Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Christian grabbed her hand. “Lea, are all the things you said true!”

“Yes, and not only that, I even did Helen’s school exams. I did the exams, wrote her name on them,and she put my name on her blank sheets. So, Helen always came first, and I was always last.”

Helen had been so arrogant and untouchable over the years, not just because Matilda spoiled herand gave her whatever she wanted, but also because, at sixteen, Helen developed the artificialbrain.

The Berry family was the first generation of air force families in the country. When Christian wasyoung, he rose to the rank of general with outstanding military achievements. After retiring, hetransformed the air force division into an airline company. Over forty years, it became VaporleonCity’s number one enterprise.

But in the last decade or so, technology advanced rapidly, aviation technology evolved quickly, anda lot of capital poured in The Berry Group gradually became outdated and uncompetitive,accumulating debts and struggling to stay afloat.

Three years ago, the artificial brain was introduced and applied to the flight control system, pushingthe Berry Group’s technology to top–tier levels and re–establishing its market position. Therefore,Helen was considered the Berry family’s future.

Matilda’s family, the Fraley Group, applied the artificial brain to medical machinery development,achieving technical breakthroughs and becoming Vaporeon City’s top medical company and aleading medical enterprise nationwide.

Matilda’s father even mentioned several times in front of Christian that Helen was the future ofFraley Medical and would inherit the group someday

Despite Helen’s scandal today, which infuriated Christian, he still wouldn’t completely abandon her,for she was far too important to the Berry family and the Fraley family.

The Berry family and the Fraley family could easily erase this incident and present her in an evenmore noble and perfect image to the public.

“Lea, do you know the consequences of lying? Christian couldn’t believe it and didn’t want tobelieve i

Les let go of his hand, stood up straight, and wiped her tears.

“Matilda said I’m not her daughter, that I’m a bastard child my father had with another woman. Myexistence is an insult to her, so she can’t tolerate

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In her past life, she had killed in self–defense, but Matilda and Helen fabricated evidence, leading toher death sentence. When she confronted them. Matikla told her about her true parentage.

Only then did she understand why, as a daughter of the Berry Emily, she was treated so differentlyfrom Helen

At this moment, Alfred stood quietly in the shadows, watching Belund him, Craig Allen exchanged alook with his companion Eddic Cooke

Craig’s eyes indicated. “I have a feeling that Mr. Andrews is waiting for that girl to be thrown awayso he can pick her up

Eddie frowned and didn’t believe that Alfred returned to Vaporleon City for a girl he had never met.Crowing up together, he had never seen Alfred interested in any woman

He returned with a look that seemed to say, “If your brain’s messed up, go see a doctor

Lea and Christian faced off for a moment Lea closed her eyes in disappointment.

“I thought at least you loved me because you brought me back from the orphanage. I thought you’dgive me a chance to prove myself.

“Wright, from now on, I sever all ties with the Berry family. Starting today. I replace a way to make it onmy own. Regardless, I thank you for bringing me back then. Or else, I might have died now,” saidLea, looking at Christian respectfully

If Christian didn’t help her, staying in this family meant death. He was the only one in this family whohad any affection for her, the only one she cared about. But if he ignored what happened tonight,there would have been no point in her staying. She would leave and make other plane

She turned and saw a figure in the distance, barely visible in the dark. Even as a mere silhouette,she knew it was Alfred. Hope and courage filled her heart. He was her safe haven. She startedwalking toward him.

Christian watched her determined figure, feeling a shock in his heart. Over the years, after leavingher with Matilda, be hadn’t ignored her entirely. He knew she was reclusive, strange, and pour inacademics, seemingly worthless. He had already planned for her future, ensuring that with theBerry family’s hacking, she’d live comfortably.

But now, despite her disheveled state, she exuded strength and bravery, shining like a star in thenight sky: She was different from the girl he used:

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to know.

And if what she said was true–that she was the one who developed the artificial brain–herdeparture would be disastrous for the Berry family.

“Stop!” he shouted

Lea ignored him.

Lea

stop right now?” Christian got out of the car, tapping his cane on the ground. “Who gave youpermission to leave! You think you can just break ties like that? Do you even consider me yourgrandfather!”

She stopped and tumed, her eyes still wet with tears, her face dehan. “Do you still care about meas your granddaughter!”

Christian’s cone softened. “You’re my granddaughter. How could I not care about you? Why didn’tyou say anything about what happened sooner

Mom always taught me to listen to her. I just wanted to be a good child who could make Momhappy. Lonly just found out that I was born from an affair my father had. Mom hated me andcouldn’t accept me, which is understandable.”

From childhood, no matter what she did, she couldn’t make Matilda like her. On the contrary,Matilda would hate her even more,

“Just now at the manor, I wanted to sell you, but I couldn’t let our Berry family’s shame becomepublic” She lowered her head, tears of grievance streaming down her face.

Christian’s heart softened even more. A granddaughter who understood the importance of familyhonor and prioritized the family’s interests was exactly what he wanted for the Berry family.

“Get in the car and come back with me. We’ll discuss everything else later,” said Christan.

She stood her ground, stubbornly looking at him.

“What? Do you not trust your grandfather anymore?” asked Christian.

Only then did she start walking towards the car

“Mr. Berry, it’s the heir of the Andrews family,” Jeffrey reported, noticing the figure in the distance.

Alfred finally stepped forward with his men. He took a wooden box from Eddie and handed it over.“Mr. Berry, this is a birthday gift from my grandfather.”

Christian’s only hobby was collecting military swords. The wooden box contained an ancientsoldier’s sword, a very mare collectible.

“Please convey my thanks to your grandfather Christian said, signaling Jeffrey to accept the gift. Hethen looked at Alfred and said, “Come with

Although Christian could ignore other guests, he couldn’t be indifferent to Alfred because of hisstrong relationship with Alfred’s grandfather. They had once faced life–and–death situationstogether. Moreover, Alfred had come all the way from Iverton to deliver a gift, so Christian feltobligated. to treat him well

Alfred glanced at Lea inside the car and then walked over. Eddie and Craig were taken aback.They had already booked flights and planned to head home after Alfred delivered the gift toChristian. Seeing Alfred get into Christian’s ear, they had no choice but to follow.

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