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Rebirth Revenge Is Everything (Ariana) novel Chapter 431

After returning home, Georgia excitedly shared the news with Gilbert.

She truly believed this decision would benefit the White family. Convinced that Gilbert would be just as pleased, she didn’t hesitate to bring it up.

But to her shock, the moment he heard it, his expression darkened.

Gilbert stared at his wife as if she were a stranger, a mix of disbelief and irritation tightening his chest. "Why on earth would you bring this up now?" he snapped. "Ariana has only just started warming up to us again! And you go and say something like this to her. Yes, I know she and Kiara are close, but do you really want to drive a wedge between them?"

He couldn’t fathom why she’d suddenly gotten this idea—let alone acted on it by approaching Ariana.

Didn’t she realize how fragile their relationship with Ariana still was? Bringing up such matters now was like rubbing salt in an open wound.

Gilbert’s perspective had shifted over time.

After much reflection, he’d come to recognize the flaws in his past actions. Though Ariana was now capable and successful—poised to become the future matriarch of the Stone family—nothing in life was guaranteed. He had been so fixated on protecting Jane and Kiara that he’d failed to consider what would happen if Ariana ever fell out with the Stone family. Where would she turn then?

It was only then that he realized how gravely mistaken he’d been.

Putting himself in her shoes, he understood how deeply it would hurt if his own parents had shown such blatant favoritism toward his brother.

And Jane—well, she was a special case.

After her scheme to steal company documents and hand them to a rival firm was exposed, leading to her arrest, Gilbert dug deeper into her past. What he uncovered left him seething—years of calculated sabotage against her own flesh and blood. Had she not been his brother’s daughter, he would have made sure she faced the full consequences.

As for Kiara...

He knew she was innocent in all this. Outwardly, he treated her no differently. But deep down, a faint resentment lingered, leaving their interactions more formal than affectionate.

Not that it mattered much. She was grown now, hardly in need of their constant care.

He had planned to raise her until she came of age and got married, then give her a sum of money—that would be enough to justify things to his younger brother.

But now, Georgia had suddenly gone to see Ariana and said those words, leaving Gilbert both baffled and furious! He genuinely wanted to mend his relationship with his daughter—after all, she was his only biological child, and the only daughter he and Georgia had together.

Back then, after giving birth to Ariana, Georgia’s health had deteriorated. She had several miscarriages afterward, and though Gilbert felt some regret, he never voiced it.

Because at that time, he and Georgia had been in love.

He had pursued her for a long time before they finally got together, so he cherished what they had.

Georgia stared at her enraged husband, momentarily stunned. Gilbert had never lost his temper in front of her before. The sudden outburst made her eyes redden with hurt. Biting her lip, she met his gaze and said, "I’m only thinking of what’s best for the White family. Given Old Mr. Stone’s temperament, how could he possibly allow one of Ariana’s twins to take another surname? So, what’s wrong with keeping Kiara at home?"

Gilbert’s frown deepened. Though he was still irritated, seeing his wife on the verge of tears cooled his anger somewhat.

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