Chapter 335: A Bunch of Useless Fools Joe stared blankly at the evidence in front of him, completely frozen.
Victoria Adams... Victoria Adams...
Selinaâs mother... was named Victoria Adams?
Why was the name so close to Victoria Hill? Why did Victoria Adams also happen to be a designer? Could they be the same person?
But if they were the same person... then what did that make Angelica?
No. That couldnât be.
Could it?
"Kyle, Kyle! Youâre just in time!"
Joe looked at his son like heâd found a lifeline. "Come take a look at this. Do you think... we mightâve made a mistake?" freeweÉnovel.cøm "Dad." Kyleâs throat tightened the second he saw what was on Joeâs screen.
He was terrified of being found out. If Joe discovered that heâd known all along and had kept it from him, the consequences would be severe.
But Angelica had been through so much already. If they abandoned her now, Morris Family would look heartless. Besides, Selina was doing well.
Even without Morris Family, she was thriving. That meant they had to stand by Angelica.
Kyle forced down his guilt and said stiffly, "Dad, I was actually coming to talk to you about this... I saw the name Victoria Adams too, and I was shocked at first, so I looked into it. Turns out itâs just someone with the same name..."
If Selina was really his sister, that meant Victoria Adams was their biological mother.
He wasnât unwilling to acknowledge them. But the timing... wasnât right. Surely Selina and her mother would understand.
Kyle repeated that logic to himself until it sounded acceptable. Then he added:
"Dad, Angelica is your daughter. You shouldnât doubt that. Didnât we already run the tests back then? And... even if Selina really were your daughter, why wouldnât she say anything? Why walk away from the Morris Family?"
Joe sat down slowly, Selinaâs face flashing through his mind.
A sharp pang of regret tightened in his chest.
Things between Selina and the Morris Family had turned so sour recently... if she really was his daughter, he mightâve already lost her forever.
So as much as part of him feared the truth, another part clung to the hope that maybe... they hadnât made a mistake after all.
Kyle, having settled his father, let out a quiet breath and went to find Angelica.
"Brother..."
Angelicaâs tears streamed down her cheeks. "Did Dad say anything? I know I shouldnât have said bad things behind Selinaâs back, but thatâs just how she isâsheâll do whatever it takes to get what she wants. I was just trying to protectâ"
"Donât worry, Angelica. Dad and I both believe in you."
Kyleâs voice was conflicted. "Just stay home and keep a low profile for now. Morris Family will take care of everything."
But behind Angelicaâs tear-streaked face, a flicker of darkness stirred.
Theyâd managed to fool Joe this time. But what about next time?
As long as Selina was around, she was a threat.
Angelica needed a plan...
At the Perry Estate.
With eldest daughter Anna deceased, adoptive daughter Amelia married into the Reid Family, and the matriarch stepping away from family business, control of Perry Family had landed in the hands of two illegitimate sons: Mr. Perry the Second and Mr. Perry the Fourth.
[Reader Note: In the Perry family, the titles "the Second" and "the Fourth" donât refer to generations. Theyâre not grandfather and grandsonâtheyâre brothers. These ordinal titles are just family ranks, based on the order of birth among siblings.]
With Mr. Perry the Second away on business, only Grandpa Perry and Mr. Perry the Fourthâs family were still at home.
As Selina approached the estate, she could already hear Mrs. Perry the Fourth crying inside the sitting room.
"Dad, how could Logan do this to us? We never wronged him, and now heâs teaming up with outsiders to ruin us! The whole world is watching Perry Family become a joke!"
Mr. Perry the Fourth quickly added fuel to the fire. "Thatâs right, Dad. We didnât let Logan handle the family business. We gave it all to Owen instead.
That mustâve made him jealous!"
"This kidâs always had a petty streak. Never liked Owen, even as a child. I thought it was just kids bickeringâbut now? Now heâs out here tanking our business just to settle a score!"
Selina let out a slow, deliberate "Oh," and leaned in toward him, whispering in his ear, "So this handbag brand is connected to Owen too?"
Loganâs lips curved slightly.
Inside, Mrs. Perry the Fourth was wailing on the floor, "Amelia may have been biased, but wasnât it all for Loganâs sake? We let Owen take over the handbag line, but we were going to give Logan something else to make it up to him! And heâboohooâhe..."
"I mustâve missed something," Selina said, pushing open the door and stepping in, her gaze landing on Grandpa Perry. "Old Mr. Perry, Logan said you invited him over for dinner. He thought you were missing your grandson, even brought gifts. Turns out, it was just to drag him here for an interrogation."
Logan raised an eyebrow. Gifts?
He certainly hadnât planned on bringing any.
Mrs. Perry the Fourth snapped, "Selina! Do you have no manners, barging in without knocking? Who the hell invited that jinx back for dinner? And gifts? You came in empty-handedâwhat gifts?!"
Selina blinked innocently. "Offering Perry Groupâs handbag line a perfect solution doesnât count as a gift?"
"Logan and Rowan are friends, they talk. He was planning to speak with Rowan and get Perry Group some breathing room, but who knew..."
She sighed. "Who knew Mrs. Perry the Fourth would accuse him of conspiring against his own family? Old Mr. Perry, does that sound reasonable to you? Iâve seen those bags."
Grandpa Perryâs expression darkenedâhe had a feeling nothing good was coming next.
Sure enough, Selina continued, slow and calm, "Theyâre all blatant copies of Rowanâs signature pieces. Anyone with the slightest bit of sense could tell theyâre knockoffs. No one in their right mind would greenlight production. Even if Logan wanted to sabotage you, he wouldnât use something that idiotic."
She turned to Mrs. Perry the Fourth. "You run the handbag division and canât recognize industry staples? You screw up and then blame Logan? Heâs the one picking up your mess, and youâre calling him the problem?"
Mrs. Perry the Fourth exploded, "Shut your mouth! This was Loganâsâ"
"This is the designer Mrs. Perry the Fourth just hired," Logan suddenly cut in, tossing a document onto Grandpa Perryâs desk, his voice flat. "Hereâs where the problem started."
"That designer was Owenâs recommendation! Youâre just targeting Owen because you canât stand him. Our Owen is this familyâs darlingâ"
"A notorious plagiarist," Logan interrupted coolly. "Fired at least once a year. Blacklisted in the industry. Nobody will touch himâexcept Perry Group, who just had to bring him in as their head designer."
He leaned back slightly. "Didnât realize it was Owenâs guy before. Now that I do, it all makes sense."
Selina: "..."
He barely said a word until now, and when he did, he practically detonated the room. Mrs. Perry the Fourth was almost hyperventilating.
Selina added sarcastically, "Look at that, Mrs. Perry. You just admitted the designer was Owenâs pick. You really think his people are going to take orders from Logan?"
The servants around them kept their heads down, silent.
Everyone knew this was on the shady designer. Given how Mrs. Perry the Fourth had just blamed Logan, Grandpa Perryâs face turned stormy. But apologizing? Out of the question.
"Thatâs enough. This discussionâs over."
Mrs. Perry the Fourth panicked, "Dad, how can we just leave it like this? Wh-what about the company?! Loganâs friends with Rowan, isnât he? Canât heâ"
"A few months without me, and the Perry Familyâs turned into a bunch of useless fools?"
A crisp voice rang out.
Riley stepped in, supporting Grandma Perry, who entered with her head held high and a sharp, sweeping gaze.
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Selina wasnât surprised Grandma Perry had shown up.
But... what was Riley doing here?