"Wow!"
Clutching the cloth doll tightly to her chest, Alice cried out in delighted surprise, her face beaming with joy.
This beautiful blonde Winnie Doll was the gift Ronan had given her.
Ronan smiled and patted his little sister's head.
He had bought the blonde Winnie Doll from the most famous toy shop in Rand City. These dolls were entirely handmade, crafted from carefully selected materials with exquisite workmanship, and only a small number were produced each year.
They were therefore quite expensive, one of the toys countless children longed to own most.
Although Alice was quite favored by Malcolm Raymond, like Ronan, she had been born of a concubine. It was utterly impossible for her to obtain such a luxury-grade doll from her father.
Just then, a group of boys and girls poured into the hall.
They all froze when they saw Ronan.
Ronan's smile vanished. He gave them a faint nod.
These boys and girls were all his younger brothers and sisters.
Malcolm Raymond was a womanizer by nature and had fathered more than thirty children over the years. He was practically a stud of legendary proportions.
Of those children, nearly half had already come of age. They had either married off or established separate households like Ronan.
But more than a dozen still lived at the manor.
If the family had gained a few more younger brothers and sisters during the three years he had been away, Ronan would not have been surprised in the slightest!
Other than Alice, he had no real feelings for any of the younger siblings before him. Too lazy to exchange greetings or pleasantries, he headed straight up the stairs.
He arrived outside the study on the second floor of the villa.
The study door was closed. Ronan raised a hand and