Niamh's face turned pale. "Uncle..." This man was humiliating her!
"If you're calling him uncle, shouldn't you call me auntie?" Sylvia elegantly walked over and linked arms with Franklin.
The handsome couple standing intimately together deeply stimulated Niamh's eyes.
Why did such a handsome man have to be with this woman? She must be clinging onto him and not letting go.
"Mr. Maskelyne, what happened?" Clare walked over with a glass of wine in hand.
"Uncle..." Niamh's voice sounded aggrieved as she pouted her lips and looked at Clare pitifully. When she was younger, Clare had always doted on her. He would definitely support her now.
Clare didn't notice Niamh's thoughts as his attention was focused on Franklin and Sylvia. "Mr. Maskelyne, this is my niece Niamh. If she has disturbed you in any way, I will take her away immediately."
Take her away...
Niamh was shocked by Clare's words.
She had come specifically to meet this incredibly handsome man but now her uncle wanted to take her away?
Was he kidding?
"No, she seems interesting." Sylvia smiled mischievously making herself even more charming. "She just said that she wants to call Franklin uncle."
"I'm friends with Mr. Hipps so it's alright for her to call me uncle." Franklin saw the cunning glint in Sylvia's eyes and quickly agreed with what she said.
The two of them exchanged words leaving Clare stunned speechless from their conversation.
He frowned at Niamh,"It has been so long since we've seen each other yet you still don't understand manners? How could you act so impolitely in front of Mr. Maskelyne?"
Tears welled up in Niamh's eyes as she felt wronged, "That wasn't my intention... Uncle..."
She wanted to explain but then heard Clare speak seriously, "Mr. Maskelyne is my friend; from now on when you see him, you must respectfully address him as 'uncle'. Seeing him should be like seeing me; do you understand?"
Niamh thought that her uncle would support her but instead...
Clare solemnly requested that she address Franklin as 'uncle'?
Was he kidding?
"Uncle, he's so young. How can I call him uncle? I'll just call him Mr. Maskelyne." Niamh tried to argue. She didn't want to call Franklin uncle. This man was excellent, and judging by Clare's attitude towards him, he must be either rich or noble, and exceptionally handsome - a real catch.
No matter what, she had to hold on tight to this man and make herself the apple of his eye.
Even though she would be living in the Hipps Manor from now on, she wasn't part of the Hipps family's direct lineage.
If she didn't seize such a high-quality man like this one tightly, then that would be foolishness.
"Aren't you disrespecting me? Are you trying to make me lower my status as an uncle?" Clare looked at Niamh with annoyance. He thought she was cute when she was younger but now wondered why she wasn't more sensible.
Sylvia chuckled at this scene; Niamh wore her heart on her sleeve entirely.
Clare couldn't even see through it yet!
The straight-laced Uncle Clare had a serious expression on his face as he spoke with an educational tone. "Niamh, you grew up around your parents all your life and not around your granduncle and grandaunt in the estate. It seems that your parents' thinking has heavily influenced you. In the future, I will tell your granduncle and grandaunt so they can teach you well and prevent any missteps."
Niamh. "..."
Was Clare discriminating against her?
Discriminating against her for not growing up in an estate?
She almost spat out blood from anger.
"And also your sister Chaya; who knows what kind of person she has become now." Clare remained serious because of his experience working in the Air Force Department and being imprisoned - it made him appear less gentle than before.
He exuded a terrifying aura that frightened people profoundly.
Niamh couldn't help but take a step back. "Uncle..."
She looked at Clare with pale skin while biting down hard on her lower lip - was this still the same Uncle who used to love her so much?
Why did Uncle become so scary?
Clare emitted an intimidating presence that made people shudder; he coldly stared at Niamh. "Don't let me see any more improper behavior from you again or else don't blame me for using family law."
If all relatives lived inside the Hipps Manor, then family law is essential.
Management also needs to keep up. These relatives are all different, and if anyone causes trouble, it will bring disaster to the Hipps family.
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The readers' comments on the novel: After divorce, Ex-wife Revealed Identities
I just started to read this because it said it is "finished". Np I am stuck on the middle of it. What it is all about?...
there is update for quite while....
Please update. I still hope to finish this story. I really like it....
Story says complete but it is incomplete...
please let franklin and sylvia back together. thanks...
Update please. Any chance of more than one update a day? Thankies....
Is there no chance of getting more than 1 chapter a day please?...
I hope his not getting parasite love poison too. And get untangle with other women....
I'm just wondering is this the last chapter? I know that this book is not finished but it does say completed. I love it and don't want it to stop just like that....