"I''m not discussing this with you; I''m informing you. If you don''t like it, you can leave the James family."


    "Dad!" Both Jerome and his wife''s faces paled.


    "Dad, Marcia''s younger daughter is the same age as mine. Why not have her marry into the Rogers family?" Jerome''s wife pressed, not giving up.


    "I have other ns for Marcia''s daughter. You don''t need to concern yourselves with it," Mr. James Sr. replied coldly.


    "Dad, I know you have favorites, but this is our child''s future you''re deciding. You can''t do this!" Jerome''s wife argued.


    The atmosphere grew tense. Mrs. James Sr. and her two children watched, waiting for the drama to unfold.


    Teresa grew restless and wanted to speak up, but Jeffrey stopped her.


    They never had a voice in the James family. If Teresa spoke up now, she would only get yelled at and aplish nothing.


    Yvonne, on the other hand, watched the scene as if it were a y. It had nothing to do with her, after all. She calmly sipped her ck tea.


    However, before she could finish her tea, Mr. James Sr. called her name.


    "Yvonne."


    Still holding her teacup, Yvonnezily lifted her eyes to Mr. James Sr., her gaze questioning.


    "I hear Mr. Taylor is pursuing you?"


    Yvonne heard this and immediately guessed what Mr. James Sr. was nning.


    Mr. James Sr. nned to marry his eldest granddaughter into the Rogers family and then push her into the Taylor family. By forming alliances with two other top families, the James family would be secure.


    Yvonne couldn''t help but sneer. "Old man, you must be getting old, deaf, and blind. You misheard. Thomas and I are not close."


    Yvonne was never polite when speaking to the James family.


    Mr. James Sr.''s face turned ashen. Seeing this, Mrs. James Sr. immediately piped up, "Yvonne, is that any way to speak to an elder? Your grandfather is just concerned about you."


    "He knows very well whether he''s concerned about me or about the James family," Yvonne said, putting down her cup and looking at them coldly.


    "I don''t owe the James family anything, so don''t even think about controlling me. I haven''t been in the best of moodstely. If I decide to make a scene, you''re the ones who''ll be embarrassed."


    Mr. James Sr.''s expression was exceptionally ugly. He never expected this long-lost granddaughter, who had always seemed so docile, would slip from his control.


    But the James family desperately needed support. An alliance with the Taylor family could be the key to reviving their business.


    "Yvonne, I see I''ve underestimated you. If you really have what it takes to marry into the Taylor family, I can give you 5% of the James Group''s shares. You should know, that''s worth over a billion, I didn''t even give your mother shares when she got married."


    Yvonne listened and sneered with disdain.


    you


    "When my grandmother married you, she helped you build thispany from scratch. Half of the James family should have been hers. If she were still alive, there''s no way Ker daughter would have gotten married without receiving any shares. After she died, you gave her shares and property to your mistress and her bastard children. And now you''re


    tossing me a few scraps and


    expecting me to be grateful? Are you serious?"


    Yvonne''s words made both Jerome and Teresa''s faces change.


    Over the years, they had harbored resentment toward Mr. James Sr., but the


    siblings were too mediocre to dare voice theirints.


    "Old man, if I were you, I wouldn''t be


    wishing for me to marry up. The day


    I make it big, I won''t be helping the James family be crushing,


    under my heel, so everyone knows that scum like you never gets a happy ending."