Chapter 2132

Louisa was crying so hard it seemed she might run out of breath.

Three lives at stake.

"How could you. Why would you do this? Why?" Louisa cried out in anguish, "What's so wrong with me as your sister-in-law? Tell

me today, clear, and plain, what did I do, what did I say to make you wish me, my husband, and my children to be damned,

speak up!"

This was the first time Arabella had ever seen her mother so utterly undone.

All her grievances, anger, and sorrow. were vented out in this moment.

At this moment, all Arabella could do was to wipe her tears, gently pat her on the shoulder, and then quietly step back.

Her brothers, too, passed tissues to their father, their silence speaking volumes.

"When I married into this family, you received your wedding gift a year later than I did, but yours was significantly more

substantial. Even the house you got was more expensive, more luxurious,” Beverly looked up with a touch of sadness and a

sense of loss, "That was the first time I felt the unfairness from our parents."

Before Beverly could respond, Cornelia, clearly upset, interjected, "How can you say that? The year you got married, gold was

priced at $10 per gram. I got you 999 grams, hoping your love with Lucas would last forever. The following year, when Louisa

married into the family, the price of gold had risen to $13 per gram, but I still got her 999 grams—the amount was the same!"

"No, it's not the same. The total value was much more in her case!" Beverly's eyes shimmered with hurt, "You gave me gold

worth $99,900; you should've given her gold at the same price to be fair! And at her wedding, she had twenty more tables of

guests than I did."

"That's because during Louisa's year, your father and I had made many new business acquaintances. Those friends had looked

out for our business, and it would have been rude not to invite them." Cornelia hadn't expected such a trivial matter to be held

against her for so long.

"You say Louisa's villa is nicer and more expensive. I already explained that to you. Before either of the brothers settled down,

Lucas firstly picked out the villa, stating he wanted to live there after marriage. It was only two years after Lucas bought his villa

that Kenneth chose the Lakeview Villa. By then, property prices had gone up, and Lakeview Villa was a new development in a

prime location.”

"But the area he picked was a full 200 square meters larger than ours." Beverly said through tears.

"That's because that villa came with a larger yard, with extra space included.” Cornelia never imagined that even the size of the

house would be a sore point for so many years.

Later, Kenneth and Louisa, through their own hard work, moved to the Reflections Villa.

They hadn't lived in the Lakeview Villa for more than a few years.

"When I asked you back then, you

told me any gifts would do, whether

you were satisfied with the

matrimonial home, and,if.th

Phage ako change. I told

you not to be shy, to speak up. You

said everything was fine, that you

loved Lucas. At the time, I thought

you were a good girl, and we didn't

want to shortchange or upset you.

Just the gift alone, I can say that no

other family in the city gave as much

as we did." Please read the original

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Not to mention the gold, there was also cash, a car, a store, and so much more.

"But Louisa got more." Beverly looked

at Cornelia, her eyes faintly filled with

grievous tears, 'l know my com

Fogger a's are

different, she comes from a

prestigious family, it makes sense to

give more. But Lucas and I worked so

hard after our marriage, we strove,

yet you didn't see it." Please read the

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"What do you mean by we 'didn't see

it?" Cornelia asked coldly, “Is it

because we didn't hand over the

family business fo you temdndge?

Eyatyard kibws that the Collins

family business is traditionally

handed down to the eldest son. Even

if Louisa had five sons, Hans would

still manage the company, the

principle is the same." Please read

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"But Lucas and I are clearly better at business than my elder brother and his wife. Why can't we manage together? Why can't we

inherit the company and let my brother and his wife take dividends?" Beverly asked grievously.