All Chapters of Nine Ungrateful Sisters: Chapter 441 - Chapter 450

Amara was the eldest sister, but she had always carried the responsibilities of a mother. In every way that mattered, she was the head of the household.Their parents were gone, yet the family had not fallen apart. That was entirely because Amara had held it together. She possessed both the ability and the authority to keep the family united.Clara didn't have that.Jason certainly didn't.'Why did it have to be Amara? Why couldn't Clara have been the one to marry Stanley?' The thought surfaced in Hilda's mind before she could stop it."Amara getting married doesn't have to interfere with managing the family, does it? She'd still have time to bring Jason up to speed..." She trailed off before finishing the sentence.Amara had glanced at Stanley. Whether she could continue managing the family wasn't a matter of her own wishes. It was a matter of his. A wife following her husband's lead was more than a saying, especially when the husband in question was Stanley.Every eye turned t

But then again, was a Draconox envoy the kind of man who needed money? Impossible.What slipped through his fingers in a single day exceeded what the family could spend in months. So why was he backing Jason?Amara pressed her lips together. She couldn't figure out his angle. He had come to the family with a purpose. That much was certain.He wasn't the warm, agreeable man he appeared to be. The afternoon had made that abundantly clear.His character had layers, and not all of them were pleasant. A man that calculating didn't act on impulse. He had too many factors to consider. No one that rational would make a decision that could affect the rest of his life based on nothing but emotion. It simply wasn't possible.Thus, he wanted something from the family. She just couldn't see what it was. What she did know was that, for the moment, Stanley was the only thing keeping this family afloat. She could see the trap for what it was. Even so, she had no choice but to step into it."Stan

Amara had no choice but to trust Stanley. She had to trust him.Stanley came down the stairs at nearly a run. Jason hadn't even made it out of the living room yet, and Stanley already looked visibly shaken."Hey, Stanley. Back so soon?""It's nothing. Get to bed early. Tomorrow's the naming ceremony."He wanted out of this house. There were still preparations to finish before tomorrow. Once it was over, he would never have to set foot here again. Then, just before leaving, she had handed him that. His heart still had not settled.Stanley was already heading for the door, and Jason quickly fell into step behind him. "Come on, let me stay at your place tonight. You can walk me through a few things."Within moments, their voices faded beyond the gate.From the upstairs hallway, Clara watched Stanley's car disappear down the road. A heavy feeling settled in her chest, the kind that lingered like storm clouds before the rain finally broke.She couldn't name it. She only knew it felt

"Understood?"The men in black straightened at once. "Understood!"Stanley gave a sharp wave of his hand. "Move out!"The men in black filed out one after another. Stanley pulled out his phone and called Amara."Amara, are you awake yet?"At that moment, all of Silverton seemed to stir to life. Lights flicked on across the city, one after another, all converging on a single destination: the Chamberlain villa.…Oscar woke later than usual, not of his own accord. Something brushed against his nose, tickling it with what felt like a strand of hair. The irritation dragged him from sleep before he was ready."You're up! You're awake!" Elara bounced on her heels and ran toward the door. "Oscar's awake!"She announced it like good news, as though the fact that he had made it through another night was something worth celebrating.Oscar looked out the window. The sky was overcast, with a heavy layer of clouds hanging above Silverton. Yet the forecast called for no rain.Stanley had

George and Helena stood at the back of the room, mouths agape and utterly speechless.Archon? The Draconox Archon? No wonder so many people had gathered around him. No wonder a single word from him could move mountains.The Draconox Archon held the highest authority in the entire northern territories. A man like that had been living under their roof, and the Chamberlains had thrown him out.For the first time, a different kind of confusion settled over them. They had always accepted that the family sat at the top of Silverton.Now, that belief made no sense at all.…By the time the guests arrived, the Chamberlain villa was already packed.The Chamberlain family was influential in its own right, and with a Draconox envoy attached to the occasion, nearly everyone worth knowing in Silverton had shown up.Yet the guests weren't mingling the way people normally did at a celebration. They gathered in small clusters, speaking in low voices, and most of them had little interest in the