Justin's expression was stern as he left the restaurant. "Gloriana, I'm so disappointed in you."
Gloriana looked aggrieved as she said, "I didn't know that Bella and Mr. Miller got back together again…"
Sonya sneered, "Dominic was willing to take you out and even let some gossip spread about the two of you. Why didn't you seize your chance? Our family is done for if you don't win him over. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?"
Facing her parents' accusations, Gloriana lost it and said, "All the two of you ever do is pin your hopes on me. I'm not the one who offended the Sawyers! Why should I be the one paying the price?"
As Gloriana's older sister and the reason behind the Kleins' dilemma, Yelena roared, "What are you trying to say? I wouldn't need you if I could get close to Dominic. Yes, I'm the one who had offended the Sawyers. But why weren't you willing to go on a blind date with Leonard back then?
"You, too, rejected the date because you looked down on the fact that he's an illegitimate child, didn't you?"
Justin said sternly, "That's enough! What's the point of arguing here now? If we keep this up, we'll lose everything we have! Gloriana, I don't care what methods you use, you must win Dominic over within a month and force him to marry you. Otherwise, the Klein family is done for!"
Gloriana gritted her teeth and said, "Nothing has ever happened between Dominic and I. We didn't do anything when he brought me to that hotel room that night!"
Her family looked at her in disbelief. "What?"
Gloriana couldn't help but tell them the truth. "I had initially thought he was interested in me too, but that night, he just had me work overtime with him. I had to go through his documents for the entire night.
"Looking back now, it seems like he only did it for Bella to see it. Although he may have broken up with her, it seems… they never really ended things."
Her words shattered their hope, and they all parted unhappily.
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