Sixteen...

This title, before, she hadn’t understood its meaning.

But now, she understood fully and completely.

The person he referred to was Tiana Thorne, it was his affirmation of her, and his unique term of endearment.

Rouge Jarvis had fifteen sons, and besides that, a youngest daughter Celia Ford, who ranked sixteenth in the Ford family.

Isn’t that just Sixteen...

With this thought, Meredith Ford’s eyes were utterly red, tears falling one by one.

No matter what, she didn’t want to believe, Tiana Thorne had already moved into Aiden Shaw’s heart, becoming his only one.

She covered her ears, emotions almost manic: "I don’t hear, I don’t want to hear, I don’t want to listen."

However, his voice, like a demonic sound, penetrated into her ears, word by word: "I am her fiancé, this fact, no one, no matter what, can change it."

Meredith Ford staggered back several steps, desperately looking at him: "I am your sister..."

He indifferently retracted his gaze, walked to Tiana Thorne’s side, his voice cold and merciless: "From now on, no longer."

"Take her away." Maxim Ford repeated again.

Felix Grant escorted her out.

Meredith Ford, her soul stripped away by his last words, left like a walking corpse. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

She truly had nothing left.

Watching her back, only then did Tiana Thorne slowly withdraw her gaze.

Meredith Ford, for this lifetime, could never rise again.

Miles Xavier glanced around the room’s atmosphere, now, it was the Ford family’s domestic affairs, it was improper for him to linger: "Aunt, I will periodically come to check on Miss Thorne, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be off."

"Thank you, Nathan."

He shook his head, his gaze lingering briefly on Aiden Shaw’s face, then turned and left.

May Sloane also felt somewhat awkward being there, she awkwardly smiled: "I’ll go see Mr. Vance and come back later."

"Okay." Tiana Thorne nodded.

Afterwards, only Rouge Jarvis and the three young masters of the Ford family, along with a departing sister-in-law, remained in the room.

Tiana Thorne’s heart thumped intensely.

Mom’s mood seemed somewhat poor, not like the happiness and excitement of acknowledging a daughter.

"Big Brother."

She suddenly spoke, her voice low and cold, betraying no emotion.

Tiana Thorne: "..."

In her memory, mom always called brother Maxim...

Now, he wasn’t even called Maxim, it seemed, she was truly displeased.

Maxim Ford stepped forward, closer to her: "Mom."

Rouge Jarvis’s gaze was cold, she looked up at him: "You are the eldest brother, from childhood you never lied, tell me, besides the fourth and sixth, who else conspired to hide this from me?"

"Mom..."

Rouge Jarvis directly interrupted him, her fox-like eyes coldly squinting, appearing impatient: "I don’t want to hear anything else, I just want an answer, in this matter, brotherly love is temporarily set aside."

Maxim Ford: "..."

Tiana Thorne: "..." Mom seems quite intimidating.

Rouge Jarvis looked towards Aiden Shaw.

He too did not speak, lowering his head.

Tiana Thorne also looked in the direction of mom’s gaze, truth be told, fourth brother was the most innocent, he was the last to know among the brothers, yet was also punished.

Seeing he was unwilling to speak, she looked towards Isaac Ford.

He lowered his head even more, not daring to face her.

Finally, Rouge Jarvis retracted her gaze, her brows knitted, asking coldly: "Did second brother also participate, hmm?"