loreen cheerfully greeted Jacob and ine. “Happy New Year, Uncle and Aunt! I’vee early to pay my respects!”


    Turning to ire and Charlie, she added, “Happy New Year, ire and Charlie!”


    In unison, ire and Charlie replied, “Happy New Year!”


    Beside Loreen, Sam seemed anxious, trembling with fear at the sight of Charlie.


    Loreen pointed to Sam and said, “This is my cousin, Sam. Say hello to everyone, cousin!”


    As soon as she finished speaking, Sam, looking terrified, eximed, “Happy New Year to Uncle and Aunt, Happy New Year to Miss Wade, and Happy New Year, Mr. Wade!”


    He bowed deeply, nearly ny degrees.


    ine was taken aback.


    While she didn’t personally know Sam, she had heard of him, knowing that Loreen’s aunt had married into the powerful Kilgore family. However, she never expected Sam, as a young master of that family, to be so excessively polite. She thought to herself, “Wow, is the Kilgore family’s discipline really that strict? It’s quite extraordinary for the eldest son to bow so deeply when visiting a smaller family like ours!”


    Little did she know, Sam, once an arrogant and domineering second-generation heir, was now behaving like a timid quail solely due to his fear of Charlie.


    Sam had pedaled his bike from Eastcliff to Aurous Hill, but because he took nearly twenty days to arrive instead of the required fifteen, he was terrified of what Charlie might do. The thought of being unhappy and having to spend an extra year in Aurous Hill was unbearable to him!<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>