Although her father had publicly disowned her years ago, the ties of blood are thick; it was hard for her to sever her connection with her parents and this home.
Coming back after three years, standing in front of her own home, she inevitably felt emotional.
Collecting her thoughts, Titus Zane rang the doorbell.
It was Ariana Evans who came out to greet her, wearing an apron and with her long hair neatly tied back, looking energetic and simple.
Titus Zane’s thoughts wandered again; in her hazy memories, her mother preferred her hair down, not this streamlined style.
"Child, why buy gifts when you’re coming home? Such a waste."
The sound of Ariana Evans brought Titus Zane back to reality, handing over the gift box with a smile.
"I didn’t buy much, just picked up some things casually when I was passing by the department store, hope you and Dad won’t mind."
Ariana Evans, holding the gift box in one hand and Titus Zane’s arm with the other, lead her towards the mansion.
Even before entering, she called out loudly inside.
"Julian, look who’s back! Lily, your sister is back..."
Following her mother into the hall, Olivia Zane was already greeting her at the door in a wheelchair, smiling, "Sister, you’ve finally come back, after so many years of not visiting us, I thought you had forgotten us."
Titus Zane gave a faint smile, "How could I."
As for her sister’s enthusiasm for "acting," she was already used to it, especially in front of their parents where she would definitely try to play the part of the obedient daughter.
Since she liked to perform, she would just play along, just this once.
"Julian, Titus is back, why don’t you say something?" Seeing her husband indifferently hidden behind a newspaper as if he hadn’t seen his daughter return, Ariana Evans couldn’t help but reproach as she placed the gift box on the coffee table.
Julian Zane threw down his newspaper and glared at Titus Zane discontentedly, "Unfilial daughter! You still have the face to come back!"
After entering, Titus Zane stood at the entrance, not daring to go further, fearing being thrown out by her father.
Back then, her father accused her of being selfish, only considering her own interests, not caring for the family’s welfare.
Lowering her gaze, Titus Zane curved her lips slightly, her expression indifferent.
"Dad, if you still don’t recognize me as your daughter, I will leave right now."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Ariana Evans turned back, grabbed Titus Zane’s wrist, and walked her into the hall, looking disapprovingly at her husband.
"Our child is home, we should be happy. At this age, how can you still quarrel with a child."
"Exactly, Dad!" Olivia Zane wheeled towards her father, lifting her face with a smile to persuade, "Don’t you miss her? Now that she’s back, our family should be happy together!"
"What’s there to be happy about!" Looking at his younger daughter, Julian Zane’s face remained stern, "A selfish and self-serving person does not deserve to be my daughter, Julian Zane’s daughter!"
"Dad, how can you talk about your own daughter !" Before Ariana Evans could respond, Olivia Zane had already spoken out, "Hearing this, outsiders might take it for the truth."
Glancing at his younger daughter, Julian Zane didn’t say anything more and walked towards the stairs.
"Titus, your dad is just stubborn, don’t take it to heart."
Titus Zane smiled and sat down on the sofa as her mother gestured, with Olivia Zane wheeling towards her, comforting with a smile.
"Sister, don’t listen to Dad, during the three years you were away, he often mentioned you."
Titus Zane didn’t believe what Olivia Zane said.
When she was studying abroad, she also didn’t return for long periods, and even when her father frequently traveled abroad for work, he never took the opportunity to visit her, so how could he be mentioning her?
Nevertheless, she still cooperatively responded, "Really?"
"Of course," Olivia Zane said with a smile, "Dad is a man, and men don’t like to express their longing openly."
As they spoke, Olivia Zane shifted the topic towards Nathan Moore.
"Just like Nathan, every time he comes back from a business trip, he insists on picking me up and not letting me go back home."
Titus Zane curved her lips, suddenly finding Olivia Zane, who was clearly grasping at nothing, rather pitiful, Nathan Moore clearly wasn’t on a business trip and was in the city, yet she preferred to deceive herself, all to remind herself of her place in Nathan Moore’s heart.
Titus Zane said nothing, just as Ariana Evans interjected, "Lily, make a call to Nathan later, ask him to join us for dinner."
Olivia Zane turned her wheelchair towards her mother, "Mom! Nathan just flew back from abroad last night, he’s still jet-lagged!"
This statement made Titus Zane feel even more amused.
Nathan Moore clearly hadn’t been abroad, he had just flown to a neighboring city, and had even returned before she did.