Chapter 713

At the Harper Residence. Ever since the incident involving Irene, the atmosphere in the Harper household had been unbearably tense. Even the servants walked on eggshells every day, terrified of displeasing their employers. If not for the exceptionally high wages the Harper family offered, some of the staff would have quit long ago. The oppressive mood was simply too much to bear. After Irene was sent to prison, Nathan began groveling before Earl and Kendra daily, desperately expressing his remorse. And he truly *was* remorseful! After all, he had only done all this because Irene was his adoptive parents' daughter—he'd wanted to win their favor, especially that of his adoptive mother, who held all the power. But who could have guessed? Who could have guessed that Irene *wasn’t* even their biological daughter? Had he known, why would he have bothered with all that pointless effort? Though his adoptive mother had treated him and Irene equally since childhood, Nathan had always believed it