When I’s father and brothers learned of Gregory’s ns to another woman, especially one of lower


    status, with a five-year- son in tow, they were enraged.


    They withdrew investments worth billions of dors and ended cooperation on three projects. The rift


    between the two families caused the Salvador Corporation’s stocks to plummet by several


    billion dors overnight.


    Later, it was Nigel who intervened. He personally visited the Fowler family to negotiate. While the


    Salvador Cooperation was saved, it came with certain conditions.


    The condition was that Gregory could not remarry for three years. The woman in question could only


    live in the Salvador household as a servant, and her son would never be acknowledged as a legitimate


    member of the Salvador family.


    However, Grandpa Nigel promptly rejected thest condition. He argued that even if Gregory’s child


    was illegitimate, it was not for the Fowler family to meddle with. His son’s infidelity in marriage, which


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    had hurt two women, was the responsibility of the adults involved,


    and the child was innocent.


    As a result, Justin’s mother was never officially acknowledged by the Salvador family. Without any


    legitimate status, Justin grew up enduring rumors and living in extreme humiliation.


    Two yearster, Gregory brazenly brought back Shannon, who was


    pregnant with Bethany.


    Mary, with her gentle, kind, and tolerant nature, couldn’tpete w Shannon’s cunning schemes. In


    the end, the cruel battle for status took a tragic turn, as Mary sumbed to depression and ended her


    own life by jumping off a building.


    The year of Justin’s mother’s death coincided with the end of the three-year agreement set by the


    Fowler family.


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    Gregory’s support. She sessfully took Mary’s rightful position and became Gregory’s second wife.


    –“Justin, don’t be sad anymore. Your mother’s passing is affecting


    all of us too.”


    -“From now on, I am your mother, and Bethany will be your sister.”


    –“Sigh, your mother was truly a good person. It’s a pity that she was just a bit unluckypared to me.


    I hope she’s not suffering from her illness in the afterlife. I’m sure she wouldn’t me me for taking her


    ce, right? She was so kind. She definitely wouldn’t me


    me.”


    Justin could never forget the thinly veiled derision in Shannon’s words at his mother’s funeral.


    Even though he was young at the time, he could still sense the insincerity behind Shannon’s friendly


    smile.


    In the blink of an eye, more than 20 years had passed. It seemed that he was the only one in the entire


    Salvador family who had not forgotten about his mother.


    Suddenly hearing his mother’s nameing from Be’s lips, Justin felt a desire to cry, his eyes


    reddened inexplicably.


    “Mary… Mary…” Gregory looked dazed as he murmured the name of


    his old lover.


    shbacks of the memories emerged from the depths of Gregory’s mind. They were of Mary’s bright,


    beautiful face, filled with affect and tenderness. The deepest part of his heart throbbed with pair


    When Shannon, who was standing close to Gregory, heard him repeatedly say the name of her long-


    forgotten love rival, she was furious. Her eyes reddened as she unleashed her rage directly at Be.


    “Mary? That slut was just Greg’s former mistress! Even after joining this family, she was nothing more


    than a servant. What right does she have to be the matriarch of the Salvador family? The matriarch of


    the Salvador family is me! She’s nothingpared to me!”


    “Shannon! That’s enough!” Emotions that Gregory thought were long gone stirred within him. He roared


    angrily at her,pletely forgetting there were others present. “Mary was not just a mistress, let alone


    a servant. Besides, she’s no longer here. You have no right to say that about her!”


    “Why don’t I have the right?”


    Shannon’s eyes widened. Her anger got the best of her. “Am I not speaking the truth? She was just a


    lowly mistress unfit for society!”


    Before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly felt a chilling sensation enveloping her body.


    Taken aback, Shannon raised her eyes, only to find Justin standing


    before her.


    “You…”


    Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed through the hall.


    his hand and pped Shannon fiercely.


    “Ugh!”


    Shannon recoiled in pain. Her cheek immediately swelled, and blood


    trickled from her lips.


    Her eardrums buzzed, and she could see stars.


    She staggered back two steps, clutching the back of the sofa for


    support, barely managing to avoid falling to the ground in


    embarrassment.


    “Justin…” Be’s eyes narrowed, worrying for him.