Chapter 1
During the early morning of the winter season , snow was drizzling and falling from the sky. Manon was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and washed-out jeans, carrying only an almost destroyed suitcase. Despite her plain attire, her exquisitely beautiful face caught the eyes of Febian Anderson who brought her into the house, while looking impatient. "You'll be staying with me from now on," he said, while pointing to the mother and daughter standing nearby. "That's your mother and your sister. Hurry up and greet them." Mr Febian said
"I'm getting married to your mother tomorrow. You need to get along well with her and your sister from now on,he continued.
Manon sneered inwardly. Mother and sister? Febian, this scumbag and unresponsible father , had been fooling around with Claire scott while her mom was pregnant with her . And the so-called sister of her's Megan by name was only three months younger than her! Moreover, her dad or rather Mr Fabian had also taken away the hard-earned savings of her grandparents, leaving them to live in poverty in a small village in their later years. How dare he ask her to get along with his mistress and their child?
At this moment, Megan, standing next to her mom , looked at her "sister" with a sneer and curled her lips. "Dad, don't worry. I'll take good care of my sister. She's new to the City and doesn't know anything. Mom and I will show her around."
Fabian nodded in satisfaction. Megan was indeed his and Li Zhenlan's daughter, so obedient and sensible! Unlike this illegitimate child who hadn't even called him "dad" once on the way here, as if he were her driver. What an uncultured thing!
Manon sneered and looked at the mother and daughter standing at the villa gate. She spoke slowly, "quick reminder my mom is dead and I can't remember her giving birth to another child apart from me which automatically makes her an illegitimate child " Manon said while pointing at Megan ", and s an illegitimate daughter, I don't think she can be considered my sister."
Fabian and the mother and daughter's fake smiles froze at manon's lack of respect. Fabian angrily said, "What did you just say? Hasn't your grandmother taught you to respect your elders?"
"Yes my grandmother did teach me to respect who acts their age ," Manon interrupted him coldly, "but scum like you don't deserve it."
"You--" Fabian was so angry that he choked.
He never expected that after taking in this big trouble left by his ex-wife, she would be so ungrateful!
He raised his hand to slap her , but she easily dodged it.
The girl's clear eyes were tinged with a hint of mockery.
Fabian was furious. "Get out!
Since you don't know how to appreciate kindness, don't come back to this house!"
"It was your grandfather and grandmother who wanted me to take you away back then. I pitied you for living alone in the countryside and wanted to bring you back!" Fabian said In anger .
"I didn't expect you to learn such bad manners in that remote village!"
At her words, Manon sneered, her eyes as cold as ice. " If anyone should leave that should be you cause this house, including Anderson Group, belongs to my mother and my grandparents!"
Fabian , who was just raging with anger, looked a bit lost at her words. But soon, he sneered and tore off his mask.
"That's something for after you get married. Your mother's will stated that before your marriage, I will handle those things," he said.
He had already made up his mind when he brought Manon back. In a few years, he would find a rich old man to marry her off to. Once she was under her in-laws' control, she wouldn't have a chance to take back the company. What could a poor girl from a remote village do?
After hearing Fabian's words, Manon laughed instead. "Do you know what tomorrow is?" she asked
" what was tomorrow " Fabian thought confusion written all over his face . Wasn't tomorrow the day he and claire were going to have their wedding ceremony? He had planned to bring his ex-wife's daughter back before the wedding so that the big shot in the City wouldn't have anything to gossip about, but he didn't expect this girl to be so annoying.
"Tomorrow is my 20th birthday," Manon said, a mysterious smile on her lips.
After saying that, she ignored the rest of the family and walked out with her suitcase.
Megan was already angry and spoke up. "Dad, how can sister be like this?" she said. "Mom and I prepared so many things for her, afraid that she wouldn't be comfortable living here..."
"Forget it, Megan " her mom said, looking disappointed. "This child grew up in that kind of place, so she's a bit uncivilized. If we don't discipline her properly, others will laugh at us..."
The mother and daughter continued to sing the same tune, making Fabian even angrier.
"What can a little girl do? I'll teach her a lesson and marry her off!" he said.
Upon hearing this, the mother and daughter exchanged a glance, their eyes gleaming with satisfaction.
Claire spoke up, "Coincidentally, the CEO of wood company company lost his wife a few days ago, and he has good conditions. If I have the chance, I will talk to CEO woood!"
Originally, they thought that this dead girl returning to the Anderson family might take some effort to deal with, but they didn't expect her to anger the head of the family, Fabian Anderson, on her first day.
Let's see what she has to fight with them!
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"Have you found the person?"
Manon stood in front of the bed, smoking a cigarette, her eyes hazy.
The voice on the other end of the phone, Jake , responded quickly"Yes, I found him. Sister Manon , I looked at the photo, and this man..."
"Stop."
Manon frowned impatiently, "Just give me his phone number and address, I'll contact him."
The voice on the other end paused, "Why are you all in such a hurry? That man is the same, he asked me for your address and went to find you directly."
Manon raised an eyebrow, "Okay."
She hung up the phone without any politeness.
Jake looked at the phone screen, dared to be angry but not to speak. Although he didn't know what this living ancestor wanted to do, he didn't dare to ask. Whatever the ancestor ordered, he would do.
Manon put down her phone and extinguished her cigarette. It had been almost 17 years since her mother's death, and she had never returned to California since then. When Mr Fabian Anderson killed her mother and took over her family's company, she was still young. Her grandparents took her away because they were afraid that she would be bullied by him and his mistress. This time she returned to California to make him lose everything and to make sure that mother and daughter who had taken over her nest pay the price!
The doorbell suddenly rang, and Manon snapped out of her thoughts. She walked barefoot to the door absentmindedly and opened it, only to be stunned by the man standing in front of her.
He was a real stunner, with a delicate yet masculine face that could have made any girl pay a fortune for a smile from him. But he had a stern expression on his face, not like someone who was here to get married, but more like someone who was here to collect a debt.
Manon frowned and looked at him skeptically. "Did you come to the wrong door?"
Louis raised an eyebrow as he looked at the beautiful face of the girl in front of him. He confirmed the house number again. 2030 , that was right. The little girl was pretty and looked obedient, perfect for dealing with elders. But was she really of legal age?
"No, I think I have the right address. I'm Louis, your future husband."
"Oh, please come in."
Manon opened the door and let him in, saying as she did so, "Mr. Louis, I have prepared the prenuptial agreement. You can check it first. If there's no problem, we can go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning to get married."
"I have also arranged the wedding. After everything is done, I will pay you five million. But during the marriage Mr. Louis must listen to me, understood?"
The little girl spoke clearly and concisely. Louis , who was always cold and self-contained , suddenly felt a little confused.
The things this little girl just said seemed to be his lines, weren't they?