The Returned Heiress Who Had It All (Cassia) novel Chapter 255

Chapter 255 A Question of Character

Henry truly did not remember Vance, but that was not the point.

What mattered was what Henry had just overheard when he came outside.

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A man with a genius daughter like Cassia, yet he wanted to abandon her? Talk about taking good fortune for granted.

Henry felt angry for Cassia.

He had already heard a little about Cassia from Randy before.

Growing up in a family like that, it was no surprise she turned out rebellious and cold.

Being scolded so bluntly, Vance’s face flushed with shame and irritation.

“Henry, don’t you remember? I once went up the mountain to ask you to take me as your student.”

“Plenty of people want to study under me,” Henry said sharply, still treating him harshly. “How would I remember all of them?”

His chess skills weren’t even as good as that unwanted daughter of Vance, and this man still wanted to be his student. Hmph!

Vance’s face darkened. Embarrassed, he quickly changed the subject and looked at Aspen.

“Mr. Sawyer, this is my son. You should remember him, right?”

Aspen did have decent talent, so Henry did remember him.

“His chess skills are fairly good.”

Aspen’s heart leaped. Did this mean Henry had changed his mind and wanted to take him in?

“Mr. Sawyer, I’m really sorry,” Aspen said quickly “I rushed out today and didn’t expect to meet you, so I didn’t bring any gifts-”

“I’ve heard from Randy,” Henry interrupted calmly. “Your chess is fine, but your character is

not.”

Aspen froze mid–sentence.

So did Vance.

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“Mr. Sawyer, I can swear on my life,” Vance said anxiously. “My son is upright and honest. His character is absolutely fine!”

Henry looked straight at Aspen. “Is that so? Randy told me that at the last gathering, you came to the estate with your sisters. Without even asking, you kept one behind and left with the others. Playing favorites like that, don’t you think that’s wrong as an older brother?”

Aspen stared at Henry, his mouth slightly open, his expression blank.

Slowly, he understood. That day, the reason Henry refused to take him as a student was not because he lost to Randy in chess. It was because of this.

Because of Cassia.

If Cassia had not shown up that day, he might already be Henry’s student by now.

Vance understood it too. So that was why Henry refused Aspen. It was all because that girl Cassia had ruined everything.

“Mr. Sawyer, you don’t know the whole story,” Vance said quickly. “Cassia may be Aspen’s sister, but she’s rebellious and cold. She doesn’t get along with any of her siblings. Naturally, Aspen is closer to the other two sisters. Isn’t it normal for him to favor them?”

He continued, “Besides, at the time, Aspen didn’t know Cassia knew how to play chess. So, he chose to bring Brie and Danica, who at least play at an amateur level.”

That part was technically true. They only found out later that Cassia could play chess.

If that brat knew chess, why didn’t she say so earlier? If she had, none of this would have happened.

If Henry kept pressing this issue, Vance decided he would deal with Cassia properly when they got home.

But as Henry listened, his heart sank further and further by the second.

Vance spoke warmly when he called out to his other children. When he mentioned his eldest daughter, his tone was cold.

That alone told Henry plenty. This man’s character was questionable too.

“I would push all the issues to the side,” Henry said coldly. “I only have one question: is Cassia registered under your family legal residence or hot?”

Vance fell silent.

When Cassia was abandoned as a baby and left the orphanage, her name was never added

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Later, when Geneva brought her back, she didn‘ want this useless daughter to embarrass the family. So, she transferred Cassia to Zrario High But city schools did not accept students whose legal residence was registered in a rural town. And a rural address also looked bad on paper. So in the end, Cassia was simply registered under the family’s legal residence.

As Vance’s biological daughter, Cassia should have been registered the moment she was born.

“If you didn’t deny it, then you accepted it by default,” Henry said coldly. His face was dark with anger.

“Once she is registered under your family, legally speaking, she is your real daughter,” Henry continued. “And she is his real sister as well. The way he treats his sister so unfairly-” Henry snorted angrily. “A person with such character, I will never take as my student!”

Not to mention, she was Vance’s biological daughter.

Vance stood there with his mouth open, stunned. He watched Henry flick his sleeve and walk away without hesitation, unable to recover for a long time.

Aspen felt his heart sink straight to the bottom.

At first, he had secretly felt pleased to run into Henry here. He thought it was a blessing from fate, a rare chance to become Henry’s student. Things did not go the way he had hoped. Instead of an opportunity, it became a fall into deep despair.

Watching Henry’s retreating figure, Aspen knew that in this lifetime, he would likely never catch Henry’s eye again.

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Cassia returned to Dunstino Bay.

Before she could even take out her key, the door opened from the inside.

It was Draven.

After they exchanged keys to the villa in Cubres, Draven also gave her the key to his place in Dunstino Bay when she came back.

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