Everyone in the room looked strange because of a patient who had suddenly returned.

Only Julian and Marry, who are the closest people to him, remained calm.

They didn’t seem surprised or unhappy.

Ralph came in with a servant and a medical staff in a wheelchair.

Marry had stood up and pushed Ralph to the seat beside her.

Julian and Margaret were on the other side.

Margaret peeped at him. Ralph’s face was pale, and his eyes were dull, like a dead man who could breathe.

There was no difference between living and dying for him.

No wonder it was rumored that Ralph had passed away in his early years, but he was secretly sent to the mountain to recuperate. They probably knew that he would not be able to live for long.

Marry was still very calm when facing her husband, who she had not seen for years and had a different look.

"Since it’s the new year, it’s better to have a family reunion. Mom is so thoughtful."

Alice said with a smile at the side.

Such a person really made people unwilling to eat at the table.

Ralph was seriously ill in his early years, his mouth and eyes were crooked, and he had no consciousness. He could not eat anything on the table.

It was just a formality.

Marry pursed her lips and said, "This is the last year Ralph can spend with us, so he was brought over. He will be sent back later."

The others’ faces changed, and they all nodded. "Yes. Yes."

They all knew that Ralph couldn’t live for long. They thought that he should have died long ago, but they didn’t expect him to live for many years.

How lucky they were! Ralph even became the heir.

They disliked him, but they could do nothing.

When Brittany saw Ralph, her eyes turned red. Her voice was low but still powerful as she asked the medical staff beside her.

"How is Ralph doing?"

"He is fine, but his organs are getting worse, so he was brought here to see you one last time."

The staff did not come straight to the point, but it was clear enough.

Brittany was slightly stunned. She looked at insensible Ralph in the wheelchair and finally sighed.

Brittany nodded and said, "Don’t let him suffer pain."

She had made a great effort to save Ralph, but in the end, she still couldn’t save him.

She was heartbroken, but she could do nothing.

She was old and couldn’t even manage the Jorgansen family. How could she take care of a person who was about to die?

"When I am a hundred years old, let him be by my side."

Brittany did not say anything else.

Marry immediately said, "Mom, don’t be sad. Ralph will be sad to see you like this."

Ralph had been unconscious for a long time, like a doll with a strange appearance.

In the Jorgansen family, no one would think of such a person.

Brittany nodded and calmed down a bit.

Only facing Ralph would Brittany look remorseful.

After the medical staff said it was time to take medicine, everyone saw a dose was injected into Ralph’s body through his arm, which was full of needles.

Everyone had a tasteless meal. Few people could eat facing a patient who was staring at them.

So scary.

The reunion dinner was soon over.

One by one, people walked out.

Alice held Jenny’s arm, while Sally, who was on the other side, was lost in thought during the dinner.

Obviously, she looked so worried and didn’t seem to know what she had eaten.

"Why did Ralph come out like that? That’s creepy."

Alice sighed. Seeing Sally’s dazed look, she rolled her eyes.

She really didn’t know why Sally thought of an adopted daughter every day.

Jessie was sent abroad to get married, but Sally still wanted to take her back. It was just an adopted daughter. She could raise another one.

Jessie was restless. It was impossible for her to come back.

"Jenny, how did Ralph become an idiot?"

Ralph was the smartest and most capable son in the Jorgansen family. Everyone knew that Brittany had held great expectations of him since he was young.

In this generation, it was Ralph who should be the head of the family.

He was so unlucky. He fell ill and suffered dementia when he was twenty.

Jenny turned around and glared at her. "How? Of course, it’s because he’s sick."

Everyone said it was because of the disease, but was the statement true?

Alice didn’t argue. She just smiled and said, "Naomi was so unlucky. She was cheated to get married to Ralph, who was an idiot. She has to stay with the Jorgansen family for the rest of her life. Fortunately, she doesn’t have to take care of Ralph every day."

With Ralph’s appearance, even a woman who loved him deeply would be frightened, let alone Naomi, who didn’t love him.

Naomi had to be with a silly husband and listened to a child who had nothing to do with her call her mother.

Thinking that Naomi had been tolerant for so many years, Alice really admired her.

Jenny pursed her lips and sighed as she looked at Marcos, who came back to the courtyard with a servant.

"Everyone has one life. Everyone has a different lifestyle. I am a bit envious of Naomi’s lifestyle."

She had a nominal husband, a nominal son, and could stay away from the hustle and bustle and live happily with her beloved in the mountains.

She didn’t have to think about the complicated matters of the Jorgansen family or how to earn more wealth for her son.

Even Brittany gave her face because she was guilty of cheating her back then.

She didn’t need to think about anything or do anything, just live a happy life.

Occasionally, she came to the Jorgansen’s to pretend to be a good wife. How easy it was.

Alice wanted to say more when Jenny turned around and said coldly, "You should take care of yourself. Don’t worry about other people’s affairs. If Julian hears this, I’m afraid that all the projects of your husband and son will be given to other people."

These words worked on Alice.

Alice was silent, but seeing Jenny leave angrily, she said, "Jenny, what are you doing? Why do you get angry? What did I say? Do you have to be mad at me?"

Then she turned to look at Sally.

"Sally, what is wrong with Jenny? I just mentioned Ralph and Naomi. Why is she unhappy?"

Sally raised her head and looked serious, "It’s none of your business. Don’t talk about other affairs."

After that, she turned around and left. Jessie had not contacted her for two or three days. She was wondering if she should beg Julian.

It seemed that no one could bring Jessie back from abroad except Julian.

After Sally left angrily, Alice stood in the same place and muttered, "Why were they angry?"

"I just mentioned Naomi. Why were they so mad?"

...

In the Jorgansen’s courtyard, Alice stood where she was, seeing the two people leaving unhappily.

Did she say anything wrong?

Ralph suddenly became an idiot when he was twenty years old, and Brittany still insisted on finding a partner for him.

It would be fine if the partner was simply greedy for the Jorgansen family’s money, but Brittany picked Marry, who was born in a poor family but have dignity.

It was fine if they had a good talk, but Brittany asked a maid to hook up with Marry when she was still in college.

Marry thought that she had married a beloved and rich man, but on the day they got married, she found he was an idiot.

Who was willing to be cheated to get married to an idiot?

And Brittany insisted on letting Marry give birth to a child before she could leave.

This kind of thing happened twenty to thirty years ago. If it happened now...

Alice rolled her eyes. Brittany would be prisoned.

The story of the Jorgansen family was so long that it could be recorded on thousands of pieces of paper.

There was no need to hide.

"Why didn’t you return to the courtyard?"

Someone asked. Alice turned around and saw Andy walking over.

She rolled her eyes and snapped, "I’m going back." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

She didn’t want to talk to him and left.

Andy, an adopted child, wasn’t a good person either.

Sophie was sent away. Andy would be the next.

Andy glanced at Alice and then looked back at the main building of the Jorgansen’s.

He sneered.

In the car back home, Margaret looked at Julian, who was beside her from time to time.

Julian looked at the tablet in his hand expressionlessly, which displayed the year-end reports of the company.

He had no expression and was so calm that it made Margaret feel a little uneasy.

Margaret leaned forward and whispered, "Julian, how do you feel when you see your parents today?"

He was too calm.

There must be something wrong.

She was still very curious about the story of the Jorgansen family.

Julian put down the tablet and turned to look at Margaret.

Still as calm as ever, he said, "Nothing."

Who wouldn’t have feelings when facing biological parents? He should have some feelings, even if it was a feeling of dislike.

"By the way, who is your biological mother?"

She knew that Ralph was an idiot, and it was almost impossible for an idiot to cheat.

Then why was Julian so smart?

"I don’t know."

Julian said calmly in a low voice.

As if he wasn’t talking about his own matters.

Margaret rolled her eyes and muttered in a low voice, "Really? Everyone wants to know their mother."

"I don’t."

Julian smiled. "Why do I want to know?"

Innocent Marry was cheated into the marriage when she was twenty. She was also asked to give birth to a child of Ralph.

No one could do it with an idiot who was not able to move.

Marry persuaded Brittany and took the sperm of Ralph to find a surrogate mother.

Few people in the Jorgansen family knew how Marry persuaded Brittany.

Marry had removed her uterus for making Brittany let her go.

A woman without a uterus couldn’t give birth to a child, and it wouldn’t ruin the Jorgansen family’s reputation.

The Jorgansen family owed Marry, so as soon as Julian was born, he had an idiotic father and a mother who did not care about him.

He became the most disliked child in the Jorgansen family.

Margaret curled her lips and snorted. "Fine. I don’t care."

Margaret didn’t want to ask more.

When they returned home, the courtyard was also decorated with lanterns and streamers.

Orlenna liked traditional festivals. Naturally, she decorated the villa combining modern and traditional elements.

The courtyard was filled with big red lanterns, and there were stickers on the windows.

When Margaret went in, Orlenna was not at home.

"Where is my mother?"

Margaret was stunned and subconsciously turned to look at Julian behind her. Did Orlenna run off with that man?

If she really did, then she had to talk to her father when she visited his grave.

"We go back to the Jorgansen’s for Christmas, and Mom would be alone at home, so Mario took Mom over early in the morning."

If Julian hadn’t said, she would have forgotten about it.

Bruce and Hilla were also celebrating Christmas in Far City. Didn’t that mean that they were still together?

Margaret took on the coat that she had just taken off.

"Why are we staying here? Go into the car, and we’ll go celebrate Christmas with them."

It was not good to go back to mother’s home to celebrate Christmas the first year one got married.

But Julian did not say anything and picked up the car key again.

Margaret immediately hugged him with joy and said, "Let’s go to where they are to celebrate Christmas. We are not going to your home."

She was talking about the old mansion of the Jorgansen family that was so lifeless and frightful.

She did not like it at all. Fortunately, she did not have to move in and live there.

Julian did not have any objections. It didn’t matter where he was to celebrate Christmas.

He never knew how to celebrate Christmas. Would the family have a meal together? He did not feel that he had a family before. He preferred to watch the gala on his own.

Now he felt that something was different when he was with another person.

"If we don’t go back, your grandmother won’t send someone to find us, right?"

Julian put his hands around her waist when going out and replied, "No."

He was no longer a child, and no one could control him anymore.

Margaret smiled happily and got into the car.

She had never felt so happy to celebrate Christmas with her family.

In the past, she got up late during Christmas but was always scolded by Orlenna.

Now, Orlenna didn’t scold her, but she was looking forward to her scolding.

That was ridiculous.

Bruce’s villa in Far City was in the suburb.

The environment was very good because it was a new villa, it was clean and fresh.

The courtyard of the villa was pastoral with a lot of flowers and plants.

As soon as Margaret entered the room, she found Orlenna giving some money to her grandsons.

She was excited and immediately ran over with Julian.

"Mom, Merry Christmas. Where is my money?"

As she spoke, she stretched out her hands towards Orlenna and blinked with a smile.

When Orlenna saw Margaret, she frowned slightly and said, "Why are you here?"

"I miss you."

Then she looked at the money in Orlenna’s hand and raised her chin, "Money." Hurry up.

Orlenna rolled her eyes and reluctantly took an envelope of money and put it on Margaret’s hand. She said in a deep voice, "Here you are!"