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Chapter 71: The Fourth Miss Returns, Nanyang Will Not Live in Peace

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: The Fourth Miss Returns, Nanyang Will Not Live in Peace

Leclair Estate

Maximilian knocked and entered. In the study, the man’s stern and handsome face resembled marble—cold and unyielding. His slender fingers still held a cigarette that hadn’t fully burned out, the crimson flicker flashing momentarily, exuding an oppressively low atmosphere that was deeply unsettling.

"Miss Bessie is already on the plane. The matter has been investigated thoroughly. Over the years, the Yeager Family patriarch has always valued Jocelyn Yeager highly. Madam Yeager was dissatisfied with Jocelyn’s growing influence, fearing that it would threaten Leo Yeager’s future inheritance rights. That’s why she orchestrated this whole plot. The clandestine meeting in Imperial City was just the spark; the real damning information came later. The revelation about Jocelyn’s illegitimate child—paired with his mother’s circumstances—has essentially severed Jocelyn’s connection to the Yeager Family’s inheritance." Maximilian reported everything he had uncovered, not daring to lift his gaze.

Although the matter had been suppressed, Reginald’s boldness was simply astonishing. He actually dared to cozy up to Miss Delphine. Given Miss Delphine’s cold and reserved demeanor, if anyone claimed there was nothing between them, he wouldn’t believe it—least of all Ignatius.

When Maximilian entered the room and smelled the smoke, his heart seized with tension. After following Ignatius for many years, he had rarely seen him smoke. Smoking was a sign that Ignatius’s mood had hit rock bottom.

Ignatius Leclair nodded indifferently. After finishing the cigarette between his fingers, he squinted and exhaled a smoke ring before extinguishing the cigarette. With icy detachment, he said, "Make a call to Bessie; it’s time for her to return."

Maximilian’s heart skipped a beat. Bessie Leclair—the fourth daughter of the Leclair Family—was once the most distinguished socialite in the South Seas. Her unruly, brazen antics had caused quite a stir; nobody dared to rein her in back then. But later, her impetuous arrogance became too much for Ignatius, who grew irritated and sent her off to Switzerland. Officially, it was said she was accompanying their patriarch for recuperation, but in truth, it was to keep her in check, preventing her from stirring further trouble.

If this fourth Miss returns, the first thing she would do is cling to Jocelyn Yeager. Peace in the South Seas would be out of the question.

Maximilian sighed inwardly, hesitating before muttering, "If the fourth Miss backs Jocelyn, should we wade into the Yeager Family’s murky waters?"

Even now, Maximilian was puzzled. The explosive reveal of Reginald’s background was clearly instigated by Ignatius behind the scenes. Otherwise, with Madam Yeager’s limited influence, how could she suppress the increasingly powerful Jocelyn Yeager? Ignatius was undoubtedly determined to ruin Reginald. But if he called Bessie back, Reginald would essentially gain an invincible shield.

Unless—Maximilian suddenly remembered something, a chilling thought creeping into his mind.

Ignatius Leclair let out a cold laugh, his lips curling into a sinister, chilling arc. In a frosty tone, he said, "Reginald has concealed his true nature over the years. His methods are far from the gentle and harmless facade he presents. With Bessie Leclair around, he’ll be forced to tie himself to the second branch of the Leclair Family for good."

Years ago, Reginald climbed his way up from being an illegitimate child by leveraging Bessie Leclair’s infatuation with him and riding the wave of their family’s influence. Now that he’s secured his position, trying to cast off that support won’t be so simple.

"Find out who sold the photos to Madam Yeager." Ignatius mulled over the situation. This scheme wasn’t as straightforward as it seemed.

As for Delphine Carter... she truly lived up to being the woman Ignatius Leclair had set his sights on.

After all this time, she’d turned out to be a traitorous ingrate, daring to play games with him.

So her preference was for someone like Jocelyn Yeager—a delicate pretty boy. She wasn’t the same as she had been in her youth. This kind of forbearance... Could it be that her thoughts every night were filled with Jocelyn Yeager?

Ignatius’s face grew darker, colder, and more menacing.

Meanwhile, at the Yeager Family estate, the chaos one might expect was absent. In stark contrast, everything was eerily tranquil.

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