Ann Vaughn paused her action of peeling the apple and looked up, seeing the desolation on Old Master Hawthorne’s face. She knew he was probably just putting on an act, but her heart still clenched. "Grandpa, you’ll definitely live to a hundred years old." "As long as you and Cian get your marriage certificate quickly. Not just a hundred years, I could live as long as the heavens." Ann Vaughn found herself unable to refute the old man’s words. This method of urging marriage truly was varied and endless. After leaving the hospital, Ann Vaughn headed to the company. As soon as she entered the office, her assistant followed her in and began reporting the progress of a particular matter. "President Vaughn, the victim’s mother formally filed a lawsuit against Xylia today. As per your instructions, we’ve arranged the best lawyer to assist them. There’s extensive social attention on this matter, and even though Xylia has the backing of the Yates Family, she might not come out unscathed." "To prevent Xylia from manipulating things behind the scenes, have someone keep a constant eye on her. Also, ensure you secure the most favorable conditions for that mother and daughter," Ann Vaughn instructed. The Yates Family is backed by the Hawthorne Family, and although Cyrus Hawthorne promised her he wouldn’t intervene in this matter, there’s no guarantee they won’t leverage the Hawthorne Family name for convenience. The assistant nodded, "I will. By the way, President Vaughn, the K Country Royal Family has been calling five times a day, wanting to collaborate with us. They seem very sincere, so why do you..." At the mention of this, Ann Vaughn felt a headache coming on. She couldn’t understand what wrong with Princess Astrid; winning that breach of contract lawsuit for Imperial Glory should have been enough. Despite having clearly refused her, she persisted in calling every day, unwilling to rest until she reached the Yellow River. Does she have no self-awareness? Since Cyrus Hawthorne hadn’t remembered to pass Princess Astrid’s message to Ann Vaughn, naturally, it was forgotten. This led to Ann Vaughn not knowing that Astrid had already "turned over a new leaf." She still thought Astrid wanted to use the guise of collaboration to secretly cause trouble. Just as Ann Vaughn was contemplating how to make Astrid give up, her phone suddenly popped up with a video call invitation. Seeing it was from Ian Vaughn, Ann Vaughn quickly accepted. The screen flashed, and Ian Vaughn’s young and gentle face appeared in a small window, with Eli Sheridan and Wilder Sheridan on either side of him. Before Ann Vaughn could speak, she noticed Wilder Sheridan’s strange look. It seemed to say, ’Good luck to you...’ Soon Ann Vaughn understood what Wilder Sheridan’s look meant. "Sweetie, encountering such danger on the Emerald, and not telling us, I understand because you didn’t want us to worry, it’s definitely not because you forgot, right?" Ian Vaughn smiled warmly. Even Eli Sheridan’s iceberg face showed rare tenderness: "Whether you risked yourself to confront Jade Shepherd alone or were taken away by the X Bureau without seeking help from us, it doesn’t matter. We don’t blame you." Ann Vaughn began to tremble. Can’t you guys not say such terrifying things in such gentle tones — Newest update provıded by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽 "Uncle, brother, I’m wrong! I admit I was wrong!" Ann Vaughn unhesitatingly chose to give in, "I’ve already deeply reflected on my mistakes, and I certainly won’t do it again in the future!" Eli Sheridan narrowed his eyes, "And what else?" An epiphany hit Ann Vaughn, and she raised her hand in a promise, "Next time I encounter danger, I’ll find you, and I promise I won’t hide it from you again!" Ian Vaughn and Eli Sheridan immediately showed satisfied expressions. "If it happens again, we’ll send someone to bring you back to Marinia. After all, it’s our territory, even if you cause trouble, it doesn’t matter." It’s fine to mess around at home, but once a child goes outside, parents worry endlessly. Take Ann Vaughn’s trip on the Emerald as an example. If Eli Sheridan hadn’t secretly checked her itinerary, they wouldn’t have known she’d boarded that death ship and almost couldn’t come back. Fortunately, Ann Vaughn returned unharmed, so Eli Sheridan dropped the idea of personally bringing her back to Marinia. But who knew they’d wait for several days, only for the carefree girl to keep it hidden! Wilder Sheridan rather agreed with Eli Sheridan, nodding, "Sis, if you like cruises, our family has plenty that are better than that Emerald ship. Whenever you come over, I’ll personally take you to pick one!" "Though uncle’s cruises aren’t as many as the Sheridan Family’s, uncle owns many entertainment enterprises, and the biggest theme park in Marinia belongs to the Vaughn Family." "Brother doesn’t have cruises, but I do have a few helicopters. Whenever you’re free, I’ll personally fly you out for a trip," Eli Sheridan added, not wanting to be outdone. Ann Vaughn felt a sourness in her heart. She didn’t have cruises, theme parks, or helicopters. But she had plenty of lemons. "Sis, why don’t you come back to Marinia? The Imperial Capital seems quite dangerous to me," Wilder Sheridan said, patting his chest, "Here, I can protect you!" Ann Vaughn chuckled, "It would be good enough if you can protect yourself. If your fans saw me by your side, they’d tear me apart." Perhaps she was safer in The Imperial Capital. Wilder Sheridan sulked silently. Today, he also wanted to quit the circle. After hanging up the video call, Ann Vaughn received a WeChat message from Wilder Sheridan. — Sis, did you know? Jane Sheridan’s biological parents have been found. They are a very simple couple, and back then the grandmother threw her away because they had a daughter instead of a grandson. — Dad asked her what she thought. She said she had always known the Sheridan Family as her home, Dad as her real father, and us as her family. Although the grace of birth is significant, she couldn’t forget the nurturing care from the Sheridan Family. — So she chose to stay with the Sheridan Family. Ann Vaughn was not surprised by Jane Sheridan’s choice. If she could truly uphold her persona of being indifferent to fame and fortune, and remain untainted by the mud. She wouldn’t constantly oppose her in order to defend her position within the Sheridan Family. Wilder Sheridan continued typing: Dad’s thought is for her to go with her biological parents and come back to visit the Sheridan Family often. However, she wasn’t willing, going so far as to threaten with her life to stay, and even questioning Dad if he was going to ignore her just because he found his biological daughter. Wilder Sheridan: She said, even if she’s not the Sheridan Family’s biological daughter, she’s been raised with Dad for over twenty years, seeing each other day and night, so why should you take her place just because you returned? If it weren’t for brother stopping me, I’d have wanted to smack her. It’s hard to tell if it was the years of luxurious pampering or her overestimation of herself that gave Jane Sheridan her illusions. Always feeling as though the Sheridan Family owes her something, that it’s her due. Ann Vaughn also twitched her mouth, what does it mean that she took Jane Sheridan’s place just because she came back? She would not take the blame for this!