Trent stood impably dressed in his suit, his eyes narrowed with interest as he stared at the girl before him. With her hands in her pockets and a lollipop in her mouth, her features were stunningly beautiful, and she possessed an almost otherworldly grace.


    It was her. If he remembered correctly, her name was Juniper Payne. She was the notorious adopted daughter of the Sherwin family, one of Era City''s elite, who waster sent to live with the Payne family. She was also the long-lost sister of the acimed actor Jimmie Tate.


    He had been abroad for the past two years and had only returned yesterday, so he''d only done a quick catch-up. This Ms. Payne was no ordinary person; she had been responsible for quite a few earth-shattering events recently. The only thing was, she was too cold. She carried herself as if wrapped in a thickyer of ice, studded with sharp thorns that kept everyone at a distance.


    "Hello, Trent." Seeing Trent fixated on Juniper, Ynda stepped forward, her jealousy masked by a radiant smile. "I''m a friend of Yelena''s. My name is—"


    The Wilcox family''s status was far above the Lonsdale family''s. If she could get in with the Wilcoxes, she could easily kick Jerrold Lonsdale to the curb. But before Ynda could finish her affected introduction, Trent turned his head away.


    "It''s been a while. Forgotten how to greet people?" he asked, his question directed at J.


    "Mr. Wilcox," J said, lifting her head slightly. Her face was a little pale, her tone distant. "Mm," Trent grunted, an eyebrow twitching. His gaze then shifted to the indifferent Juniper, and he took the initiative to greet her. "Hello, I''m J''s cousin." What? Hearing Trent''s introduction, Yelena''s eyes widened. Cousin? How could that mistress''s daughter, J, possibly be worthy of being called his family?


    Yelena wanted to object, but she didn''t dare act out in front of Trent. He was the future heir of the Wilcox family, after all. Her mother had warned her since childhood that Trent didn''t particrly like them. She was supposed to do everything she could to win his favor, which would help her secure a portion of the Wilcox family fortune. Juniperzily lifted her eyelids, ncing at the hand extended toward her. She kept her hands in her pockets, showing no intention of acknowledging him.


    "Let''s go," she said, striding right past Trent without a second nce.


    "Oh? Okay," J blinked and hurried to catch up.


    Trent''s hand was left hanging awkwardly in mid-air. He looked a little embarrassed as he watched them walk away without looking back.


    How interesting.


    "Bro—" Yelena licked her lips, seizing the opportunity toin. "With Juniper backing her up, J doesn''t even spare us a nce anymore."


    Trent withdrew his gaze. When h? looked at Yelena, his eyes were filled with nothing but coldness, and his


    voice was terrifyingly icy. "Behave yourself from


    now on. Don''t looking for trouble with J."


    "What?"


    Yelena didn''t


    ''t understand. In recent


    years, it seemed her brother''s opinion of J had changed considerably. He even initiated.


    conversation with her sometim!.!


    Had he lost his mind? J''s father had been kicked out of the Wilcox family twenty years ago. J had absolutely no connection to them. She was his real sister by blood, even if they had different mothers.


    "Don''t you understand me?" Trent''s gaze hardened, his tone sharp. "If you ever dare


    to bother J again, don''t me me for being harsh."


    "Yes," Yelena bit her lip, not daring to argue.


    After the scolding, Trent ignored the baffled Yelena and walked toward the restaurant.


    "Yelena..." Ynda stepped forward, gently taking her hand as she stared at Trent''s


    retreating back. "You''re clearly his sister. Why is he....."


    "Who knows," Yelena said, growing


    even angrier. She shot a vicious


    re at J''s back. "As


    long as


    here she can forget about evers returning to the Wilcox family."