Chapter 33: Exposed

Ella had never heard Robert mention anything about her grandmother's family. It turned out that her mother had severed all ties with them long ago.

Robert was also a heartless man. Now that he was a wealthy businessman, he naturally wouldn't care about those distant relatives anymore.

"At the time, Robert was very poor, but your grandmother demanded a dowry of one hundred thousand dollars. Robert loved your mother very much, so he borrowed the money to marry her. After you were born, your grandmother never contacted your mother again," Eric said softly. "But oddly enough, when your grandmother passed away, she left fifteen percent of the company shares to you, which infuriated your uncles. They couldn't do anything about it because the will was safeguarded by three very influential lawyers."