At around 4 pm , Xavier finished the meeting and went back to his office . Claude followed him in and reported on the progress of the work , one of which was the Mount Ardwood Theme Park project . Xavier asked , " Any news from Bernard ? " Claude answered , " Mr. Barron said that Mr. Clarke had a project on hand abroad and wasn't available , but he recom- mended his alumna . It's said that she has won an international architectural design award and is very talented and ca- pable . Mr. Barron said that Mr. Clarke will introduce her to him when he returns . And Mr. Barron asked if you want to join when they meet . " The alumna that Bernard recommended should be very capable , and Xavier would like to meet her . But he said light- ly , " We'll talk after the time is settled . See if I'm free at that time . " After reporting , Claude got out . Just then , Lauren called , and Xavier picked up . " Mom . " " When will Aveline be here ? She's still nowhere to be seen ! " Lauren sounded very angry . Xavier frowned , asking , " You asked her to go to see you today? " " I called her last night , but she didn't answer , so I texted her . But she also didn't reply to me . I thought she would come today . " She's really put on some airs after marrying you . What does she want ? " Xavier asked Lauren , " What are you gonna talk to her about ? " " It's between her and me . None of your business , " Xavier said lightly , " Alright . None of your business . Got it . Bye . " After working hours , Jasmine and Julian left . When Aveline was packing up her things , Helena suddenly called her . Thinking that it might be something urgent , Aveline answered the call . Helena said , " Mrs. Beltran , your father , Mr. Sutton , has just come . He wanted to see you , but I told him that you were not at home . Then , he left , looking very angry and scary . " 0.0 % 18:58 Aveline guessed that Jacob should be there for the matter of her taking those paintings from the Sutton's villa that day . She had moved out of Winslow Heights , and they thought she had moved into Parkview Estates . But she had already divorced , so how could she possibly keep living in Parkview Estates ? Suddenly , Aveline thought that although Xavier bought the villa at Parkview Estates with full payment , her name was also on the property certificate , so she was still the hostess of that villa . Maybe Jacob thought that she didn't wanna move out of Parkview Estates . And maybe that was what all the Beltrans thought . " Okay , I know about this time . If someone goes to Parkview Estates to look for me , just tell them I don't live there , " Aveline said . " Got it , Mrs. Beltran , " Helena replied . Aveline also wanted to tell Helena not to keep calling her " Mrs. Beltran " anymore . But then , they thought it was too troublesome and gave up . After she hung up the phone , Jacob's call came in . Aveline naturally wouldn't answer it . She dialed her grandparents ' number , and Miranda answered the call . Aveline asked , " Did Jacob come to my grand- parents today ? " Miranda answered , " Yes . I heard from the security guards . But they didn't let him in . " Previously , Aveline was afraid that Jacob , Courtney , and Josephine would go to Collin and Paulina to cause trouble , so Aveline had already registered with the community management office and put the three of them on the visitor blacklist . " Good . He came to cause trouble because I took my mom's paintings . Emphasize it to the security again . Make sure that he can never enter that residential area , " Aveline said . " Got it , " Miranda replied seriously . Then , she went to the security . While Aveline was on the phone with Miranda , Jacob's text came in . After Aveline hung up , she clicked to check his texts . Jacob : " You ungrateful brat ! How dare you steal my paintings while I wasn't at home ! Give them back to me ! " Jacob : " Those are my paintings , not yours ! Your mother said she would leave them all to me after she died . " Jacob : " Give them back , or I'll sue you for theft . " Looking at these texts , Aveline felt angry and also bad for her late mother . When Bethany was at the last minute of her life , Jacob wasn't even around her . At that time , she held Aveline's hand 34.8 % 18:58 and asked her , " Where's your dad ? Where did he go ? Why is he still not here ? " Unfortunately , that day , Jacob never showed up , and Bethany died with regret . Later , Jacob married Courtney . There was once when Courtney provoked Aveline , telling her that the day Bethany died , she , Jacob , and Josephine were having a happy trip . Jacob didn't answer Aveline's call or reply to her text on purpose . He wanted Bethany to die soon . Now , Jacob said he wanted to sue Aveline . Aveline narrowed her cold eyes . Back then , when Jacob brought Courtney and Josephine home , the moment Aveline saw Josephine , a suspicion rose in her heart . She suspected that Jacob had purchased many properties for Courtney and Josephine and even trans- ferred a lot of marital properties to them . If Jacob really did , then Aveline must take those properties back for her mom . But Lauren stopped her . She said it was a scandal , and if news got out , the Beltran family's reputation would also be influenced . She also said that since Bethany had already passed away , just leave the rest be .