Byran got a fright, turning to see it was his sister, Patricia, and instinctively hid his phone behind his back, âI wasnât doing anything!â
Patricia hadnât actually seen anything, but the moment she saw Byran acting all shady, her curiosity was piqued.
âByran, what are you up to that you have to hide it from me? Are you secretly dating someone?â
Byran quickly shook his head. âNo, no! Iâm not dating anyone!â
Patricia didnât believe him, chortling. âIf youâre not dating, why are you scared of me seeing your phone then? Come on, let me see who you were chatting with.â
Itâs not that Byran didnât want his sister to look at his phone, he just didnât want her to see the video Belinda had just sent because he was afraid it would upset her.
He furrowed his brow in thought, and to dodge the subject, he said, âAlright! I am dating! But the chat is my private business, so I canât let you seeâ
Hearing her brother, who was still in school, admit that he was indeed dating. Patricia couldnât help but worry, so she pressed on.
âYou wonât let me see? Then Iâll tell Balfour that youâre not focusing on your studies and spending all your time datingâ
She actually cared a lot about her brother; after all, he was her maternal brother, and their relationship was naturally closer than with her half-brother, Balfour Byran immediately got anxious. âNo way! Patricia, if you tell Balfour, Iâm done for!â
Patricia leaned in triumphantly to snatch his phone, âThen let me have a look! I want to see what your girlfriend looks like. I want to see if sheâs pretty, and whose daughter she is?â
Byran clenched his phone and backed away. âYou really canâtâ¦â
âThen Iâll go tell Balfour right now!â
âNo!â
While Byran was still hesitating, Patricia quickly reached out, and in a split second, sheâd grabbed Byranâs phone.
âPatricia, donât look! Give me back my phone!â Byran tried to snatch his phone back, but Patricia had already run off.
Clinging onto Byranâs phone, Patricia dashed upstairs, dying to know whose daughter had captured Byranâs heart Byran was of age; he could date, but his girlfriend couldnât be a poor girl, she had to be a rich heiress from a family of similar standing.
Only a rich heiress from a family of similar standing to the Howard family was worthy of Byran.
Plus, if Byranâs future wife had a powerful family, they could also help Byran and Balfour fight for the Howard family inheritance in the future.
Actually, Patricia had always known that Balfourâs affection for her was all because she had mimicked the missing Pearl since she was a kid, plus she was good at pleasing people and acting cute.
But Byran was her real brother, there was no barrier between them.
Only when Byran became the Howard family successor could she and her mother truly gain respect in the Howard family.
She and Byranâs mother was their fatherâs second wife, and although her mother had given birth to Byran, sheâd never been accepted by their grandparents in all these years If Byran found a low-status girlfriend, then they would be looked down upon even more by the elders of the Howard family.
So, if she discovered today that Byranâs girlfriend was from a poor family, she would have to have them break up as soon as possible With that mindset, Patricia checked the chat records on Byranâs phone.
Although the chat group had already kicked Byran out, the previous chat records were still there.