Chapter 523: An Oscar-Worthy Performance

The Quipp family was worth over ten billion dollars and ranked among the top ten even in the provincial capital, with formidable influence. Years ago, Adriana Whittaker had deliberately orchestrated Wayne Yale's marriage to Emma Quipp, forcing Wayne and Marilyn Casson to part in bitterness. Although Emma came from the Quipp family, her standing there had never been high. She was the old Quipp patriarch's illegitimate daughter, born from an affair, and had never enjoyed the family's full regard. For...