In the blink of an eye, it was the night of the Steele family's banquet.
The so-called family banquet was, in fact, a grand event attended not only by the main and branch families of the Steele family but also by prominent figures from the capital, making it look like a large-scale evening party.
Guests gathered on the first floor.
Alexander and Noah, dressed in identical white suits, sat dignifiedly in the children's room on the second floor, resembling noble little princes who had stepped out of a mural.
After sitting for a while, Alexander couldn't sit still.
Unable to resist, he leaned over the window to look below.
"Do you think Mommy will come tonight? I haven't seen Mommy for two days, and I miss her so much!"
These past two days, Daddy's mood was inexplicably low.
Except for glimpses during commuting, he couldn't see Mommy at all.
Considering she had taken the position of a chef at Chelsea Creek, she hadn't shown up for several days.
He really missed Mommy.
Noah, full of anticipation, said, "Father said Mommy promised to come. I think she'll definitely come!"
Alexander still felt uneasy.
He took out his phone, wanting to call Samantha.
However, as soon as he took out his phone, the room's door was pushed open, and Anna, supporting the elderly lady, walked in with a smiling face.
Looking at the two great-grandchildren who looked exactly alike, the elderly lady smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits and beckoned, "Come over quickly and let Great Grandma have a good look at you."
Noah obediently walked to the front of the elderly lady.
Alexander, however, pouted, unwilling, and walked over slowly.
The elderly lady gently rubbed their small heads with her wrinkled hands and said affectionately, "Are you two ready? If you're ready, I'll take you downstairs. The guests are all here."
At these words, Alexander's eyes instantly lit up.
"Are they all here? Did my mommy come too?"
The elderly lady automatically interpreted the term ‘mommy’ in his mouth as Suzy and nodded with a smile, "Yes, she arrived long ago!"
Hearing that Samantha had arrived, Alexander rushed out eagerly.
Noah, unwilling to fall behind, quickly followed.
Anna smiled and said, "See! I told you, blood is thicker than water. No matter how much they say they dislike Suzy, their hearts still favor her as the mother."
When Suzy was mentioned, the elderly lady's face froze.
"What she did made our Steele family lose face. Fortunately, Ethan decisively canceled the engagement with her. Otherwise, our Steele family would still be the subject of ridicule."
Precisely because of this, when Ethan took action against the Miller family, she prevented Anna from seeing her, fearing Anna might soften and help her.
To the words of the elderly lady, Anna nodded repeatedly, "You're right! But she is the mother of Alexander and Noah after all. We can't deprive her of the right to see her children."
The elderly lady angrily said, "If it weren't for her being the mother of the children, I would have killed her a long time ago! You keep an eye on her later and don't let her make a fool of herself again."
Anna assured, "Yes! I will keep an eye on her."
...
Alexander and Noah ran downstairs excitedly.
The hall on the first floor was packed with guests, forming a vast sea of people.
Ethan stood in the crowd, his outstanding appearance making him the center of attention.
Standing beside him were Oliver and Nick.
Nick initially thought it was just a regular family banquet. When he learned it was an adoption banquet, a gloominess covered his face, and his attractive thin lips pressed into a tight line.
Clearly, his mood was not good.
Oliver sensed his anomaly and patted his shoulder without a word, comforting him, "This matter is not Ethan's fault. Alexander and Noah are twins."
Implicitly suggesting something. Ethan did not betray Jessica twice.
Nick naturally heard it. Silently, he did not speak.
In fact, he knew in his heart that he shouldn't morally coerce Ethan. But, in his heart, he couldn't accept this matter.
On the other side, Alexander and Noah had just come downstairs, attracting everyone's attention.
Everyone looked at the two people on the clipboard, even their expressions and gestures were exactly the same, feeling magical and cute.
Everyone came forward to get close to them.
Alexander and Noah ignored them. After circling the venue without seeing Samantha, they sat on the chairs, looking disappointed.
Alexander said sadly, "Mommy won't come. She must be angry with me, thinking that I don't want her anymore."
Noah sighed, instantly losing his mood.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the old house.
Samantha and Yurika walked hand in hand.
Samantha wore delicate makeup, a light blue long dress that outlined her graceful figure, and her black long hair curled up like seaweed, hanging over her shoulders.
Like a beauty from the 80s or 90s, with distinct features, charming red lips, and a variety of styles.
Yurika wore a red dress matching her style, smiling gracefully like a blooming poppy, incredibly beautiful.
The two had completely different styles.
But each had its own beauty.
Walking from afar, they immediately became a beautiful sight, attracting everyone's attention.
Samantha showed the invitation to the welcoming servant.
The servant took a glance, returned the invitation with a cold face, and said expressionlessly, "Sorry, the invitation is fake, you can't enter."
Samantha's expression froze, "Fake? How is that possible? This was personally sent to me by Ethan."
The servant disdainfully looked her up and down, sneered, "I've seen many women like you. Our young master won't be interested in someone like you who delivers herself. Leave quickly, or I'll have someone kick you out."
Samantha laughed in anger.
Indeed.
This was the style of the Steele family.
From top to bottom, from the master to the servants, all had the same character.
From the first meeting with Noah to Ethan later, and now the servant.
All of them arrogantly thought that women should revolve around the Steele family as if all the men in the world were extinct, leaving only the men of the Steele family.
Even so, she had to patiently explain, "Take a closer look. There's Ethan's seal on it. How could it be fake?"
The servant glanced, confident, "The seal is fake!"
Samantha couldn't catch her breath, feeling choked in her chest, unable to go up or down, almost choked to death.
She angrily took out her phone and called Ethan.
The phone rang once and was hung up.
Samantha was stunned for a moment, unwilling to give up, and called another number.
Again, it rang once and was hung up.
Looking at the servant's meaningful expression, Samantha's body trembled with anger, and the joints of the fingers holding the phone turned white.
Was she being played by Ethan?
First, he gave her a fake invitation, letting her come here to be ridiculed and looked down upon.
Then, he didn't answer her calls, letting her endure mockery and contempt.
Apart from this, she couldn't think of any other reasons.
She didn't expect Ethan to be such a person, small-minded and vengeful.
"Yurika, let's go!" Samantha, angry, grabbed Yurika's hand and turned to leave.
Yurika looked regretful, "Oh, I thought we could broaden our horizons, but I didn't expect..."
Inside the old house.
Anna looked at the two missed calls on Ethan's phone and decisively deleted the call records. As if nothing had happened, she returned the phone to Ethan.
Fortunately, she had foresight; otherwise, Samantha would have entered.
Impossible!
As long as she, Anna, was here, Samantha would never set foot inside.
Unless she died.
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