Chapter 244: Why Are You With Tilda?

“Look, we’re family. I don’t want to have a falling out with you,” Astrid said coldly.

After knowing just how badly they treated Tilda, Astrid couldn’t even stand Russell and his family.

Even if Tilda wasn’t Queen, she was still Russell’s daughter who’d been missing for 19 years. What kind of nonsense was that?

During the days Blair visited Astrid’s house, she constantly went on about how guilty she felt toward Tilda. Even when Astrid’s parents told Blair to let it go, she refused. She insisted on finding her long-lost daughter–alive or dead, she had to see her.

Blair claimed everyone else in the world could give up looking for Tilda, but not her, Tilda’s mother. At the time, Astrid truly believed her.

But now that Tilda was found, Blair didn’t cherish her at all–she just abused and bullied her without hesitation? She acted one way in public and a totally different way in private. Astrid couldn’t believe she was related to someone like that. It felt so filthy! The trust she had placed so deeply had been completely betrayed.

Dominic’s heart skipped a beat. Looking at Astrid’s cold, ruthless gaze, he had a gut feeling… that she might know Tilda’s true identity… that she was Queen. Could the new dark web hacker, who copied Queen’s habits, actually be Astrid?

Seeing Dominic still wouldn’t let go, Astrid picked up the Americano from the table and splashed it onto his face. The warm coffee splashed on him, snapping him fully awake. Astrid broke free from Dominic and left quickly.

Dominic stood there. The coffee dripped from his hair and face, soaking his clothes. His heart… had never felt this cold.

Even Astrid, who didn’t know the full story, was furious just hearing how they had misunderstood and slandered Tilda.

Why… Why did they, as Tilda’s brother and the family she so desperately wanted, not feel a single thing back then? Why did they crush Tilda’s longing for family like it meant nothing?

A staff member saw what happened and rushed over. “Sir, are you okay? Did you have a fight with your girlfriend?”

“I’m fine…” Dominic kept his head down and left the cafe like that, his heart sinking into a depth of despair he had never known.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Chapter 244: Why Are You With Tilda?

One day, Tilda made a point to attend a bidding meeting. She put on sunglasses and dressed up a bit. She was accompanied by Jarrett.

“Que–Tilda, what made you suddenly decide to go to this bidding meeting?” Jarrett was shocked when Tilda called him to ask for an invitation to the event. With the Bells‘ connections, getting an invite to a bidding meeting like this was no big deal.

“There’s a show I want to see,” Tilda said with a mysterious smile. “You don’t have to come in if you don’t want to.” She asked Jarrett for help because they were teammates, and he owed her quite a few favors. Getting Jude, Alfie, or Maurice to get an invitation would have been just as easy, but it would mean owing them a favor. Even if Jude and the others didn’t care, Tilda did. It just wouldn’t sit right with her.

“Since we’re here, of course I’m going in. I’m going to be your bodyguard! Don’t let my looks fool you. I’m great at kickboxing!” Jarrett said, confidently patting his chest.

“I can tell.” Tilda wasn’t just flattering him. As a fellow martial artist, she could see it. She could tell from Jarrett’s unique habits–how he walked, how he reacted to sensitive situations. They were habits he’d picked up from years of kickboxing.

“Jarrett, what are you doing here?” An unpleasant voice came from behind. Tilda and Jarrett turned around. It was Daphne and Preston.

Seeing Tilda, Daphne was startled. “You bitch… What are you doing here?!” Since it was a public place, she had to watch her manners. Her instinctive outburst was a bit too loud, drawing a lot of attention.

“Jarrett, why are you with Tilda?” Preston’s brow furrowed slightly. His gaze was full of hostility. The reason was simple. He just despised the spoiled youngest son of the third branch from the bottom of his heart. He’d heard that Jarrett had dropped out of university. Jarrett spent his days either running wild outside or holed up in his room, making a mess. Without the backing of the Bells, where would Jarrett get the money to live like that? But at one family gathering, Jude went out of his way to talk to Jarrett and even praised him.

Chapter 244: Why Are You With Tilda?

Even Jarrett’s parents were stunned for a long time. Everyone in the family recognized Jude as the one in charge, the one they pinned all their hopes on, and the most capable of them all. Although his relatives were jealous of him, they also feared his abilities. Jude rarely paid attention to any of them, so the fact that Jarrett was valued so highly by Jude …