After Ryan and Amelia left the party, the rest of the family began to retire to their different residents as it was getting late and it was almost midnight. Benjamin and his mom, Adeline were among the first to leave after saying goodbye to his sister Cora, her husband and daughter, and Ryan's parents.
Benjamin left early because he had to drop his mother off at her house before driving home and it was quite a long way. The entire drive home, Adeline was silent, angry at the success of Ryan's engagement. She had been excited when chaos broke out at his last engagement party, as she had thought it would give her enough time to figure out how to make the rest of the family members understand why Ryan wasn't a good fit as the family heir, but to her disadvantage, Ryan had been quick to fix and clear up the mess that he and his parents had created.
Why were Clifford and Li na always so lucky?
This question plowed her thoughts, getting her more angry and bitter by the minute. It was so
