They lost face yet again

After Jeff entered the Greenfield Mansion, it took the Hemsworth members some minutes before regaining their composure.

"That jerk" Rachael grits her teeth angrily. She glanced at the Old Woman, anger riling up inside her. "That boy needs a lesson. See how he insulted you, Mother."

"Let's go inside! He's trying to ruin our moods and cause damage to our family, we must not allow him" Emilia said, holding the Old Woman's hand. She led her inside, signaling at Rachael.

Emilia wants Rachael to stop being angry since they are in the Greenfield's Mansion today.

Just as they entered the the grand hall, they saw Jeff with the only son of the Greenfield family. An indescribable feeling arose in Rachael's chest and she glared at Jeff with hatred.

The fake son is trying to curry favor with the only son of the Greenfield family.

"That bastard surely knows the way to rise up. He's gradually showing his claws" Rachael said through gritted teeth.

She had always disliked this boy but suppressed the hate because of the old Lady and Edward's Father, Emmanuel.

Before she got engaged to Emmanuel Hemsworth, she knew that Emmanuel was in fact in love with another person and didn't really want to be engaged.

Their engagement is solely business but Emmanuel is not aware that Rachael had been in love with him even before their engagement.

Despite the odds, Rachael got what she wanted and got married to her childhood sweetheart.

However, when she was three or four months pregnant with Edward, Emmanuel brought a baby home.

The baby was from his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Carter.

Apparently, the baby belongs to both Emmanuel and Rebecca.

However, Rachael had no choice but to comply with her beloved husband.

Jeff was eleven months old when Edward was given birth to and that was when the baby Jeff started suffering.

Rachael changed completely after giving birth to Edward, she didn't want an illegitimate son to take her son's place.

When Jeff was six or seven years old, the Old Lady secretly did DNA, only to find out that the illegitimate didn't even belong to her son.

She shared this with the whole family, urging them to keep it a secret that one day, the fake son will go back to where he belongs to.

Since that day, the Hemsworth family didn't stop mentioning nasty things to Jeff's face. They want him to know that he doesn't belong to the family.

Even Emmanuel who used to be the only nice person changed. He became more silent after finding out that Jeff wasn't his.

Rachael didn't expect Emmanuel to turn dense just because the son he believed to be his turned out to be someone else's. She developed more hatred for the poor boy to this day and even though, she finally achieved her goal by kicking him out, she still didn't like the sight of him.

"Let's go and greet the celebrant," The Old Lady said, anger evident in her voice.

Just as she was about to move, she saw Jeff handing over a familiar box to Mrs. Hemsworth and her eyes darkened gradually.

"Isn't that your box, grandma?" Edward asked.

The old Woman quickly searched her bag and surprisingly, there was no trace of the gift she had prepared for Mrs. Greenfield.

Earlier today, she prepared a necklace she ordered from Starry City as a gift for the celebrant. The box Jeff is holding is no doubt the box that contained the gift she prepared and now there's no trace of the gift in her bag.

This could only mean one thing.

"That bastard! How dare he steal something from me. I was wondering why he stopped to say a few words to me, he must have planned this to gain mercy from the glenfield family" Old Lady said through gritted teeth.

"Grandma, please calm down. Let me talk to brother first" Edward said. Before the old woman could reply, he has walked up to Jeff.

"Isn't that Grandmother's box? Brother, did... did you steal something from us? You should have asked me for money if you need money. Why did you steal grandmother's things?"

Jeff's gaze darkened instantly, his brows furrowing as if wondering what was going on.

The people present turned their attention to Jeff and even Mrs. Greenfield who was holding the box frowned a little.

"What do you mean, Edward?" It was Liam who spoke up this time. He's not going to fall for Edward's scheme again. "How did you know it's your grandmother's box? And why are you calling him your brother? Didn't you all send him out of your house?"

"What do you mean?" Edward's eyes shot up in surprise and his expression changed.

He didn't think twice before coming to meet Jeff.

Edward is a scheming little fellow who have all his moves calculated and precise. However, he acted more bold because Jeff pushed him to fall earlier.

Ever since he got inside the hall, his mood has not been good since then and he was even more annoyed when he saw Jeff with Liam.

"Can't you see what I'm doing? I'm trying not to lead my brother astray... We all love him in the family but it's brother who wanted to leave the family" Tears streamed from his face as he talked.

"We are not talking about family here," Jeff said sarcastically. "You said I stole your grandmother's box, where's your proof? Did you see me dip my hand into the Old Woman's bag?"

There was silence everyone and even Edward didn't dare to talk. Just when he thought he was done for, he heard his mother's voice behind him.

"You clearly have an ulterior motive. You met us outside just now and you insulted Mother" Rachael said. "You didn't even check the fact that we took care of you for nineteen years even though you belonged to another family. How dare you steal something from the Old Woman?"

The people present started whispering among themselves. They don't really know much about Jeff but the recent articles said bad things about him and everyone seems to believe it.

How could he steal something from someone who raised him for nineteen years?

No matter how fatal Edward's words are, Jeff's actions aren't justifiable.

"I stole your gift?" Jeff let out a chuckle.

The chuckle was low but it sent shivers down their spines.

"Are you trying to deny it?" Rachael asked.

"Why would I deny something I've never done?" Jeff laughed again and he turned to Mrs. Greenfield who didn't seem to like the disruption. "Mrs. Greenfield. I'm sorry for the disruption. I don't think the Hemsworth family is here to celebrate your birthday with you, they are here to ruin me. Even if I stole something, is it right for them to disrupt this peaceful banquet?"

"So you didn't steal the box?" Mrs. Greenfield asked frankly.

"Mom!" Liam called, his eyes blazing with anger.

He had explained everything about Jeff to his Mother but why is his Mother doubting Jeff? It's clear that Edward is trying to embarrass himself.

"I..."

Jeff was about to answer when someone stopped him.

"I saw this box outside. It's the same as Jeff's box."

Jeff turned back and his eyes met with a pair of green eyes.

The woman's brown hair flowed down to her waist with her lips holding a small smile. Her green eyes were on Jeff and for a moment, Jeff couldn't shift his gaze from the woman.

"I think the Hemsworth family just want to cause trouble," The woman said. "I mean it's a good day, don't let us cause trouble."

The woman walked past Jeff, stopping in front of Old Lady Hemsworth.

"This is your box, right?" The woman asks.

The Old Woman stared, pressing her lips together.

"I think it is."

"Then it's settled! The Old Lady lost her box outside and coincidentally Jeff brought the same box" The Woman smiled, handing over the box to the old lady.

It's indeed her box.

"Let's continue the party, it's settled."

Even though it looked settled, the Hemsworth family knew they had lost face in front of the other families. They left hurriedly and the Old Lady didn't even bother to drop the gift she brought.

She had made a fool of herself and it was because of that ungrateful kid.

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