I stood at the door in a daze, my fingers slightly cold. James Kent, his brother’s friend, frowned and tried to dissuade him.
"Everyone in Riverdale knows that the Gardner family’s only daughter is Emily. You’ve changed the invitations without telling Vivian. How will she cope when she attends, having been replaced as the main character?"
"Besides, Vivian is your biological sister, the one you finally found. She’s been looking forward to this family reunion banquet for so many years, and you promised her that yourself. Aren’t you afraid of hurting her feelings?"
Andrew Gardner’s face struggled for a moment, then he sighed.
"Vivian is sensible and strong. I found a random fortune-teller and used that as an excuse, saying she was ‘unlucky’ and couldn’t return to the main house to acknowledge her roots. So she obediently lived away from home for eight years. Emily is different. She’s been adopted by the Gardner family since childhood and has never endured hardship. If Vivian really moved into the main house, Emily would feel like she was being deprived of love and care. She’d definitely feel insecure, and she wouldn’t be able to handle it."