George was essentially giving away more than half of the Spencer family''s assets for Queena''s wedding gifts. But Queena wasn''t Teresa''s biological daughter, and Teresa had three children of her own, two of them sons.


    "George, isn''t that a bit too much?" Teresa hesitated.


    Sitting next to Teresa, Queena''s expression soured slightly at her words.


    Teresa always imed to treat her like her own daughter, yet she was being stingy with her wedding gifts.


    "Dad, it''s okay if I don''t have a wedding gifts. Please don''t make things difficult for Mom. My older brother isn''t married yet, and my younger brother is still young. Mom has to n for them too. I''m not her real daughter, after all.”


    Queena spoke with perfect graciousness, but her eyes filled with tears, making her look pitiful and wronged.


    Seeing this, George immediately grew annoyed. "You are marrying into the prestigious Rogers family. A generous wedding gifts will give you standing in your new home. I still make the decisions in this house, so you don''t need to worry about what anyone else thinks."


    That "anyone else" clearly included Teresa.


    Teresa felt a sharp pain in her chest from the anger. She was finally seeing Queena''s maniptive side.


    In the past, these tactics of ying the victim were always used on that other little girl.


    But Teresa was nothing like that weak-willed girl. As the eldest daughter of the James family, Teresa was not one to be trifled with.


    "George, if you give half of our family''s fortune to Queena as a wedding gifts, have you thought about Jeffrey and Joseph..." Teresa said, incensed. However, George cut her off before she could finish.


    "You foolish woman!" George scolded Teresa. "Once Queena marries Oscar Rogers, the Spencer family will have the Rogers family as our backers. Do you think Jeffrey and Joseph will have to worry about their futures then?"


    "Your father looks down on me for being a poor boy from a humble background, and he doesn''t care much for his grandsons, Jeffrey and Joseph either. Who do you think I''ve been scheming so hard to marry Queena into the Rogers family for? It''s all for Jeffrey and Joseph."


    George''s words sessfully brainwashed Teresa once again.


    Not only did she stop objecting to George giving half their fortune to Queena, but she also warmly took Queena''s hand and led her to her own room, intending to pick out a few pieces from her own wedding jewelry to add to Queena''s wedding gifts.


    As George watched Teresa and Queena go upstairs, the smile on his face slowly faded.


    Lately, he had noticed unfamiliar faces loitering near his home and office. Being a cautious and sharp man, he knew he was under police surveince.


    Ever since Peter''s arrest, George had a feeling that he was next, which was why he was so desperately pushing for Queena and Oscar''s marriage.


    As long as Queena married into the Rogers family, she would be set for life.


    The phone on the living room coffee table suddenly vibrated. George nced at the


    caller ID, hesitated for a moment, and then answered.


    He listened as the person on the other end spoke, his expression growing moreplex and his face turning darker. After a long pause he replied in a hoarse voice, "Don''t worry. As long as Queena Sessfully marries Mr. Rogers, we''ll be family. I won''t say a word."


    After ending the call, George tossed the phone back onto the coffee table and


    leaned his head back, looking utterly weighed down.


    As he was lost in thought with his eyes closed, he suddenly sensed another presence beside him. He opened his eyes to find Yvonne standing before him, having appeared as if out of thin air.


    Whether it was his guilty conscience or not, George''s face paled in shock, which quickly turned to rage. “You beast! You dare toe back here!"