"Sweetheart, that's fantastic! You are the champion!" she exclaimed.

“Mom... I can't breathe... Please let go of me,"

Maria blushed, her delicate cheeks tinged with embarrassment.

Julie hastily released her embrace, silently marveling at Maria's stunning physique.

Sweetheart?

Mom?

Canaan repeated the terms of endearment exchanged between them. It became clear to him that Julie and Maria were indeed related.

Yet, how could the general manager of the esteemed Sky Group, the distinguished guest who was supposed to be personally received by Mrs. Jenkins, turn out to be Maria's mother? What a surprising revelation!

It was widely known that the Jenkins family had undergone a profound upheaval twenty years ago, resulting in the expulsion of numerous family members following their convictions.

Only in recent years, with the Jenkins family languishing in a state of stagnation, did they decide to summon back the younger generation, who were regarded as the future of their Lineage.

However, there was only a single copy of the genealogy, meticulously guarded by Mrs. Jenkins herself.

Even Canaan remained unaware of the exact branches to which the summoned members belonged.

Consequently, he struggled to ascertain the identities of Maria's biological parents.

Yet, one thing he was certain of was that Julie was not Maria's biological mother.

Perhaps she was Maria's adoptive mother?

It was no secret that Maria had been adopted.

Canaan found himself taken aback. To think that an adoptive mother could share such a profound bond with her adopted child!

"Mom, I'm feeling incredibly drowsy."

Maria let out a yawn, succumbing to her fatigue.

“But I want to stay by your side..." Julie expressed her longing, reluctant to part away.

"Well, you can share the bed with me. What do you think? Mom, I'm overwhelmingly sleepy at the moment. Let's return to the Lemna Yard...” Maria proposed, her voice laced with a hint of coquettishness.

It was a rare sight to witness Maria adopting such a fawning tone to Julie.

An unexplainable sense of elation surged within Julie's heart.

“Alright, I'll go with you!" Julie agreed. Julie and Maria quickly forgot about Canaan's presence.