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Chapter 504
[This is an adaptation, this story is not mine. The credits goes to the original writer. Please do not vote!]
As they recalled the past Lisa and Jennie's wedding that happened in the beginning, they actually found it very absurd.
While the Kim family's status was prominent in Shalnork, their status was nothing in the eyes of the Manoban family.
Even though Jennie was the official eldest lady of the Kim family, her father did not care for her while her mother, who adored her, had passed away when she was young. Therefore, her title was all in vain.
In fact, the scandal of Jennie drugging Lisa in order to conceive his child was a rather frequent occurrence among the great families.
Jennie's action had triggered the Manoban family's taboo, or at least, Lisa's minefield.
With the Manoban family's influential power in Shalnork and Zelford, the previous Jennie was considered fortunate in the way that the Manoban family did not hold her accountable for the incident, much less give in to her so readily by asking Lisa to compromise and marry her.
Initially, Jennie had thought that the Manoban family had given in to her all because of Leo. However, she soon found that the Manoban family did not care about Leo at all. Therefore, she had to overturn her speculation.
'If not for Leo, could it be due to the previous Jennie?' After Jennie learned that the former Master Manoban was the one who had made their previous marriage possible, Jennie could not stop thinking this way.
However, judging from the former master's attitude toward her today, and after he heard about the supernatural talk from her, the former master's first

reaction was to ask if Lisa had learned about this issue as well as his parents.
The former master had never once mentioned the previous Jennie. He did not once mention how the previous Jennie behaved and whether she was still alive or dead. It was clear that the former master did not have any special feelings for the previous Jennie. If that was the case... what is it for?
The former Master Manoban looked like he had never expected Jennie would raise this question all of a sudden. There was an abrupt change in his expression. However, soon, the former master resumed his coldness and said in a low voice, "Why are you asking this?"
The former master's change of expression happened in the blink of an eye. However, Jennie had been paying close attention to him and managed to capture that instant change of expression easily. In her heart, she thought that there was indeed something fishy about him!
However, Jennie kept her cool on the surface and answered coolly, "Even though I am occupying the previous Jennie's body, my train of thought is different from her. As your future granddaughter-in-law, I believe there is a need for me to understand my future husband and his ex-wife's past. Is this too much to ask for?"
The former master fell silent for a long time. Just when Jennie thought that he would never tell her anything, the former master replied to her, "Jennie's grandmother was a doctor."
"A doctor?"
The former master nodded. "Back then, Lali's grandmother and I had an accident. I was heavily wounded, and Jennie's grandmother had saved my life."
Jennie was stunned. She had long expected that there had to be some connection between the previous Jennie and the former Master Manoban. However, wasn't this something that would only happen in a cliche setting?

Jennie subconsciously turned her head around and stared at Lisa, only to find him looking calm. However, his flickering eyes showed that he was equally caught by surprise.
Perhaps, this was also Lisa's first time hearing the story.
"If that's the case, the reason you allowed Lisa to marry the previous Jennie was all because you wanted to repay her grandmother's kindness for saving your life?"
The former Master Manoban paused before he nodded quietly.
He had inadvertently learned about this incident. Back then, when Lisa had been set up by the previous Jennie, the Manoban family naturally got very angry the moment they received the news.
Sometime later, the former master had instructed his subordinates and swore to the gods that he must gain a clear understanding of the background of the person who had dared to mess with them. little did he know that the result of the investigation had led him to the incident that had happened in the past.
Everyone knew that the former master of the Manoban family was instrumental in all that the Manoban family had achieved today. However, there were always unimaginably dangerous and heartbreaking moments behind their success.
At that time, the former master had just taken over the Manoban family. They had not yet laid down their foundations. There were many enemies who had wanted to drag him down and make him a fool. This was especially so from the several deadly enemies from the division of his family.
There was once when they were on a vacation, the former master had let his guard down, and this had given an opportunity for certain people. In the end, the former master was heavily injured in order to protect his wife. He was at his wits' end and thus, he barged into a small area where Jennie's grandmother was staying and was saved by her.