Julie's mind was scattered. She shook her head and said, "Your grandfather met Maria in Broome."

In the villa of the Jenkins family.

Silence reigned in the room.

Vivian froze with one hand hovering in midair, and the smile on her face stiffened.

For a moment, she wondered if she had misheard.

But looking at the faces of the people around her, she realized that she hadn't misheard anything at all. The name that had left her mother's lips just now was indeed... Maria.

“Maria is in Broome now? And she met your father?"

Bill asked incredulously. Although Bill had never been recognized as a son-in-law by Mathias, he still treated the old man with respect as a son-in-law should.

It was his way of pretending that he was close to the Smith family.

“How can you let Maria go to Broome? Even I've never met Grandpa before! How can she meet him before me?"

When Vivian finally snapped back to her senses, her voice was harsh with indignation.

The Smith family was one of the most powerful families in the country. Mathias, the head of the Smith family, was an influential man who most people would fall over to please.

In fact, the biggest regret that Vivian had about her recent trip to Broome was that she hadn't gotten the chance to meet her Legendary grandfather.

But she had never imagined that Maria would beat her to the punch! “Mom! Did you arrange all this?" Vivian asked coldly, throwing her mother a dirty Look.

To Julie, this accusation was not only unreasonable, but also one that truly hurt her.

Disappointment filled her eyes as she looked up at her daughter.

“No, I haven't contacted your grandfather... in almost twenty years." At the mention of her father, Julie felt like an old wound was ripped open again.

And the one who had done the damage was her own daughter, Vivian. "Vivian, don't talk nonsense." Patricia stepped in to mediate, and soothe Vivian's anger.

“I'm sure Maria is the one who took the initiative to meet Mathias in Broome. Ha, I didn't expect that country girl to be so scheming!”

Although her voice was filled with contempt, there was also an undercurrent of envy, as if Maria had done something that she had always wanted to do.