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After dinner, Edgar called Alexei to his study.

Natasha sat alone on the sofa, munching on sfruit.

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Given her badass entrance earlier and Alexei’s obvious favoritism, nobody wanted to mess

with her for now.

Since they couldn’t go head-to-head with her, they figured ignoring her was the next best thing. So a weird vibe

of isolation settled over the living room.

The Turner family members chatted, played cards, and hung out in small groups, while Natasha was left sitting

all by herself.

Natasha was perfectly happy chilling by herself, but Cora Turner clearly couldn't stand the group cold-shoulder

vibe.

She shot a playful, reproachful look at the younger folks who were deliberately leaving Natasha out, then smiled

and called out to her.

“Natasha, if you're bored, cjoin us for scards! We need a fourth,” Cora said.

Natasha glanced over and saw the other two people at the table.

One was Vivian Westwood, the full-blooded sister of Dereck.

Her face was cold, showing neither welcnor rejection toward Natasha.

Vivian had been keeping that suninterested look ever since Natasha arrived.

The other woman was Harley, with slender, alluring eyes. She had a slight frown on her lips, looking a bit

impatient, but whatever was on her mind, she kept it to herself.

Natasha couldn't care less about what was going on in their heads. Alexei had made it clear she didn’t have to

get close to anyone.

But Cora was the only one in the family who had been nice to her so far.

So Natasha gave her a polite smile and declined gently. “Thanks, Cora, but | don’t know how to play cards. |

wouldn't want to spoil your game.”

“What a show-off,” a voice cfrom the other end of the sofa.

It was a teenager who looked about seventeen, playing a video game.

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Natasha didn’t recognize him. He wasn’t one of the people Alexei had introduced her to.

He was staring intently at the screen, his fingers flying over the controls, his face totally blank. It was hard to tell

if he was the one who'd actually said it.

Natasha didn’t bother figuring out whether he was talking about her or Cora. She glanced at him, then put her

headphones back on.

Cora just smiled and let it go. She called Sasha, who had just walked in from outside, to join them for cards.

She also thoughtfully asked the maid to bring Natasha another plate of fruit.

Unlike the lively scene downstairs, the atmosphere in the study was somber and tense.

Edgar stared at Alexei, who was lounging lazily across from him, a mix of admiration and heartache in his eyes.

“Are you serious about that woman you brought back?” Edgar asked.

“Of course,” Alexei replied.

“With your status, you could have anyone you want. Of all people, why her-a girl with almost no family to speak

of?” Edgar said.

Alexei let out a cold laugh. “She’s like an orphan, and I'm the cursed one. We're a perfect pair,

aren't we?”

Edgar gripped his cane tightly, his tone almost certain. “You still hate us.”

Alexei didn’t respond.

Back in the day, Byron Turner, the eldest son Edgar had always favored, was still around, and his spot as the heir

to the family was rock solid.

Dereck was never ambitious enough to fight for power.

Byron had married Cora, who was basically perfect in every way. It was a classic family alliance.

Dereck, on the other hand, was all about chasing the excitement of true love when it cto marriage.

That was how he ended up falling for Alexei’s mother, Unity Turner.

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She cfrom a regular family, but her musical talent was off the charts.

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Dereck first laid eyes on Unity at a concert, where she was playing the cello. He started pursuing her right after.

At the time, Unity already had a fiancé, and the two of them were really close.

But then she found out he was still tangled up with his ex-girlfriend, and heartbroken, she called off the

engagement.

After that, Dereck pretended to be the second son of an ordinary business family and kept pursuing her

relentlessly. It took him a whole year, but he finally won her heart.

But naturally, their relationship faced opposition from the family.

Once Unity learned Dereck’s true identity, she didn’t want to marry into a family with so much .

But Dereck just wouldn't let go. He pleaded and even threatened to end his life if his family didn’t accept her. In

the end, they caved.

After the wedding, they had a sweet honeymoon phase. But once Byron passed away, the family

exploded, and their happy life started to unravel.

Right around then, Teri, who was Dereck’s childhood friend who'd always secretly liked him, just happened to

return from overseas.

With Byron gone, Dereck wanted to fight for the top spot. But he quickly realized that, aside from her music,

Unity couldn’t help him at all in the family power games.

After suffering through several miscarriages, Unity kept urging him to walk away from all thi:

mess.

In contrast, Teri understood Dereck’s ambitions and secretly gave him all kinds of support behind the scenes.

Unsurprisingly, Dereck ended up cheating.

When Unity found out, she didn’t make a scene. She was already worn out. She just calmly asked for a divorce.

But back then, their marriage had been a huge sensation. The second son of a top-tier billionaire family and a

genius cellist’s romance beclegendary.

His persona as a loving husband had earned him plenty of goodwill from the public.

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Getting a divorce and remarrying at that point would have been a total PR disaster.

If their enemies got wind of it, it would turn into a huge scandal, and Teri would be branded as the homewrecker.

On top of that, Unity was pregnant at the time.

Dereck had feelings for Unity. The moment he was caught, regret hit him hard.

She was the woman he’d fought so hard to win, and he just couldn’t bring himself to let her

go.

Teri, on the other hand, was stubborn to the core.

She'd been in love with Dereck since childhood, and even though she knew it was wrong to get involved with a

married man, she just wouldn't back off.

The three of them were caught in this messy love triangle, and Dereck was too spineless to make a choice.

Unity was determined to get a divorce. When that failed, she even tried to run away.

In response, Dereck confined her in the Green Garden of the Turner Mansion, keeping her under house arrest.

Unity’s parents were worried sick about her.

They tried to visit the Turner family several times but were always turned away. One rainy day, on their way back

home, they were killed in a car accident.

By the tUnity gave birth to Alexei, she was already deep in depression.

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Instead, he was hinting at grooming an heir among his grandchildren. With Teri's encouragement, Dereck

decided to go abroad to expand his business.

Unity and two-year-old Alexei were left behind in the old mansion, but their freedom were still restricted.

Cora still had the powerful backing of her own family after Byron's death. However, Unity had no one to rely on.

Cora had chosen to stay with the Turner family as a widow after Byron's death.

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Anyone could step on them whenever they pleased, and to make things worse, Dereck’s shady business abroad

kept dragging more trouble their way.

The family mocked them, the servants bullied them. Edgar treated them with cold indifference.

Worst of all, Melvin was secretly coveting Unity.

Since Dereck, who'd seen every kind of beauty out there, fell for her at first sight, it proved how stunning Unity

was.

One time, while trying to avoid Melvin, she tumbled down the stairs and hit her head.

But nobody felt sorry for her. Instead, they mocked her and called her a homewrecker.

Melvin’s wife, Lane Turner, even dragged a group over and beat her up right in front of little Alexei, warning her

not to seduce other man.

When Edgar found out, he just had someone patch Unity up and told the others not to get her killed and

embarrass the Turner family.

He had way too many kids and grandkids, and he believed in survival of the fittest. A mother and son with no

value weren't worth his time.

Unity was basically driven mad by the entire Turner family. Every single one of them was partly to blame.

By then, her mental state was already falling apart, but she kept going, hanging on for her

son's sake.

She tried to end her life more than once. Sometimes, she would lose control and hurt Alexei.

Whenever she snapped out of it, the guilt and pain would hit her twice as hard, and her health just kept getting

worse.

Clinging to her last shred of hope, she tried reaching out to Vivian, who was already married. After all, Vivian was

Alexei’s aunt.

But Vivian never replied.

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