THE LOST HEIRESS

Layla was instantly dumbfounded.

But Arthur’s anger hadn’t subsided.

“I bought that necklace for her, what’s wrong with her wearing it?

“She is a member of our Lancaster family, she can enter and exit any lounge as she pleases, does this need to be explained to you?”

“No, it’s impossible…”

Layla’s face was pale, looking at today’s birthday star, Eleanor.

Eleanor’s eyes were red as she asked me:

“Is what she just said true? Did you really not have enough to eat before?

“My sweet girl, it’s all my fault for not finding you sooner.”

Chairman Lancaster also stepped forward at this moment.

“Just in time, let me introduce to everyone, this is my daughter, Daphne Lancaster. Please take care of her in the future.”

Layla looked as if she had been struck by lightning.

Equally shocked was Vincent.

“I don’t care what your motives are, framing my sister, this venue does not welcome you! Please leave!”

Arthur’s face was terrifyingly gloomy.

Layla hurriedly said: “I’m sorry! It’s all a misunderstanding! I’ll call the police right now to cancel it!”

“Don’t. The police coming is just right.”

I pointed to the surveillance camera and spoke,

“You publicly framed me, the evidence is solid, I also need to report to the police.”

Layla collapsed onto the floor.

Arthur found her too much of an eyesore.

He had the security guards throw her out to wait for the police outside.

Layla could only turn to Vincent for help:

“Help me, you are cooperating with the Lancaster family now, please plead for me.”

Arthur turned his head, coldly glancing at Vincent:

“Are you with her?”

Vincent seemed to snap out of a trance, taking a step aside:

“No… I don’t know her.”

Such a huge farce was fortunately resolved smoothly in the end.

The birthday party still concluded lively.

Going home at night.

Eleanor kept shedding tears over me.

“My sweet girl, you’ve suffered so much. Why didn’t you tell mom before?”

I smiled: “It’s all in the past, I didn’t want to see mom upset.”

Eleanor let out a sob, crying even harder.

It took a lot of effort to comfort her.

I went to the study to find Arthur.

Arthur was five years older than me.

When I was lost at three years old, my impression of him wasn’t deep.

Plus, he was very busy with work, so we didn’t meet often.

So up until now, in this house, he was the one I was least familiar with.

The word “Brother” was still hard for me to say.

I peeked my head in and asked: “Are you busy?”

Arthur put down the documents in his hand: “Daphne? Come in.”

People outside said that the successor of the Lancaster family was a born natural in this circle.

Cold-hearted, with tough methods.

Even stronger than Chairman Lancaster back in the day.

But when he spoke to me, he was always very gentle.

“What’s the matter, Daphne?”

“Is our family, partnering with Vincent?”

“To be precise, still negotiating. Vincent has some talent, considered a highly watched rising star in startups recently. I’m considering whether to invest in him.”

“Is there… no alternative?” I asked carefully.

“Do you mean, you don’t want me to invest in him?”

I hurriedly waved my hands:

“I don’t mean that, you manage the company, you definitely have to start from profitability, I won’t interfere with your decision.”

Arthur took off his glasses, looking at me solemnly:

“But Daphne, we are family. Family should shield each other from the wind and rain.”

He was right.

Since childhood, I was used to swallowing my pride.

I didn’t dare express my thoughts, afraid of being hated, not even getting a meal.

But now, I had a family.

I mustered up my courage and said:

“Brother, please don’t invest in him.”

Arthur froze for a moment.

“What did you call me?”

“Brother.”

“Okay,” he was so excited his hands trembled slightly, “If Daphne says no investment, I absolutely won’t invest!”

Not letting Arthur invest in Vincent wasn’t out of my personal grudge.

It was because I felt Vincent was unreliable.

Especially after today’s incident.

I asked someone about it later.

After I erased my registration, Vincent suffered a massive blow.

He even experienced sudden deafness.

He proposed breaking up with Layla, depressed and unhappy all day.

But Layla still accompanied him by his side.

Layla hating me, I could actually understand.

But Vincent, disregarding their past relationship, directly pretended not to know her.

Such a heartless person was not suitable as a business partner.

I told Arthur all of this.

He pondered for a moment:

“According to what you said, Vincent is indeed unreliable.”

Pausing, he changed the subject.

“Do you still like him now?”

I shook my head: “I let it go a long time ago.”

“Then what do you think about the engagement with Theodore Vance?”

“… I haven’t thought about it for now.”

This question caught me off guard.

I heard that when my mom was pregnant with me, she arranged a marriage with the Vance family, the real estate tycoons.

It was just that it was only spoken words.

No real engagement was ever established.

Now that I was back, the Vance family seemed to intend to push this marriage forward.

I couldn’t help but think of Theodore Vance.

Tall, long legs.

The first time we met was at the Vance family’s home.

Right after I was recognized, I was dragged by my mom to see her best friend.

Who was also Theodore’s biological mother.

That day, it happened that all the aunts and relatives of the Vance family were there.

I was surrounded by a group of people, feeling very cramped.

They asked me all sorts of questions:

“Are you going to marry Theodore in the future?”

“When do you plan to get married?”

“How many kids do you want after marriage?”

The suffocating questions almost drowned me.

Suddenly, a young man walked over and blocked in front of me.

“Don’t ask so much, you’re invading her privacy.”

“Oh my, how is this privacy.”

“I said it is, apologize to her.”

The young man was very assertive, almost domineering.

Later I found out, he was Theodore Vance.

It’s just that…

The initial good impression was very quickly shattered by this very bro himself…