Chapter 250

Liam was taken aback. He knew her relationship with the Grant family wasn't good, but he hadn't expected it to be this bad. Liam glanced at Clayton, who was slowly walking into the banquet hall. "What about Mr. Grant Senior?" Clayton was, after all, the closest family member she had left. Ella hesitated for a moment before responding, "For now, I trust him, but I won't depend on him, nor will I rely on him." Up until now, Clayton hadn't done anything to harm her. And he was, after all, her father's closest relative. So for the time being, she still chose to trust him. However, no deeper feelings remained, nor could she afford to have any. After losing her parents, she had seen too much ugliness—greed, power, and everything in between. Humanity was fragile, crumbling under pressure. She wasn't about to test 'human nature' anymore, and she definitely wasn't going to put herself in harm's way again. Liam felt a sharp pain in his chest, as if something had stung him deeply. Seven yea