Claire already put herself on the line; she wanted to drag Esther down with her. Judy’s reputation didn’t matter in the elite circles; everyone knew her image.
Whether embarrassing or not, it was the same. Even if she embarrassed the whole Fallon family, her many brothers would pick up her face and still treat Judy like their baby!
Claire sometimes envied Judy’s family. No matter what she did, as long as it wasn’t illegal or immoral, they supported her unconditionally.
She couldn’t do that. If she had Judy’s family backing, she wouldn’t have lost the restaurant to Esther last time.
Her brothers loved her, but compared to interests, love was insignificant.
So letting Judy lose face was worthless; Esther had to lose face instead. She hated Esther far more than Judy. Judy was born a noble lady; she might not compete, but that was fine.
What was Esther?
An abandoned baby, born or not, with or with
As she flipped through the pictures, she smiled and said, “I already confessed, remember? Just now, in the car—I said it loud enough for your daddy and Uncle Davenier to hear!”“Ah—!” Zoe gasped.“And our little Zoe is still super adorable right now!”“Really?”At those words, the little girl’s eyes lit up instantly. “I’m still cute now? But Daddy said I’m not as cute as I used to be!”“How could that be? You’re absolutely adorable!”Esther lowered her head and gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek, instinctively pulling the little one tighter into her arms. “Your daddy must be blind…”“Who’s talking bad about me behind my back?”Before Esther could finish her sentence, a deep, pleasant voice cut in from behind. As he spoke, the man even rubbed his eyes dramatically, pretending
Roger’s eye twitched hard, and he gave a solid kick to the dash. “Drive. Now. One more word, and I’m taking Esther home in my own car.”He wouldn’t have dared make that claim—"Esther is my sister"—if he hadn’t been damn sure. He’d already done a DNA test. He just hadn’t said anything yet.But that could wait. What mattered was easing Esther into the idea—giving her time to adjust to having someone in her life who actually wanted to protect her.After reading her background these past few days, he finally understood the hell she’d been through: growing up alone, stumbling through life, and getting chewed up by the Davenier family.How could she be expected to accept a new family overnight?He wasn’t here to force anything. He just wanted her to slowly get used to the idea that someone—anyone—was here for her now. That’s why he’d stepped in,
Roger tossed his car keys to his assistant and casually climbed into Evander’s car. Evander was the designated driver today, and like a gentleman, he opened the front passenger door—for Esther, of course.But the moment the door opened, Roger slipped right in without hesitation, acting like he owned the place.“Thanks,” he said to Evander, then glanced at Esther in the back seat. “Buckle up, Esther.”Evander: “…”Smooth as hell. Like he really thought Evander was just the driver now?“Who told you to sit there?” Evander’s face darkened. “Get in the back.”“If I move to the back, who do you think should sit up here?” Roger shot back before Evander could finish.“Esther, obviously.”Evander didn’t bother pretending anymore. He looked him straight in the eye. “I don’t let men sit in my front seat.
Meanwhile, Roger didn’t care that his little stunt had blown up the internet until he got a call from his father, Victor Davenier. “Roger, you found your sister?”“Yep.” Roger glanced warmly at Esther, then at Evander. A lazy, satisfied smile tugged at his lips. “Looks like I didn’t just find my sister — I may have found a brother-in-law too.”That made Victor Davenier blow up.“What?! Which punk dares go after my daughter? Listen here, Roger — if you don’t protect your sister, I’ll break your bones myself. I’m on my way to the capital right now!”After hanging up, Roger turned toward Evander with a gloating grin.“What now? My dad seems to really disapprove of you. Doesn’t want you as our son-in-law. What’re you gonna do?”Esther: “…”What the hell is going on? One guy pestering her, her brother stirrin
Twin brother?Esther almost choked on her own saliva. Her first reaction was that she must have misheard. But the next second—“What’s the matter? You think girls from the Davenier family can’t get into your so-called upper-class social circles here in City A?”Roger lazily leaned against Esther’s car window, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the glass.“If she can’t get in, then so be it. Our little treasure doesn’t need your lousy socialite circle. Esther, don’t mind them. Big brother’s got your back!”“What nonsense is that, Mr. Davenier? Girls from the Davenier family? Don’t just talk about the City A socialite circle, they can even get into the princess circle!”Seeing Roger’s protective stance and his readiness to turn her birthday party upside down if needed, Luna didn’t bother questioning whether he was really her biological brothe
Esther’s worst cars on the track were the first to cross the finish line. After waiting a full three minutes, the second-place finisher, Luna, finally arrived at the finish line looking dejected.Luna practically jumped out of her car before it had even come to a complete stop. Seeing that the people in front hadn’t gotten out yet, she let out a sigh of relief.She immediately grabbed her phone to call the medical staff. There were already medical personnel stationed at the venue, and as soon as Luna made the call, they rushed over: “Go check if the people inside the car are seriously injured!”The cars had been parked for three minutes and the occupants still hadn’t come out, so the situation seemed serious.However, to Luna’s surprise, just as she approached the car, ready to knock on the door or use the spare key to unlock it, the car window rolled down, revealing Evander’s handsome and cold face.&ldquo