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Joey’s face turned a deep shade of blue at Margot’s words.
“Mr. and Mrs. Johanson are your parents, Charles is your brother, and Maisie is your sister.
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“We’ve known each other for over twenty years. How can you say something like that, Gigi?” O
Margot let out a soft laugh, a trace of amusement flashing in her eyes.
“Really? Are Maisie’s parents and brother the ones you’re referring to? Didn’t she grow up with you?”
Joey caught the sarcasm in her words.
He recalled everything that had happened over the past few years, and a wave of guilt washed over him. He hurriedly tried to explain.
“Gigi, why do you have to hold this against May? Yes, we favored her, but it was all because she agreed to marry into the Stewart family for you.
“We just wanted to make it up to her. Think about it, before she came, we treated you the same way, didn’t we?”
Whenever Maisie was mentioned, it always came back to the same excuse.