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\u201cAlso, after Mr. Barton passed, Chandler and Danielle didn\u2019t get a single penny or share. They won\u2019t let it slide\u2013they\u2019ll be causing trouble in the next few days. Make sure you handle it before they spin the story in public.\u201d With that reminder, Philip went back to work.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana understood what he meant. If Chandler and Danielle were blocked from paying respects, they\u2019d play the victim in front of the press, saying she was keeping them from mourning Jeremy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Barton, Chandler and Danielle are here again.\u201d Arthur looked troubled as he told Adriana, \u201cThey\u2019re making a scene at the gate. We can\u2019t just force them away. Even if the police come, they\u2019ll say it\u2019s a family\u00a0<\/p>\n
matter.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks. Take care of the guests. I\u2019ll handle it,\u201d Adriana said, heading toward the entrance with the bodyguards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since returning and taking over everything, she hadn\u2019t confronted Danielle directly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Not because she couldn\u2019t, but because the timing wasn\u2019t right.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Danielle and Chandler insisted on provoking her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBe careful, Ms. Barton.\u201d The bodyguards exchanged glances as they stayed close to Adriana, afraid Danielle and Chandler might try something.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana nodded and kept her distance from Danielle when she reached the gate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Xander, is it true you\u2019re the real Nicole, the actual Barton heir? Some online rumors say you tricked Mr. Barton. Is that true?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMs. Xander, people are saying you conned Mr. Matthew first, then latched onto Mr. Curtis, and now you scammed Mr. Barton. Are those claims true?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reporters swarmed her, shouting accusations.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana sneered and looked straight at Danielle. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t have absolute proof that I\u2019m the Barton heir, do you think I\u2019d be standing here talking to you?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The reporters exchanged glances and pressed further. \u201cEven if you\u2019re the Barton heir, you\u2019ve inherited everything. Why won\u2019t you let Ms. Danielle and Mr. Chandler pay their respects? Isn\u2019t that too harsh?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana, we haven\u2019t done anything wrong,\u201d Danielle said, putting on a pitiful act. \u201cGrandpa favored you and gave you everything. We accepted it. But why won\u2019t you let us show our respect? We just want to honor\u00a0<\/p>\n
him one last time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana looked at Danielle, then turned to the reporter\u2019s with reddened eyes. \u201cI want to let them in, too. But before Grandpa passed, he left clear instructions. Anyone may pay their respects\u2014except Chandler and Danielle. They\u2019re not allowed in.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Danielle knew how to play the victim, and so did Adriana.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She wiped at her tears and spoke in a choked voice as she looked at Danielle and Chandler. \u201cI tried to persuade Grandpa while he was alive. I had no idea what you did to make him so heartbroken and angry at you\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both Danielle\u2019s and Chandler\u2019s faces darkened as they glared at Adriana. \u201cDon\u2019t talk nonsense!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana cried harder. \u201cI\u2019m not making this up. All the senior Barton executives heard it. Grandpa said he would never forgive you. He called it a deadly sin for a family to turn on each other\u2013something that would bring punishment. He was extremely angry at that time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chandler\u2019s face went even darker. He stepped back as the reporters stared at him and Danielle in shock.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fact that Jeremy had been so ruthless toward his son caused endless speculation. Adriana\u2019s hints, though subtle, pointed straight at Chandler as the one behind her parents\u2018 deaths.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI also hope Grandpa was mistaken,\u201d Adriana said, still crying but showing poise for the cameras. \u201cI hope that when the truth comes out, you\u2019ll both be able to pay respects together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t about refusing them\u2013it was Jeremy\u2019s last wish.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cStop talking nonsense, Adriana! My dad-\u201d Danielle snapped, ready to lash out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour dad\u2019s origins were never honorable,\u201d Adriana cut her off, tossing the question back at Danielle. \u201cHe was born because the housekeeper used dirty tricks back then. Grandpa brought you home and raised you. And your dad made it clear he\u2019d never go after the Bartons\u2018 assets, didn\u2019t he?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sure enough, every mic swung back to Danielle and Chandler.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chandler\u2019s background was indeed a disgrace. If he had simply been an illegitimate child born of an affair, he wouldn\u2019t have been so heavily criticized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His face darkened. He glared at Adriana, then stormed off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Danielle glared at Adriana as well. \u201cAdriana, you won\u2019t always be lucky. If Justin refuses to marry you, I\u2019d like to see how you survive in the Barton Group!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she left in fury.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Reporters chased after them as Danielle and Chandler scrambled away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana watched them retreat in a mess, her fingers curling tightly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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