NovelEnglishChole charged at me, eyes wild, as if | were her prize. But | didn’t
meet her halfway. | raised a single hand, palm outward, and she
halted about three meters off, confusion flickering in her
flushed cheeks.
“You fucking stay back,” | hissed. It cout harsher than |
intended.
A tumble of words rushed around me-my parents whispering, aunts gasping-but | ignored them all. | stepped
right past Chole into the heart of the room, illuminating the tension like a
spotlight.
“Amelia,” | snapped, voice trembling yet anchored in controlled fury, “what in God’s nmade you go public
with those lies
against Olivia?”
Amelia, cool and composed in her tailored suit, brushed a lock of hair behind her ear. She raised a single
eyebrow. “Because Chole deserves her ncleared, and... frankly, this was for the good
of everyone.”
“For the good of who?” | spat. “You drag Olivia's reputation through mud, manufacture evidence-fabricated
messag staged photos-and you call it ‘for the good“?”
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“Ethan,” Bob intervened softly, stepping between us. “Emotions
are running high-
| cut him off. “They've destroyedherlife, Dad”
Madeline shota furious look. “Then so be it! We lost
everything-respect, standing. There are whispers now. What are you going to tell your friends? What about
family legacy?”
| took a breath. “I'm going to tell them the truth. She’s innocent. | married her, and | will not undo that because
of your political
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Silence. Chole blinked and shrunk back, even as irritation flared
in her eyes.
Madeline huffed. “You're either with us or with her. We
deserve loyalty.”
| squared my shoulders. “I'm with Olivia.”
Felix-Amelia’s younger brother-stepped forward, expression taut with frustration. “Ethan, you're making things
worse, man. She's your wife... but you don’t know what this is doing to us. It’s too late. She’s probably moved
on. This may be bigger than we
can repair!’
My breath hitched at his words. “Moved on?” | echoed. “Don you thinkifeel that, too?”
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Felix pressed on, voice low. “You're being irresponsible. You oweallof us an explanation. You're our blood, brother.
But you
run off with Olivia, leave us behind,thenlet her drag us into
public scandal?”
“You thinkldon’t know what's on the line? You think | don’t know how this looks? She's family-I married her; she’s
been there forwhen... when we needed each other most. You
think | have blood on my hands?”
| felt my voice crack. “You think | wanted scandal? You think I'd
choose this?”
Silence again. Even Amelia, the so-called architect of the
statement, looked uneasy.
Felix’s eyes softened a fraction, but his tone stayed clipped. “Honesty, Ethan. You need to own what you've
done-if it was a mistake, say so. But to just dig in? You're going to lose everyone. We can’t just lose our
reputation because of you.”
“I don’t care about y’all reputation,” | said quietly, voice firm despite everything. “I promised her | loved her. |
mean it.”
| returned to the table, straightened my spine, and looked each
of them in the eye,
“I'm not marrying Chole,” | said coldly. “But I'm still open t continuing the business partnership, as long as it
remains
separate from personal matters.”
The room turned ice-cold.
“What did you say?” Amelia hissed, her wine glass trembling in
her fingers.
“I said what | said,” | replied, voice sharp and calm. “I'll honor the
contract-strictly on a business level.”
“Are you insane?” Madeline Windsor exploded, rising from her
chair. “You disgrace Chole, humiliate our family in public, and
now have the audacity to act like you're doing us a favor?”
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“Your family will disappear from New York,” snapped another
Windsor uncle. “You think people will still want to partner with
a nthat’s been dragged through social garbage?”
“I don’t care about the noise,” | said. “I'm not selling my life for
your appearances.”
“You think you're untouchable?”
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consequences.”
My mouth twitched, but | held my composure.
“I've faced worse,” | said flatly. “And frankly, I've been more
threatened by mosquitoes.”
“You arrogant-” Amelia started.
Before she could finish, Felix’s secretary burst into the room,
sweating and breathless.
“Mr. Felix,” she said urgently. “We've just received a notice from
Green Bank.”
Felix stood up slowly. “What about it?”
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