From Trash to Treasure: The Sinclair Family's Beloved Genius novel Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Chapter 387: An Oddball

Of course, Nina Sinclair understood what Mr. Sinclair meant.

But she never would have imagined that Quentin Sinclair would go this far for Chloe Sinclair.

"I work for Joseph Shaw!"

Hearing this, Mr. Sinclair’s dark eyes fixed coldly on Nina Sinclair. He suddenly said, "My son-in-law is the one in charge of the Shaw Group. Even his own father has to step aside for him!"

He wouldn’t dare to go against the Shaw Family on his own.

But he had no reservations about starting a war with a good-for-nothing like Joseph Shaw.

After all, it was a well-known fact in their social circles that the Shaw family’s patriarch couldn’t stand his own son.

Nina Sinclair had caused trouble for his precious girl time and time again. He would defend his daughter to the death!

Now that the cards were on the table, Nina Sinclair knew she couldn’t stay in the Sinclair home any longer. She grit her teeth and left without a backward glance.

Meanwhile, Jasper Shaw, who had been watching the show from the sofa, was secretly overjoyed.

He chuckled softly. "Did you see that? Your father finally admitted I’m the Sinclair family’s son-in-law."

Chloe Sinclair wanted to laugh.

Ignoring Jasper, Chloe said, "Let’s not let irrelevant matters ruin our good mood."

Chloe pulled her father and brothers over to sit on the sofa.

"It’s New Year’s Day today. Everyone should be happy."

Chloe treasured this New Year’s celebration.

Looking back on all those years in her past life, she realized they had never had a peaceful reunion like this.

"This is my first time really celebrating the New Year," Chloe said honestly.

When the family elders heard this, the lingering discomfort in their hearts instantly vanished, replaced by a wave of heartache.

Their precious girl was already nineteen years old.

Her calm statement about this being her first New Year’s celebration sent shockwaves through their hearts.

After discovering that Nina Sinclair wasn’t his biological daughter, Mr. Sinclair had immediately launched an investigation. But so much time had passed that he couldn’t find anything substantial, only piecing together bits of information from the neighbors around Chloe’s old home.

At the time, he had clung to a sliver of hope. ’If my child is living well,’ he’d thought, ’and she doesn’t want to come back, I’ll hand the company over to my eldest son, buy a house in the countryside, and take care of my daughter there.’

However, the first time he saw Chloe’s thin, timid appearance...

As a father, Quentin Sinclair had only one thought in his mind.

’Bring my child home!’

But right after that, he made a terrible mistake.

Seeing that Chloe and Nina seemed to have a good relationship, he had trustingly left her in Nina’s care.

Yet, in just a few months, his daughter’s entire life was nearly ruined.

Her thinking grew more and more extreme, her temper more and more erratic!

Quentin Sinclair had always thought it was because they were too busy with work and hadn’t spent enough time talking with Chloe.

Overwhelmed by guilt, he never stopped to think that something else was wrong.

If his daughter hadn’t had a great change in personality after a fall a year ago, they might have never learned about the verbal abuse, the violence, and the torment she had endured.

The more Mr. Sinclair thought about it, the more his heart ached. He sniffled and said, "Alright. Today, your dad, your brothers, and... that brat from the Shaw family will all celebrate the New Year with you!"

As he spoke, the usually composed middle-aged man’s eyes turned red.

Seeing this, Uncle Warren quickly instructed the kitchen to serve the food.

They sat around the round wooden table. As the meal began, the men constantly put more food on Chloe’s plate and in her bowl.

Chloe buried her head in her food, her cheeks puffed out like a little hamster’s.

When they finished eating, Jasper Shaw lowered his head to wipe Chloe’s mouth, his movements so practiced it was as if he had done it a thousand times before.

The four men’s eyes immediately widened, their scorching gazes fixed squarely on Jasper Shaw.

However, Jasper showed no sign of taking it lightly.

After listening, the man nodded solemnly. "Don’t worry, sir. I will definitely take good care of Chloe."

Only after hearing this did Mr. Sinclair feel a bit more at ease.

The meal proceeded in harmony.

Although Mr. Sinclair disliked this man who had claimed his daughter for himself, after observing him throughout the meal, he had to admit that Jasper Shaw was very attentive.

After the New Year’s meal, Jasper Shaw bid a hasty farewell.

「At three in the afternoon.」

The Sinclair family’s relatives began to arrive one after another.

Chloe rarely interacted with these people, even with the memories from her past life.

To be honest, she didn’t recognize many of them.

One aunt, in particular, who had just walked in, had an especially exaggerated expression the moment she saw Chloe, her eyes holding a mix of sycophancy and envy.

As soon as she entered, Amanda Rhodes grabbed Chloe’s hands, clicking her tongue twice. Her eyes gleamed as she asked, "You must be Chloe Sinclair. I haven’t seen you in a year, I can’t believe how much you’ve changed."

"I remember your grades weren’t very good before, right? Tell your auntie which prep course you took; I want to sign my son up for it too. The results are just too amazing—it got you straight into Emberfall University! If my son could get into that tutoring program, forget Emberfall, even the Massachusetts Institute of Technology would be a piece of cake!"

A smile played on Chloe’s lips as she glanced at the boy next to Amanda Rhodes.

He looked about seventeen or eighteen, tall and lanky, with a pair of thick glasses.

Seeing his mother belittle her like this, the boy couldn’t help but tug on her clothes.

His mom might not know who Chloe Sinclair really was, but how could he not?

’At school, Chloe Sinclair was a certified academic goddess and an idol to everyone!’

’So why did it sound so... twisted coming from his mom?’