Chapter 269
Caksta watched Tristan’s expression with a slight frown on her face She had a rare softness in her
voice as she comforted him. “You shouldn’t linger on past events None of it was your fault It’s Arabella
who should be blamed for deceiving and using you, right?
“Besides, you’ve already paid the price for your poor judgement. It wasn’t your fault. Vivienne should
forgive you if she’s reasonable enough”
“Really?” Tristan gazed blankly at Calista, finding his heart fluttering no matter how he looked at her
“Absolutely Calista replied with a faint smile, her voice laced with charm. I believe Vivienne will forgive
you. After all, she is your savior’s daughter, and your savior was such a good person, wasn’t she?”
With that, she left Tristan’s hospital room with her iPad, leaving him alone to contemplate
Calista had seen Vivienne’s temper and knew she wouldn’t easily forgive Tristan. So, she planted a
seed in Tristan’s mind early on, aiming to create a larger nift between the two of them in the future
Although Tristan was now practically disabled, he still had some worth. If he treated Vivienne like he did
Arabella, allowing Vivienne to manipulate him, Calista wouldn’t be happy
After leaving Tristan’s room, Calista didn’t return to her office Instead, she went to Paula’s room.
Inside, Mila was peeling an apple while trying to reason with Paula. I think you should stop being
stubborn. Your husband, Mark Miller, has taken his illegitimate son, Aaron Miller back home How can
you still stay in the hospital?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“That bastard! I can’t believe he actually did it Paula gritted her teeth in anger
Aaron was the child of Mark and his ex–fiancée, Jasmine, whose relationship Paula had forcibly ended
The story of Aaron’s birth was a bit complicated
After Jasmine left Mark in anger and moved abroad, she discovered she was pregnant. She couldn’t
bear to abort the child and gave birth to a daughter, Fleur Miller
But fate was never kind to her. When Fleur was seven years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia and
needed a bone marrow transplant Jasmine had no choice but to ask Mark for help.
Mark did more than just get tested himself. He also had Eddy and other members of the Miller family
tested, but none matched Fleur’s marrow type
Despite knowing her actions were unethical, Jasmine begged Mark to give her another child If the
child’s blood matched, she could save Fleur. Thus, Aaron was
born
Unfortunately, although Aaron’s blood matched Fleur’s, she passed away due to a severe rejection
reaction after the operation
In the following years, Jasmine developed severe depression due to the death of her daughter and
committed suicide when Aaron was ten years old.
Mark brought Aaron back from abroad. Due to Paula’s strong objections, he was raised outside the
family and was not recognized as a Miller
But this time, due to the embarrassment caused by Eddy’s live stream, Mark took the opportunity to
bring Aaron back to the Miller family and announce him as a potential successor
This infuriated Paula, and despite her dramatic reactions, she ended up faking illness and being
hospitalized
Three days into her hospital stay, only her son Eddy had visited her, Nobody else from the Miller family
came, reportedly because Mark ordered them not to Naturally, Mark himself didn’t visit
To add insult to injury, Mark let Aaron move into the Miller Mansion while she was away. He even
cleared out the best room for him.
Paula’s plan to fake an illness had backfired spectacularly But she couldn’t just stop halfway and slink
home.
“It’s all because of your newly recognized niece.” Mila sympathetically handed Paula the peeled apple
slices. If it weren’t for her insisting on Eddy fulfilling his bet Mark wouldn’t have had an excuse.
“It’s all that damned Vivienne’s fault” Paula seethed at the mention of this.
Eddy had always been mediocre. He was not favored by the Miller family elders or the company’s
board of directors. But because everyone thought Mark only had him as a son and he had the backing
of the Brooks family, they reluctantly supported him
This led to Eddy becoming arrogant, thinking he was some kind of prodigy. He always liked to compete
with others and dabbled in obscure interests, like gemstone gambling
If it weren’t for him winning 300 million for the family with his gemstone, he might not have gotten over
the live stream incident
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHowever, his inappropriate behavior and the fact that his live stream video was secretly recorded and
circulated privately made it hard for people to accept him as the next head of the Miller family This gave
Mark the excuse to make Aaron, his illegitimate son, a candidate for succession
All of this was Vivienne’s fault!
Fortunately, Aaron was even less dedicated to his work than Eddy While Eddy may have earned the
Miller family 300 million casually through gemstone gambling, Aaron was completely devoted to E-
Sports He became a professional player at fifteen and didn’t even finish college
This was the only thing that comforted Paula
“Word around town is that the Brooks family is throwing a big party for their newly found daughter in a
couple of days Mila’s eyes twinkled as she turned to Paula “But I heard a rumor that when the invitation
was sent to the Miller family, it specifically said you weren’t invited What’s up with that?”
“I have no idea what the old man is thinking!” Paula’s face darkened noticeably I’ve been his daughter
for over forty years, and now he’s shutting me out of the family for some girl he’s just acknowledged I’m
not even allowed to attend this party? I mean, I’m Vivienne’s aunt for crying out loud!”
Tm guessing it wasn’t Baron’s idea, but probably Vivienne’s” Calista said while stepping into the
hospital room
“After all, she knows exactly how horrible she’s been to Eddy. I’m guessing she thinks you might cause
a scene at the party to get back at her
Calista chuckled lightly “She’s really underestimating you, Paula. You’re far too classy for such antics.
Pendleton.”
cred, but she stayed silent
At that moment, someone called out to Calista from the doorway of the hospital room. She turned to
see a young man with a bruised face