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The Houston family had come personally, bringing Dreame along with them; the Kramer family, on the other hand, was represented by Samuel and an housekeeper.
Samuel first greeted Dreame’s parents with polite civility, then the group approached him together.
Since they were all juniors in status, they spoke with respectful formality.
“Uncle Samuel, what brings you here today?” Grayson asked with a courteous smile, though he was feeling nervous, certain Scarlett had stirred up trouble.
Samuel frowned. “Where’s your mother? And your brother?”
He had come in a rush and didn’t want to waste time with irrelevant people.
But to Grayson, it sounded like he was here to settle a score–directly.
“No need to worry,” Grayson said quickly. “If there’s anything you’d like to say, you can speak to me first. Though my brother and I manage separate businesses, we haven’t split the family. If it’s just a small matter, I can take care of it.”
He meant that if it was something minor, he’d take care of it, but if it was serious, he didn’t want to be dragged into it.
Sure enough, Samuel’s face darkened.
“I want to see your mother and your brother. This matter has nothing to do with you.”
“Oh, right.” Samuel rubbed his brow.
“I’d also like to see that newly reunited niece of yours. I want to meet them all–immediately. That won’t be a problem, will it?”
Grayson let out a dry cough. “Well…”
Dreame’s father, Ander, frowned. “Mr. Grayson, what are you trying to say? I’ve also been wanting to see them. Is there some kind of difficulty?”
Ander’s wife, Alina, narrowed her eyes. “You mean to say you’re not in charge here?”
“No worries, we’ll just go up and visit them ourselves. It’s late, yes, but I’m sure they’ll understand our intentions.”
Ander nodded immediately. “Right. Let’s head over.”
Grayson felt a wave of relief wash over him. As long as it’s not about me , I’m good .
Now he could just sit back and watch the main house walk into hell.
Chloe tugged at Grayson’s sleeve/whispering nervously, “What now?”
Grayson patted her arm reassuringly. “Relax. They’ve already made the distinction between us and the main house. But we should still go take a look.”
“Owen still isn’t back–he’s probably tied up handling the mess over there. Let’s keep an eye on things.”
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Chloe didn’t quite follow.
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As they walked, Grayson explained, “Owen and Sophia are holding a lot of projects in their hands. If things fall apart between them and the other families, we might be able to pick up the pieces.”
Chloe’s eyes lit up. Exactly .
Right now, the second branch’s growth relied almost entirely on entertainment industry revenue; compared to the main house, it was a drop in the ocean.
But if they could tap into a few new projects, that’d be like winning the jackpot out of nowhere.
When Sophia saw the unexpected number of visitors, her expression grew cautious.
Instinctively, she moved Scarlett behind her and instructed Samson to serve tea immediately; then she led the guests into the floral reception hall.
Samuel and Dreame’s parents didn’t waste any time–they followed Samson straight in.
Dreame, however, lagged behind.
As she brushed past Scarlett, she suddenly spoke up.
“I’m sorry.”
Scarlett was taken aback.
“I know this apology probably sounds fake to you, especially since that dinner was my idea.”
Scarlett lowered her eyes. “It doesn’t matter.”
That dinner had actually done her a huge favor.
So she had no intention of retaliating against these people.
Of course, if they didn’t learn their lesson and tried anything shady again, things wouldn’t go so easy next time.
“I’ve worked with Jose for years, we’re pretty in sync,” Dreame said. “We both felt like you didn’t earn your spot. So yeah, we wanted to rattle you a little. Make sure you knew you couldn’t just do whatever you wanted just because you’re a Lane. Believe it or not, we were just trying to teach you a lesson. That stuff we planted? It wasn’t real. I don’t know why that guy in the hat said it was. My head’s been all over the place since then. But look–nothing serious happened, and you made it out.”
She paused, glancing around.
“By the way, where’s your cousin? I’d like to talk to her too.”
Scarlett only answered that last question.
“Bad timing. She was just taken away by the man in the hat.”
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She stopped in her tracks, staring at Scarlett in disbelief.
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You mean, she was taken?*
Scarlett shrugged. “Would I lie to you?”
There was no point in making that up: the truth could easily be verified.
Dreame’s lips trembled. “Does that mean, what Jose said was true?”
Scarlett asked, “What?”
“Nothing.”
Dreame snapped out of it quickly.
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But the doubt still lingered in her eyes. Was it really Aurora ? Would she really go that far – just to hold onto her title as the Lane family’s “genius“? Would she actually try to push all her friends out of the way? If that was true …
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