Chapter 17

Grace wiped the tears from Clara's face and said, "How about we take a family portrait tomorrow?" Grace's sudden change unsettled Valerie. She scoffed deliberately. "Adi's photos have commercial value. There's no way he'd take a picture with you. Who knows if you'd use his photo to stir up trouble for Jesse again!" At the mention of Jesse, Adrian's expression turned ice-cold. Ethan didn't know what Grace was planning, but one thing was certain—he would never let her hurt him or his sister again. "There's no way I'm taking a family portrait with this ruthless woman." Clara's lips quivered, and with a choked sob, she burst into tears. The next day, the family arrived at the photography studio. "Uh… could both of you move a little closer to the center?" The photographer raised his camera, then hesitated, lowering it again as he glanced at Adrian and Ethan, who were nearly out of the frame. Was this really a family of four? They felt more like strangers. Grace held Clara in the m