Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 712

Elena looked at him with profound worry.

Dylan suddenly let out a soft chuckle. "Is that all? It's fine. She doesn't matter to me. Let's not talk about her anymore. If she came clean to you, she probably won't bother me again. I actually think this is a good thing."

With that, he cupped her face in his hands, gently stroking her cheek with his thumb.

"Good. I'm relieved you see it that way," she murmured.

He pulled her into a tight embrace, burying a flash of deep sorrow in his eyes where she couldn't see it.

He looked up at the clear blue sky, swallowing back the bitter sting of betrayal.

How could he let the woman he loved worry about him?

Some pain was meant to be shouldered alone.

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Whelan Old Residence.

Cathy rushed back home the moment she received her mother's frantic call.

She had been so busy fiercely clashing with Justin Carter lately that she hadn't even gone to the office. She had no idea what was happening at home.

The moment she walked in, Maggie grabbed her arm. "Cathy, you need to go calm your grandmother down. She's furious."

"Mom, what happened?"

Seeing the tension, Cathy stepped forward. "Grandma, why don't we invite Uncle Daniel and his family back? He was the one who signed the original contract. If Aurelis is backing out, let him handle it! If he got them to sign once, he can do it again."

Old Mrs. Whelan shot her a vicious glare.

"Do you really think your uncle's family will just come running back? The only reason we kicked them out was because you threw a fit and framed Claire! We just had a massive blowout a few days ago, and now you want me to beg them to return? Where is my pride? Besides, they didn't even want to manage the company before. You think asking them now will work?"

"I see right through your branch of the family. Whenever there's a profit, you scramble to take the biggest bite. But the moment there's a crisis, you want to dump it all on Daniel! You have absolutely no sense of responsibility. I am severely disappointed in you!"

Among her three sons, they were all rather mediocre, but Daniel was at least steady and reliable. Unfortunately, their relationship was now ruined. As for her grandsons, Nick from the Second Branch was completely incompetent, and Nate from the Third Branch was still in college. She truly had no one she could rely on.

Suddenly, Maggie remembered something.

"Mom, what about Jane? She's Sean Maddox's favorite employee—his personal secretary! She has to know exactly what's going on at Aurelis. Why don't we call her over and ask her what went wrong?"