Joseph finally broke when his son publicly challenged his ego as the family patriarch. Staring Julien


    down, he was about to approach thetter when a slim figure glided out of nowhere and stopped him.


    "Mandy?"


    In the next second, they heard a deafening p. Mandy, filled with resentment, had pped Joseph on


    the face. The impact of her p caused his cheek to swell and his ears to ring.


    "Mandy, did you just p me? But I''m your brother!"


    "My brother? Do I even have one?" She shed him an indifferent smile. "I thought I was kicked out of


    the Lovce family just like Julien. By the way, you''re just a son adopted by the Lovce family."


    The revtion of Joseph being an adopted son caught Aidan and Julien off guard. It was a family


    secret that had never been disclosed to the younger generation. Mandy must have been intent on


    humiliating Joseph by openly bringing up his bloodline.


    "Technically, I am the only daughter who carries the Lovce blood. You''re only benefiting from Dad''s


    dream of having a son. He promoted you to a position of power in Lovce Pharmaceuticals.


    Otherwise, you wouldn''t have had the power to assert dominance over me as a ''brother.''"


    "Mandy Lovce!" Despite nearly fainting from the anger, Joseph couldn''t retort.


    It was indeed true that he was adopted. Edgar Lovce, who failed to produce a son over many years,


    had secretly adopted Joseph from an orphanage with his wife, Agatha Borne, to continue the family


    lineage.


    Five years after adopting Joseph, Agatha got pregnant with Mandy and gave birth to the only flesh and


    blood of Edgar. s, Mandy was a female.


    Still, she quickly became Edgar and Agatha''s favorite due to her good looks and intelligence. For a


    while, Mandy''s talent had challenged Edgar''s prejudice against women in positions of power.


    It all came crashing down when Mandy met the striking and distinguished Winston Taylor at a ball. If


    she hadn''t made the shocking decision to be Winston''s second wife, she would have been sharing


    power with Joseph in Lovce Pharmaceuticals.


    "This is for Julien. You''re ridiculous for punishing him just because he wanted to treat Winston!" Mandy


    was filled with animosity. "Still, this isn''t enough to punish you. Let''s meet again as business rivals.


    "I''m warning you now—Lovce Pharmaceuticals will never dominate Belbanks while the KS Group


    stands. Julien,e with me!" "Sure, Aunt Mandy!" Julien, teary-eyed, immediately answered to her.


    He listened well to Mandy, totally unlike the rebellious son that Josephbeled him as.


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    Alyssa and Jasper exchanged looks and let out a long sigh of relief. Their greatest fear was the


    Lovces exploiting family rtionships and using hierarchy to coerce Julien.