Moreover, even if Vivian was ordinary, for their Aunt Julie's sake they would still praise her.

Of course, Vivian couldn't tell them the truth about the adoption--that Maria was adopted as Vivian's replacement to marry a cripple.

She said slowly, “Maria was an orphan from the small town my father comes from. My father adopted her because he felt pity for her. It's probably because my sister is a Little old that she found it difficult to cultivate a relationship with my parents. Although she has been adopted for a while now, she has never been close to us."

Rosalind was puzzled.

“If a family lives under the same roof, is it still difficult to cultivate a relationship?"

Vivian said in a more melancholy tone, "My sister was adopted and now is engaged to Anthony Wilson. You probably don‘t know that the Wilson family is one of the top families in Sheffield. It is believed that their economic status is equal to that of the Smith family.”

Vivian portrayed Maria as an ungrateful and venal person.

Standing aside, Boden was wondering if Vivian was intentionally painting Maria in a poor light. No! Maybe he was overthinking. Vivian was gentle and kind, and she was just stating the truth.

Boden soon dismissed his doubts and didn't interrupt Vivian.

Even when the other three people gave Boden a questioning gaze, he nodded in agreement.

“Maria and Vivian are about the same age, right? Why is she so eager to get engaged at such a young age? How could she..." As a woman, Rosalind now looked down upon Maria.

She felt lucky that they only met Vivian today. Their other “cousin” sounded like bad news. It was even better if they never had to meet her!

Vivian was happy inwardly, but she still pretended to be sad, "Besides, Anthony, Maria's fiance, is disabled and is confined to a wheelchair. In fact, I'm really worried about her happiness after marriage.”

“Don't worry. Maria and I will be happy."

A man's magnetic and sublime voice echoed from outside the chrysanthemum garden.

As all people turned their heads, they saw Anthony sitting in a wheelchair, followed by two bodyguards in black suits, coming slowly towards them.

Before they saw Anthony in person, Rosalind and the others thought that their cousin, Maria, was a mere gold-digger, who was eager to be engaged to a disabled rich man.

But now that they saw Anthony face to face, Rosalind, in particular, was immediately attracted by his dashing eyebrows, starry eyes, and domineering aura.

“So handsome... Who is he? What is he doing here?" Rosalind felt like she was in heaven. The figure before them was so angelic.

But then after a few seconds, Rosalind regained her senses and remembered what he had just said, recognizing who this man really was. This man was actually the fiance of their cousin, Maria.