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Adriana nodded. \u201cAs the reward for helping you, the favor she asked for can\u2019t be as simple as just getting inside the Barton Estate to annoy me, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana had already guessed Danielle had asked for other rewards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe wants me to find your original drafts of your submitted entry for the design competition. On top of that, she wants me to delete all the backup files from your computer.\u201d Justin absently spun his rosary between his fingers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana raised an eyebrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Talk about grasping at straws. Seems like she is really desperate.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can give them to her.\u201d Adriana smiled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had been ready for this move from Danielle for a long time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Since Danielle wanted to dig her own grave, Adriana would make sure she was ruined in this competition, with no way to recover for the rest of her life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI used to think you were innocent and kind, content to stay out of any conflict,\u201d Justin smiled. I never imagined she would be such a feisty girl who kept her guard up. She really spares no one who tries to set\u00a0<\/p>\n
her up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJustin, kindness is for those who deserve it.\u201d Adriana stood up and walked into the garden.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had never been the type to repay evil with kindness\u2013she simply couldn\u2019t.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Danielle was the one who started all this. Adriana was just turning her own plans against her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile at the Gills Estate, Maggie\u2019s assistant placed Tamara\u2019s photo and file in front of Maggie. \u201cMs. Maggie, this is the stand\u2013in Danielle and the others found to impersonate you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maggie studied Tamara\u2019s photo, her lips curling into a faint smile. \u201cIt\u2019s the daughter of my adoptive uncle\u2026. How interesting.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShould we stop them or expose them?\u201d the assistant asked softly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maggie tossed the photo into the trash, smiling. \u201cWhy expose them? If there\u2019s a show to watch, then we should just enjoy it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She wanted to see why Justin was so determined to find \u201cSusan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe he wanted to get back at her for poisoning those orphans who had competed with her for adoption all those years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/3 But Justin had been so young back then\u2013there had never been any real evidence that she was the one who\u00a0<\/p>\n
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poisoned them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Besides, so many years had gone by\u2026 Even if Justin wanted revenge, there was nothing much he could do.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaggie!\u201d Maya and Denton came in from outside, holding hands and looking very much in love.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaggie, let me introduce you\u2014this is Denton, my boyfriend. Denton, this is my older sister, Maggie.\u201d Maya said cheerfully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maggie instantly put up a caring sister act and stood up with a smile. \u201cSo you finally decided to bring your boyfriend home?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton smiled at Maggie. \u201cMaggie, nice to meet you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maggie returned the smile politely. \u201cCome on in. Maya, you should have let me know Denton was coming to visit so I could have had Arthur set up dinner.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya grinned shyly, still holding Denton\u2019s hand. \u201cI just wanted Dad to meet Denton. We\u2019re not having dinner at home tonight. We\u2019re going for snacks near Denton\u2019s alma mater.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maggie\u2019s smile faded a bit, looking every bit the big sister who couldn\u2019t control her mischievous sibling. \u201cNonsense. It\u2019s Denton\u2019s first time visiting. That means you have to stay for dinner. No exceptions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya puffed up her cheeks and glanced at Denton. \u201cAll right then.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou two must be tired from the flight. Take Denton to rest. I\u2019ll have dinner arranged.\u201d Maggie glanced at the time. \u201cThe driver\u2019s gone to Gill Manor to get Dad. He\u2019ll be here in about four hours, so get some rest.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maya and Denton nodded and went upstairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad bought this house for me, my brother, and my sister. He always wanted the three of us to be close. so he made sure we all grew up together,\u201d Maya explained as they walked,\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI never knew you had an older sister,\u201d Denton said, testing the waters. \u201cYou never told me before. If I\u2019d known, I\u2019d have brought a gift for her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton was cautious\u2013Adriana had already told him a few things about the Gills, and Curtis had warned him as well. No one in the Gills was ordinary. The family\u2019s current patriarch, Elbert, was no simple figure, and Maggie was even more mysterious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMaggie is\u2026\u201d Maya looked around and pulled Denton into her room before shutting the door. \u201cShe\u2019s adopted.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton acted surprised. \u201cShe\u2019s adopted?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s right. My brother was nine, and I was about five when my dad brought Maggie home. She\u2019s older than us and more reserved. Dad never told anyone about her background. He just raised her as his own,\u201d Maya whispered.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDid he raise her to make her the Gills\u2018 successor?\u201d Denton sounded shocked. \u201cBut your brother could be a good heir, couldn\u2019t he?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Maya shook her head. \u201cNo, not as the main successor\u2013she\u2019s supposed to support the heir. My dad may have adopted Maggie on the surface, but her official guardian is my Uncle Ethan. So, even though she grew up at the Gill Estate and got the best education, she has no legal claim to the Gill Group. She\u2019s talented, though. After college, she went abroad for her graduate studies. When she came back, she secretly joined the Gill Group\u2019s management to help Marcus with the company.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton nodded. \u201cSounds like your dad is pretty wary of her\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though Elbert adopted Maggie, he made his brother, Ethan Gill, her legal guardian. That made it clear he didn\u2019t want Maggie competing with his own children for the inheritance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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