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Chapter 275 - THEY WERE FOOLS FROM THE BEGINNING

The television went dark as the remote clattered onto the mahogany side table.

Xue Deyong sat back on the sofa, his untouched glass of scotch resting against his knee. On the screen, Shen Zihao's mugshot glared beneath bold red banners.

"Thank God," Deyong murmured, setting the glass on the coaster. "If Guiying had actually married him, the scandal would have destroyed us."

"You absolute fool." His mother stood in the doorway, her shoulders rigid, her hand resting heavily on the frame. "You sit there worrying about a headline?"

Deyong straightened his spine. "What else should I worry about? Guiying avoided a disaster."

His mother scoffed, her lips twisting in contempt. "You should worry about Guiying not being your son. Truly you're Mingzhan's son. The foolishness in this family runs deep."

Matriarch Xue stepped across the room, raising her hand in the blink of an eye—

_PIAK_

A sharp sound rang through the room.

"Mother!!"

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