Stella pursed her lips and remained silent. True, she didn't comprehend it, but she wasn't in the right frame of mind to give a damn about the Conrad family business.

"I suppose Clarence hasn't told you something before," Justin said. “He's only my other mother's half-brother."

Startled, Stella momentarily lost her ability to speak. "Clarence is my father's illegitimate son." With composure, Justin turned the wheelchair around and remarked, "I was in a vehicle accident when I was ten years old, and I was never able to stand up again. My father decided to take Clarence in since the Conrad family needs a successor. At the age of seven at...