Chapter 13

Faced with Aurelia's relentless pressure, Damien's expression grew increasingly pained. Finally, unable to hold back any longer, he snapped, "Aurelia, you've already beaten Sloane to a pulp—isn't that enough? Let it go. It won't end well for anyone if this gets any uglier." That last sentence carried a quiet but unmistakable threat. The other child husbands began speaking up as well. "Aurelia, even if you're the Vance family's heiress, this is too much. Just look at what you've done to Sloane!" "Yeah! You hit her without any solid proof. What kind of behavior is that?" "Sloane may be an orphan, but she's still human. She doesn't deserve to be treated this way!" One by one, they rallied around Sloane, as if she were the one who had lifted them all out of the gutter. But in reality, it was Harrison who had adopted them. The Vance family had invested money and effort into shaping each of them into society's elite. The Vance family also gave them the capital and connections to trad