Chapter 140 At the Grayson residence in Yardville, Ethan looked very thin as be stood in front of fan. The atmosphere between them was tense.
"Grandpa, you're only indulging Leah if you keep defending her like this." Ethan was pale as he looked at lan, whose expression was stem and seemed very forbidding. "She isn't the innocent, adorable, and frail little girl that she is in your memories! She hasn't been for a long time! "Last time, she hired someone to make up salacious rumors about Evelyn, and she almost ruined an innocent wom "At the time,! you said that she was too young to know the consequences of doing such a thing, so you madesave her, I did it, but look at what's happened. "She went and hired someone to kidnap Evelyn and made those lowlites take mude photos of her. She even told them to rape Evelyn. Do you still think she's After Ethan had finished, lan remained silent.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe fixed a sharp gaze on Ethan, and after a moment, he said, "Leah doesn't have a bad heart. I'm sure you know that she only did it because she cares about you. As for Evelyn..." unpaused and looked disgusted. "Leah wouldn't have done this to her if she hadn't seduced you." Ethan's hands balled into fists as they hung by his side. He pressed his lips together and opened his mouth to retort, but tan walked over to him and reached out to pat him on the shoulder. "Ethan, we owe this to the Grants.
"As for the kidnapping, I don't care whether you find a scapegoat, pay a bribe, or threaten them..." tan's eyes narrowed. "I want Leal to be safe." Tanpaused. "After this, I'm going to send you both abroad. When you return from your studies in a couple years' time, I'll hold the wedding for you.
31 Ethan's lip curled. He took a step back and looked up into lan's eyes "Grandpa, I am not going to collude with you in sheltering Leal's crimes, and I'm not going to marry her. Also, Evelyn didn't seduce me. She's the only one for me. Ethan turned and walked off. He had never disobeyed lan like that before.
There was a sinister look in tan's eyes as he watched Ethan leave. He took his teacup and smashed it on the floor. "Asshole! Just how much do you like that Evelyn In the hospital room, I stared at the tightly closed door. I was so angry that I wanted to slap Ethan.
The hands on the clock ticked on, and very soon, it was evening, Katle broughtdinner, and I tumed to look out the window.
"Ms. Wiley, you're still sick. It'll take longer for you to recover if you don't eat.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm000 I sat at the windowsill and hugged my knees to my chest. My lips twitched. "Does it matter whether I'm sick or not? or." I turned my head slowly to look at Katie," Would it be worse than having my freedom restricted like it is now?" Katie looked bewildered. She wrung her hands "Ms. Wiley, perhaps Mr. Grayson has no choice." "No choice?" I repeated what Katie had said. It seemed laughable, but apart from that, I felt nothing Everyone would say that Ethan was only doing this tobecause he had no choice. They all saw things from his perspective.
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