As she spoke of this, her brow furrowed with worry again.
"He may not be willing to acknowledge me, but he is still my biological son, and I do worry about him."
Lily Jones was enjoying the grand performance by Daisy Thompson while privately scorning her own blood brother.
With the boundless indulgence he had for Elly Campbell, even if one day she truly ran away with the family fortune, it would be his own fault.
"What can possibly be done? My brother has already given it, and he did so willingly. How could I snatch the family fortune from Elly's hands?"
Lily Jones replied irritably, her voice tainted with resentment.
"My brother has really been hexed by Elly Campbell. With so many assets, how could you just give them away so carelessly? You'd think he's ready to end up begging on the streets."
She muttered softly, eyes cast downward.
Her muttering wasn't loud, yet capably reached the ears of Daisy Thompson and her daughter.
