After Carol climbed the stairs, she received a call from Rosemary, who dropped a bombshell about a hidden truth behind a car accident from years ago. Carol’s long lashes fluttered slightly, betraying her surprise and shock.
Once the call ended, Carol checked the evidence Rosemary had sent her. Each message, each document, stoked the flames of her indignation.
After a while, she called her brother Dennis, asking him to come home. She returned to her laptop, her fingers dancing across the keyboard before finally emerging into the living room.
At that moment, Maureen was still adding fuel to the fire, badmouthing her, while Katherine was beside her, crying a river, leaving Rudolf frustrated and distraught.
"I’ve made up my mind." Carol walked up to them and announced, her expression unflinching, "Didn’t Dad say he wanted to announce our identities to all our friends and relatives soon, to let everyone
know that we are back? I think we shouldn’t wait for another day. Why not just do it tonight?"
"Are you trying to negotiate terms with your dad?" Maureen snapped back, realizing what was happening, "You’re really something, aren’t you? Always playing your own game. It doesn’t matter
when we announce your return. But Katherine needs to make amends and apologize before midnight tonight. Her situation is far more urgent than yours. Instead of resolving that, you’re here stirring up trouble with irrelevant things."
"I didn’t ask for your opinion."
Carol’s retort infuriated Maureen.
She couldn’t believe Carol would dare to dismiss her so blatantly.
"Carol, are you really willing to help Katherine?" Rudolf looked surprised. Just moments ago, Carol had been adamant about staying out of her sister’s issues. What had changed?
"If she’s ready to swallow her pride, apologize, and offer some compensation, I’m okay with it. Anyway, New Year is coming up, and all our relatives will naturally learn about me and my brother’s return. There’s no rush."
As Carol turned to head upstairs, Maureen quickly said, "Wait!"
Though she didn’t want their friends and relatives to know about their existence, they didn’t have a better solution for Katherine’s predicament at the moment.
If that wretched girl was willing to help, not only would they save themselves from shelling out 3 million, but they’d also save face.
Just this once, they’d let Carol have her way. They could always tarnish her reputation later, skewing their friends’ and relatives’ perception of her.
"Are you really willing to help?"
Before Maureen could finish, Carol was already ascending the stairs. Maureen called out, "Wait!" She had no choice but to look at her husband, "Honey, book a private dining room. We’ll have dinner with all our friends and relatives tonight. I’ve been so busy lately; I neglected to announce Carol and Dennis’s return right away. It’s understandable that Carol is upset. Let’s do it tonight. She’s right; there’s no time like the present."
"And Dennis." Rudolf wasn’t sure where his son had gone and whether he’d be able to return that evening. If they were to announce their return, Dennis was one of the main characters.
"He’ll be back soon."
Hearing Carol’s assurance, Maureen grew more resentful, convinced the siblings had conspired together. Their father hadn’t even agreed to the announcement yet, and her brother was already on his
way to receive blessings from friends and relatives.
"Then tonight, we’ll all raise our glasses to celebrate - you and your brother’s safe return," Rudolf started calling to invite friends and relatives.
"Make sure Meredith Brooks comes home too." Carol said coldly to Maureen, "No one should be missing."
Maureen scoffed. She hadn’t expected this audacious girl to take herself so seriously. Meredith was her and Rudolf’s beloved son, the heir to their estate, and now he was supposed to come back and

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