Chapter 381

Even though everything had settled and the Archer family was one of the wealthiest in the city, she still had her regrets. Cloudmere was far, her mother-in-law was way too controlling, and her son-in-law had a dominating personality. If only she'd married into the Allen family — Harold was gentle and polite, and Eleanor would’ve never made things hard on her. Plus, she could’ve visited home more often. But who would've imagined? A few years later, Harold cheated, bringing that woman into the house like it was nothing, turning the Allen family upside down. It all spiraled into a disaster. After what happened with Rebecca, Harold still sided with that woman, even went as far as making her the new matriarch. That was the final straw for the Lawsons — they cut ties with the Allens completely. For over two decades, that woman used her title to wreak havoc. The whole Allen family was a mess now. People stopped trusting each other, and even Eleanor couldn’t set things right. Thinking back, sh