“Jayden, I know you must resent me, but Coco and I are really just friends, and nothing more than a superior and a subordinate.“Even if she prays for me day and night and sends people to look after me every day, that’s only out of friendship. The person she truly loves has always been you.”Seeing Gerald’s smug expression, however, I almost threw up.Just as I was about to respond, Isaac pressed his hand on my shoulder and urged, “Jayden, don’t act on impulse. Just bear with it a little longer. “Three years ago, your parents died suddenly in a car accident. The group was thrown into chaos. After Claudia went into retreat, she issued a statement saying she would no longer involve herself in worldly affairs. She didn’t step in to help you, and you were gradually sidelined by the group.“If you fall out with her now, it’ll be even harder to reclaim your inheritance.”Listening to Isaac only worsened my impression of Claudia.Even an outsider like him knew these inside details. Th
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