Chapter 407

She stumbled back a couple steps and bumped right into Clara, who was just as dumbfounded. Actually, pretty much everyone from the Allen family looked like they’d seen a ghost. Some random illegitimate kid showing up to snatch a slice of the family fortune was already enough to piss them off—let alone the eldest daughter who was “dead” for years suddenly coming back to life. And this wasn’t just about money anymore. Her return shook the whole family setup to its core. Who’d be thrilled about that? Well, Daniel seemed chill about it, but that was probably because he couldn’t care less about inheriting anything. But today’s luckiest guy? No question—it was Harold. What he’d never dared dream of had just landed right in his lap. Hearing his mom announce it out loud had him buzzing; he was practically drunk on joy. “Claire…” He changed how he called her smooth as butter, happily claiming the elegant, well-educated “fruit” someone else had spent years raising. He stepped forward, trying to