The Triplets My Ex Never Knew About novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172: Chapter 172: Warped Morals Are an Illness That Must Be Cured

Estelle Lockwood stood to the side, enjoying the drama.

In truth, she had never paid attention to the York Family’s affairs, so she didn’t know what Julian Jacobs meant by "the woman."

But the more Julian Jacobs spoke, the more he seemed to feel sorry for Thea York. "Thea lived in the York residence since she was born, the rightful Heiress of the Yorks. To suddenly be driven away when some woman showed up with her child—how wronged Thea must feel!"

"Now that woman is dead, and Uncle York despises her child. That should be a good thing, but people outside are saying Thea stole someone else’s identity and status. Isn’t that just nonsense? Don’t they understand the principle of first come, first served?"

"If you ask me, Uncle York should have kicked that woman’s daughter out too and left the York Family clean for Thea! And look at this now—Thea has a home she can’t return to. That bitch, causing trouble for Thea even in death!"

The more Estelle Lockwood listened, the more something felt off.

She glanced at Zane Grant and saw him frowning. Liam Sloan looked completely incredulous, as if his entire worldview was collapsing.

A coldness like the dead of winter settled in Nathaniel Sloan’s eyes. "Julian, are you saying that to welcome Thea York, the illegitimate daughter, back to the country, and to celebrate Chairman York’s mistress of over twenty years finally securing her position, Chairman York should kick out the legitimate daughter born to his original wife?"

Julian Jacobs stated it as if it were obvious. "That’s exactly how it should be! That woman refused to divorce him, hogging the title of Mrs. York. She was just making things difficult for Thea. She should have died long ago!"

Estelle Lockwood understood now and sneered inwardly.

’I knew Julian Jacobs had a twisted sense of morality, but I never imagined it was this warped!’

Thea York is the illegitimate daughter, yet she enjoyed the best the York Family had to offer from the day she was born. Meanwhile, the actual original wife and her legitimate daughter, the true heiress, were left to fend for themselves. When they returned to the York Family, Chairman York was forced to take his wife back, and suddenly, Thea was the one playing the victim.

The original wife wasn’t even cold in her grave before Chairman York eagerly brought his mistress and illegitimate daughter home—an act that was already chilling.

And what was Julian Jacobs saying? He was saying the original wife and legitimate daughter should have just died, and died sooner. If they had, Thea York would have long been the proper young miss of the York Family.

What a joke!

Nathaniel Sloan’s expression was indifferent, his eyes sharp. "Is this what both you and Thea York think?"

Julian didn’t notice that Nathaniel had used Thea York’s full name. He saw nothing wrong with his own line of thinking. "Yeah, Thea told me about it when she was abroad. It’s so unfair. That damn woman and her daughter get to stay and enjoy the luxuries of the York Family while Thea was forced to go overseas..."

"I see." Nathaniel Sloan’s lips slowly curled into a smirk. "So what Thea York tells me is completely different from what she actually thinks."

Julian froze. "Nathaniel, what do you mean?"

"Chairman York built his fortune with the help of his original wife. But after his father-in-law passed away, he started cheating frequently and had Thea York with his mistress. Everything the York Family owns should, by right, belong to Stella York."

Nathaniel’s tone was calm, his expression flat. "He built his fortune on the back of Mrs. York, so leaving the family assets to Mrs. York’s daughter is perfectly reasonable. What right do a mistress and an illegitimate daughter have to a piece of the pie?"

Julian Jacobs was utterly shocked!

Julian Jacobs was also an illegitimate son. For his entire life, he had believed that everything the Keaton Family owned should be his. After all, his father loved his mother so much; he only married that worthless creature, his original wife, for her money!

The one who isn’t loved is the real third wheel. That’s why Julian felt he was naturally a cut above Young Mr. Keaton—whose mother, after all, wasn’t the favored one?

Julian felt he and Thea York were kindred spirits. They were the ones who should be the rightful heirs, but they were constrained by convention, something these common people could never understand.

But Nathaniel Sloan, of all people, should have understood!

Julian was furious. "Nathaniel Sloan, what are you trying to say? The York Family should have belonged to Thea from the start. What did I say that was wrong? Those original wives and legitimate children... they aren’t loved! People like that have no value in this world!"

"On the other hand, people like me and Thea, we were born of love! We were born to be fortunate! Besides, Nathaniel Sloan, aren’t you an illegitimate son, just like us?!"

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