Chapter 13

"On what grounds?" Ezra glared at Clara, finding her wild ambition to be extremely ridiculous. Clara steadied herself against the wall as she stood up straight. The lingering fear in her expression faded away instantly. "Because I helped you. Because I know you've been eyeing the position to be head of the Newman family! I also know you've been dreaming of Adrian's downfall! You want him to crash and burn!" Clara's words were like thunder, striking Ezra where it hurt the most. Indeed, he despised Adrian, who always acted like he knew it all. Adrian was always ordering Polly around. Worst of all, whenever Ezra recalled how Adrian gloated over tricking him, he wished he could destroy him completely. After all these years, Ezra had had enough of Adrian's arrogance as the legitimate son. Did Ezra have to suffer such unfair treatment just because Polly was a maid? Clara noticed the shift in Ezra's expression and knew she had made the right call. She walked over to him and lowered he