From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace (Laurinda) novel Chapter 319

After dinner, Adolphus and Seraphina sat together in the tea room.

Adolphus poured a cup of tea and handed it to Seraphina, his voice cool and steady. “Out so early on New Year’s Day. Trouble at home again?”

He didn’t even bother to make it sound like a question. He had given up on his brothers a long time ago. By now, nothing about their drama surprised him.

Seraphina shook her head. “No fights. With Mom and Dad there, nobody dares to go too far. It’s just… my third sister-in-law wanted to set me up with someone. I wasn’t in the mood to listen, so I left.”

Adolphus let out a quiet laugh. Some people just never give up. Since they couldn’t boss him around, now they were trying to meddle in Seraphina’s life. He wondered when they’d finally get tired of it.

“Adah didn’t cause any scenes, did she?”

“No, things have actually been pretty quiet. But there’s a lot of gossip about Len lately. Looks like his ex-wife is the one leaking everything. She didn’t just drag Len down, she embarrassed Rea too. All the nasty stuff Rea did back then is making the rounds in Cabinda. It’s honestly disgusting.”

“Did you hear what’s been happening with the Charles family? Their stocks tanked. Len actually dragged Pearce to see Dad, but they didn’t even make it past the front door. The butler kicked them out.”

“During New Year’s Eve dinner, Dad called Len out in front of everyone. He told him he was cut off from the family and needed to handle his own problems. Len’s face was priceless. He drank too much and ended up crying. It was so embarrassing.”

Adolphus smiled, just a little. “Back when he divorced Carla for Rea, Locke warned him to think it through. Now that the Charles family is in trouble, they’re probably begging him for help. He’s worried he’ll get dragged down too, so he tried running to Dad for protection.”

Seraphina snorted. “He’s still so naive. He lost both of Dad’s grandsons and thinks Dad would still help him? No way. The moment Dad let Carla change their last names, he was already choosing sides.”

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