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Publicly rebuffed, Daniel felt upsel. “Jennifer, I am your brother!”
“But I’ve cut ties with the Hargreaves family,” Jennifer shot back. “Do I need to keep repeating myself? Does your family suffer from selective memory?”
Any news that cast a shadow over them was to be shrugged off, forgotten in a heartbeat.
But the tidbits that shone a favorable light were etched in memory, treasured for a lifetime.
When Jennifer uttered the words “cut ties,” a ripple of whispers spread through the crowd. The guests exchanged glances as they wondered if Jennifer truly cut the cord with the Hargreaves family.
This revelation shed light on why Daniel had made such a desperate claim about song plagiarism, which seemed suicidal for his career.
Initially, they believed Daniel was championing his sister’s honor, but it seemed more likely that there was a rift between Daniel and Jennifer.
Otherwise, Daniel would have simply used his sister’s song without fuss; there would have been no need for a statement
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that would tarnish his own future.
Daniel’s agent, Max White, stepped in, attempting to gloss over the tension. “There’s really no need to talk of cutting ties. It’s quite common for siblings to have their little spats!”
“Yeah, you’re siblings after all. Blood is thicker than water,” someone else chimed in.
Jennifer sneered, “Little spats? You pilfered my song and slapped another name on it. Without evidence, I’d be cheated
ut of my work for a lifetime!”
Max scrambled for words to explain, “It’s just a misunderstanding.”
“A misunderstanding? I recall at the last dinner party, Daniel showed up with his plagiarizing pooch, claiming that his former hits were also penned by that imposter. If I hadn’t been there, my creations would’ve been swiped, too!”
Jennifer stood her ground, recounting the events that had transpired without yielding an inch.
Upon hearing her candid revelation, Max looked panicked, stunned by the fact that she would air it all so openly. Now, how to spin this?
Max was well aware of the truth that those melodies flowed from Jennifer’s pen.
Since Daniel and his brothers all doted on their adopted sister,
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Max chose to keep silent.
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Jennifer pinned Max with a piercing gaze. “Go on. Explain. Why the silence now?”
Max muttered, “You’re family, after all.”
“Family?” Jennifer scoffed. “I refuse to be bled dry by such a family‘!”
After she laid out her piece, she scanned the faces of the guests and declared, “I’ve drawn a clear line between myself and the Hargreaves family. Please, let’s not speak of family ties.”
In public, she once again severed her ties with the Hargreaves family.
From the sidelines, Daniel watched, feeling depressed.
He had always brushed off Jennifer’s behavior as mere pouting, but now, with her explicit declaration of wanting to break away, it was unmistakable that she meant it for real.
She truly intended to cut ties with the Hargreaves family!
“Jennifer, I’ve apologized to you and humbled myself before you time and again. And now, you’re ready to cut ties with our family over this one issue?”
Over this one issue?
Jennifer found his words dripping with isonu #1… A
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joined the Hargreaves family, this sort of thing has replayed itself countless times through the years.”
Daniel felt a little guilty. “That can’t be true.”
He was convinced that he couldn’t possibly have shown such favoritism towards Sarah!
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This time, his favor tilted towards Sarah only because Jennifer was upset, and he felt he had no other option!
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