Once they got back to Gloria's house, the man helped to fix the fridge. Not only that, but he even cooked a meal for Gloria. The man's cooking was not very delicious. It was not even close to Gloria's cooking. However, Gloria still found it very delicious when she was eating it. She unexpectedly said very happily like a little girl while eating, "Mm-hmm. It's really tasty. I've not had such tasty dishes in a very long time."
With a doting expression on his face, James gently said, “You truly are a proper lady from an eminent family. At your age, you still don't know how to cook for yourself. But that's nothing. If you’re willing, I can serve as your chef in the future. I am willing to cook just to have a glimpse of your lady-like charm." During that time, James had still been acting in a gentle manner with a little admiration and a little caring when he interacted with Gloria.
Once Gloria heard James saying that, she suddenly smiled miserably. "What lady? I a m a lady who had never been liked by my own father. I only had the Shaw family name."
James was stunned for a moment. He clearly was disappointed, but the disappointment disappeared in a flash. Nonetheless, Gloria still saw all of the disappointment that had flashed by. She sneered in her heart.
James asked with a slightly hasty tone," But Gloria, I clearly saw that Old Master Shaw often came over to your house."
Gloria deliberately pretended to look at James with a confused expression. "Y-You know my father?" In her memory, she had never addressed him as her father before. This was the only time, and she did it in front of James.
James immediately stuttered. It was after a few minutes of stuttering that he said again, "I don't really know him. It's just that when I brought you home from the hospital today, I saw an old man near the entrance t o your house. He was secretive and he was wearing a cap. There were also men following behind him. I saw that he kept looking at your house, but he did not enter. I then asked your neighbor next door who that old man was. Your neighbor told me that he is your father."
In fact, James had already known that Old Master Shaw was Gloria's father a long time ago. That was information that he had already gotten a long time ago. He even hid not far away from here and heard Old Master Shaw personally telling Gloria," Gloria, why are you doing this? Follow me home. Your brother and his wife, as well as your nephew, would take great care of you. I f you don't like me and you don’t want to see me, I can move to a nursing home. Half of the Shaw Residence is your brother's and the other half is yours. The entire Shaw family's properties belong to you and your brother equally. My child, it's all my fault. I will never ask for your forgiveness anymore in this life. However, if you refuse to take the Shaw family's vast amount of properties and just leave it there, then aren't you just being silly? If you hate me, then just think of it as snatching away all o f my properties without leaving a single bit for me at all. Let me freeze and starve to death in the streets. Only then can you avenge your mother, my child.”
When Old Master Shaw was saying that at that time, James and his gang were eavesdropping nearby. Half of the Shaw family's properties. How much was that? A few hundred million dollars? A few billion dollars? James did not dare to think about i t. He had to successfully lead Gloria into his trap. He had to pull out all the stops!
"He is not my father! I will never acknowledge him in my life!" Gloria said with great resentment.
"Alright! I support you!" James said immediately.
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