The atmosphere, originally merry and festive, now became somewhat somber.
Bamboo Whitaker couldn't hide the grief on her face.
Although she tried hard not to cry, not wanting to spoil everyone's mood,
the moment Laird Cook appeared, the long-suppressed emotions within her finally erupted.
Quella Radcliffe and Lillian Tompson comforted Bamboo Whitaker tirelessly, like older sisters.
Nelson stood up, intending to go to Morwenna to kill someone.
Fortunately, Julius Reed stopped him.
"Revenge must be had. Lucian Whitaker was my friend, and one of the rare few I could really talk to,"
he leaned back in his chair, expressing his regret, "But what I really can't understand is how the Whitakers, all intelligent people—even you, clever and sharp—are bamboozled. Why would Blaze Whitaker marry Ian Cook, and how could your family's business be taken away, step by step, by others?"
Great houses have their own foundations.
