The lady said to the young masters: This is the responsibility of being an elder brother. In the future, no matter which one of you makes a mistake, I will deal with the older one.

Afterward, she walked up to the second young master, who was stunned with fear, and asked if he also hit the sixth and seventh brothers. He nodded.

The lady immediately grabbed him and was about to throw him down hard.

The young masters, knowing their eldest brother had protected them, worried that their second brother would also be punished, and rushed forward.

The second young master wasn’t thrown to the ground, but landed on his younger brothers.

Having spent so much time together, the eldest brother had always been good to everyone. Now that his hand was broken, the other young masters who usually sided with the second young master felt uncomfortable too.

After that, the eldest brother set an example and never fought with his brothers again.

Every time the brothers had a disagreement, he would resolve it in his own way.

Listening to their past, Tiana Thorne’s temples throbbed. Taking care of these little ones was really tough.

But their mom was truly ruthless, daring to be so harsh with the eldest brother.

"After that incident, the lady was actually very upset; however, she had to let the other young masters know that the eldest was the example, and the overall responsibility. Anyone could replace the eldest, but when it came to punishment, regardless of what it was, they had to endure it. This stirred sympathy for the eldest among the young masters."

Tiana gulped.

She suddenly remembered the three brothers taken away by their mom.

With their mom’s ruthlessness...

Would they really have their legs broken?

Suddenly, she felt uncertain, and cautiously asked, "Did they become united and loving after that incident?"

Upon hearing this, Farewell Sister chuckled and said, "Unexpectedly united, especially during the eldest brother’s recovery period. The other young masters would visit him every day, at different times, and share interesting stories from outside. The young masters united in unity, regarding the lady as the villain."

"Oh?"

"Everyone blamed the lady for injuring the eldest brother. They would avoid her, and were not close to her. Once, while checking their homework, I overheard them whispering, planning to have the lady apologize to the eldest brother, and even secretly gave her a nickname, ’Poisonous Spider.’

Tiana couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Just now, it seemed so hard to take care of the little ones, but now they seemed so cute...

Suddenly, she also wanted to raise a little one.

"Because of this incident, the young masters had a cold war with the lady for several months. Later, as they grew older, they gradually understood the lady’s good intentions. Eventually, everyone was busy studying, spending less time with the lady, and the phrase ’distance enhances charm’ came to mind. Every time they returned to the manor, the lady would accompany them, and the bond between mother and sons grew deeper."

Saying this, Farewell Sister sighed softly again, "For all these years, the young masters never did anything to deceive the lady. You are the first thing as the elder miss, and this time, I’m afraid some young masters will have a hard time."

Tiana: "..."

She inadvertently thought of how their mom had broken her brother’s arm.

"By the way, I heard you say earlier that there was one person fighting with five or six younger brothers. Where did the other one go?"

With fifteen in total, excluding the leading eldest and second brothers, there should be groups of seven and six respectively.

Farewell Sister didn’t expect her to notice this detail; she truly inherited the lady’s meticulousness.

Sighing, she replied, "The fourth young master was very reclusive as a child and never participated in these matters."

"The fourth brother?"

"Yes, among the lady’s adopted children, he is the only one who knows his biological parents are alive. The Shaw family also knows why he can’t return to his home. He grew up in the pain of being abandoned by relatives, and his personality is not as bright as the other young masters."

Tiana lightly furrowed her brows: "Has he always been like this?"

"The lady said that the fourth young master is afraid of being abandoned again after integrating, and he has no sense of security, feeling that everything he has is unreal, hence he resists getting close to people, deliberately distancing himself from everyone."

Listening to this, Tiana’s heart ached deeply, an indescribable discomfort.

No wonder he had such a cold personality, just because he was hurt from a young age.

He must have been very gloomy as a child...

At this moment, an uncontrollable longing for him surged in her, and she asked gently, "Can you tell me more about the fourth brother?"

"The fourth young master is the most sensible of the fifteen young masters. He is afraid of being abandoned again and understands that everything he has is given by the lady, so he has been very well-behaved since childhood, not mischievous, extremely restrained, like a little grown-up. When the other young masters were confined to the temple, he would see the lady every day, giving her shoulder massages, very filial."

He did this also because of his lack of security.

Afraid that their mom would abandon him too.

His fear was unnecessary because their mom treated him as her own child.

And luckily, he had their mom.

If it weren’t for her, the fourth brother’s childhood would indeed have been devoid of any warmth of sunshine.

Farewell Sister’s voice continued, gentle and loving, "He is very sensible, never did anything out of line, he may seem difficult to get along with, and actually, he really is not easy to get along with. He isn’t good at expressing himself but is serious in his actions and cares a lot about these brothers."

"At first, he was gloomy and lonely due to being abandoned by the Shaw family. Later, he probably wasn’t like that for long anymore, right? How does he get along with the other brothers?"

Farewell Sister nodded: "After becoming an adult, he’s quite good with everyone, but the only ones he can have heart-to-heart talks with are the eldest young master and the ninth young master."

She then had a faint melancholy in her eyes and sighed softly: "And now... only the eldest young master is left."

As if just remembering, the ninth young master in the Ford family had become a taboo, and no one dared to mention him.

She didn’t know if the eldest young master had told her, but as a housekeeper, she shouldn’t have brought it up.

Tiana’s gaze darkened a bit.

The ninth brother...

The eldest brother had told her that after being stabbed and falling into the deep sea, he had gone missing. Generally speaking, after so many years, the chances were dim for him.

She hadn’t expected the ninth brother to be one of the fourth brother’s closest people.

Now, she really wanted to acknowledge her other brothers.

She truly hoped the ninth brother was still around, and that when she acknowledges her brothers, he’d suddenly appear and tell everyone he’s still alive.

Farewell Sister saw her expression and knew she was aware of the ninth young master’s situation, and lowered her head: "I’m sorry, Miss. I shouldn’t have..."

"It’s okay, thank you for telling me so much about my brothers."

She smiled kindly: "Whenever you want to hear it, I can tell you anything."

Tiana smiled gently, bright and endearing, her gaze soft and warm: "Thank you, Farewell Sister."

She stood up: "It’s getting late, have a good rest, I’ll keep watch outside, call me if you need anything."

"It’s noon, why not take a nap on the sofa?"

"I’m used to being alone." She could sleep even standing, but wasn’t accustomed to resting in a room with someone else.

She didn’t insist on staying.

After Farewell Sister left, she took out her phone from under the pillow, chuckling sweetly.

The fourth brother had just texted her: Sixteen, wait for my message.