"After you've been transferred, Ruby killed my mom's classmate, so my parents didn't know you were their daughter." Layla added, "Then, they looked all across the world for you after finding out the truth. Your real name is Ivy."
Irene instantly had clarity after listening to Layla.
"What about the murder case of the Goulds? Who did that?" That was the only question Irene had at that moment.
"Their buddy circle consists of seven men in total, with Gary Gould as the leader of the pack. Then, a few died. After Gary passed away, the rest of them had their eyes on the Gould property, so they worked together to murder the Goulds." Layla said casually, "Money is the root of all evil. A lot of people will commit unspeakable crimes over greed."
Irene went silent after knowing why.
Layla picked up the menu and started to order.
She passed the menu to Irene after ordering a few signature dishes.
"I'm not hungry." Irene pushed the menu back to her.
"Would you like something to drink? They have fruit juices. Do you want orange juice, watermelon juice, or cane juice?" Layla glanced at the drinks menu.
"Orange juice!"
"Yeah." Layla ordered two glasses of orange juice, then she passed the menu to the waiter.
"I'll briefly introduce to you our dad and our mom!" Layla calmly looked at Irene, "Dad is a successful business. He loves his work, and he loves his family. Mom used to be a doctor, then she ventured into business to take care of her family too. Dad only has eyes for mom, and mom only has eyes for dad. They used to fight a lot at the beginning of their relationship because their personalities were incompatible. Then, they worked things out, and they stopped fighting. I haven't seen them fight in a long time. Our family is nice and peaceful…"
"Let's talk about our older brother, Hayden Tate! He's a genius. He created the Dream Maker when he was twelve years old. He has been living in Bridgedale, so it's just always been dad, mom, me, and Robert Foster living together. Let's also talk about Robert Foster! He's your second older brother, slightly older than you. He's currently in the same college as Rose."
Irene felt like she should say something.
The family sat together and started to discuss how to persuade Irene to come home.
"Irene's return is bound to happen sooner or later. I met her today. I feel like she's quite nice," said Layla.
"Didn't you say she didn't talk much?" asked Avery.
"She didn't talk much, but I can tell from her face. I told her the facts. She's educated, so she won't be unreasonable, right?" Layla picked up a piece of watermelon with her fork, and she ate the watermelon.
"I'll pick her up at the Brook mansion tomorrow morning," said Hayden after being silent for a while.
Elliot and Avery stayed silent.
'Irene didn't agree yet. Is Hayden going to force her to come back?'
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