Chapter 81

"It's true that Edison is better than me, so why don't you marry his children off to the Ward family instead?" Edmund finally had enough and roared at Catherine. "Your son, your grandson, your granddaughter... Are they all just pawns for you to sacrifice? If that's the case, why did you even give birth to me?"

Edmund stormed off, still furious.

Melinda watched Edmund leave, anger flashing in her eyes as she clenched her fists.

She knew Catherine didn't favor them, but she hadn't realized just how little Edmund meant to her compared to his older brother, Edison.

She scoffed.

She wanted to know just how capable Edison’s family was.

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Riverside Senior High.

The last two classes of the afternoon were self-study. Eden, not wanting to stay in the classroom, planned to find a place to nap on the sports field. As she reached the stairwell leading to the first floor, she spotted Daliah and several other students from Class 3-1 surrounding Natasha and Joy.

"You want to attend Leo's conc