Sasha's eyes widened. "What? Although I'm around her age, I'm still her stepmother after all. How can I apologize to her?”
Jericho whined, "Dad, I'll never apologize to her."
Slap!
Butch slapped his son across the face and berated, "Useless scum! If you don't listen to me, I'll disown the two of you!"
In major families, the head of the family had the final say in everything. The wives and children would be left with nothing if they were disowned.
Sasha and Jericho saw that Butch was serious and panicked.
They did not dare to disobey him. Jericho gritted his teeth and said to Leah, "Sorry!"
Butch spat, "Call her your sister!"
Jericho apologized unhappily, "Sorry, sister."
Sasha apologized quietly as well. "Leah, I was in the wrong earlier. I'm sorry."
Leah was a soft-hearted person. Since her stepmother and stepbrother both apologized, she hurriedly said, "It's alright, I didn't take it to heart."
Butch laughed. "Alright then, let's go back to the Maxwell Mansion!"
When Leah heard this, she hesitated.
"About that..."
She turned to Nathan.
Although she wanted to forgive her father and sit down for dinner together, she did not know if Nathan would agree.
Everyone turned to observe Nathan's expression. Butch's family was praying especially hard for him to agree.
If he stayed, Franklin Wilson would definitely stay as well.
If they were able to invite Franklin Wilson as a guest, the Maxwell family's reputation in Arlington would skyrocket.
Leah asked for Nathan's opinion quietly, "Nathan..."
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