Chapter 1725

As soon as Stella left Cordelia’s residence, Aldor returned with Dahlia and Coco.

Aldor and Coco appeared cheerful, especially the latter, who enthusiastically called Aldor “Uncle Aldor”

and bombarded him with questions.

On the other hand, Dahlia seemed discontented. Her gaze held a mix of displeasure and a hint of anger, particularly when she looked at Aldor.

Upon entering the house, Aldor handed Dahlia the household registration paperwork he had just arranged for Coco.

Dahlia took the papers and stared at him with a cold gaze. After a while, she said, “You sure know how to play games, Aldor! How dare you deceive us?!”

Aldor feigned innocence, “Madam, where is this accusation coming from? What did I do?”

Dahlia clenched her teeth, “You’ve led us to believe Coco is Keegan’s daughter!

If not for that, I-“

Dahlia did not finish her sentence.

Her initial plan was to use Coco to nullify Keegan’s previous will and exclude Stella from the inheritance. Unexpectedly, it turned out that Coco was not Keegan’s daughter. Due to this revelation, Dahlia found herself accused of coveting the inheritance.

Although Keegan had lost his memory of past events, exposing Coco’s adoption displeased him.

Early this morning, Dahlia had taken Coco to apply for adoption at Keegan and Cordelia’s unanimous request.

Once the paperwork was done, Coco officially became Keegan’s adopted daughter.

In addition to not obtaining what she wanted, Dahlia found herself in this vexing situation, fueling her anger.

“I never claimed that Coco is Mr. Kane’s daughter. It’s your assumption just because you heard Coco calling Mr. Kane ‘ Dad’,” Aldor calmly stated.

“Why didn’t you clarify it?!”

“The child was joking. Why would I bother explaining? Besides, you didn’t tell me what you planned to do with Coco.

“Coco has been kept in the dark about Mr. Kane’s disappearance. Without informing us, you brought her in front of everyone. You should be grateful she wasn’t scared out of her wits. Otherwise, you would need to figure out how to explain the whole thing to Mr. Kane.”

Dahlia’s face turned pale with anger, “H-How dare you talk to me like this! Don’t forget who you’re working for!”

“I signed a contract with Vinci Rivera. Are you also one of the shareholders in the company, Madam?”

This remark hurt Dahlia.

Every descendant of the Kane family possessed shares in Vinci Rivera. This included Aurora and Jackson, who had not contributed to the company.

Everyone born into the Kane family received one percent of Vinci Rivera’s shares.

It did not matter who the head of the family was; that one percent of shares would guarantee a permanent stake in Vinci Rivera’s profits. Nevertheless, in adherence to the family rules, any potential sale could only be negotiated with the head of the Kane family.

If that were the entirety of the situation. Dahlia would not harbor such resentment. However, a few company members sought to sell their shares a few years ago during Vinci Rivera’s restructuring.

Dahlia had anticipated that Keegan would allocate funds to repurchase those shares and put them under her name, but he declined.

Cyrene eventually bought back those shares. Although they did not add up to one percent, in a conglomerate like Vinci Rivera, even 0.1 percent translated to millions in annual dividends.

Dahlia had many arguments with Keegan because of this incident. The mention of it stabbed her in the heart.

The fact that even Cyrene held shares in Vinci Rivera infuriated Dahlia.

Unexpectedly, she slapped Aldor with all her might, causing her hand to tingle.

“You’re nothing but a lapdog to the Kane family. Have you lost sight of your own identity?” She gritted her teeth and said.

Aldor turned his head slightly, his ear buzzing and his left cheek numb.

Coco was startled. She pushed Dahlia’s leg and shouted,” Don’t hit Uncle Aldor!”