Chapter 55


    Feigningposure, she met his stare. “That’s just ra spouting nonsense. There’s no truth to it.


    It’s her own fault for dressing so provocatively, attracting the wrong kind of attention. If anything


    happened to her, she brought it upon herself.”


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    Eve’s words wereced with venom, as if the person she spoke of was her worst enemy.


    A sinister smile yed onn’s lips. “No need to exin further. Let’s just get Jay here, and then


    we’ll see–but it won’t just be about a broken arm.”


    With that,n whipped out his phone and dialed Dawson. “Bring Jay over.”


    Before long, Jay was pushed in by two burly bodyguards. The moment heid eyes onn, he fell to


    his knees with a thud.


    “Mr. Hayes, I had nothing to do with this. It was my grandma who said ra looked like your long–


    lost love, and that’s why she came up with this rotten n. I was just running errands


    If you’re settling scores, she’s the one you should be looking for.”


    Nancy chimed in as well, “Yes, it was my mother–inw’s idea. She said ra’s face was too good


    a card not to y for the Bell family’s advantage. That’s why she had Jay orchestrate the ambush


    on ra and then deliberately led you there.”


    Eve was heartbroken to see her grandson, whom she had cherished for so many years, throw her


    under the bus without a second thought. With pain in her eyes, Eve looked at them. “If it wasn’t for


    Jay losing bets and racking up debts, would our family have been so desperate as to resort to


    selling off ra? You both knelt before me begging for help, and now you push all the me onto


    me. Aren’t you feeling guilt?”


    Sasha, already fuming, stomped her foot. She kicked Jay in the back, “You rotten


    scoundrel, if it weren’t for you, ra wouldn’t have been misunderstood b


    almost got her killed, do you realize that?”


    The more Sasha spoke, the angrier she became, kicking him repeatedly. Her final kick targeted


    Jay’s groin. Chase, rmed, quickly pulled her back. “Gosh, if your kicknds, he’ll be singing


    soprano for life.”


    “And what if he does? ra‘ might never …” be able to have children because of this, Sasha’s


    words stopped abruptly halfway through.


    Chase, concerned, pulled her aside and asked softly, “What’s wrong with ra? Are you keeping


    something fromn?”


    Sasha blinked her big eyes irritably. “There’s plenty we’re keeping from him. Does he


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    deserve to know?”


    “Enough with the chaos. Haven’t you seenn’s expression? It’s as dark as a thundercloud, He’s


    been misled about ra for three years. There’s going to be some real drama now.” Chase


    wrapped his arm around her, fearing she might cause more trouble.


    His fingers were tightly curled in his pocket, veins standing out against the back of his hand.


    ra was innocent of the incident three years ago, but why did she so readily agree to his


    proposal?


    Dating purely for the sake of it, without the potential for marriage, and hiding the rtionship–no


    woman would consent to such unreasonable criteria.


    What was ra’s angle? Was it love at first sight, or was there something else he didn’t know?


    ra did not respond, deliberately avoiding the subject. Her expression was impassive as she


    coldly addressed Eve and the others. “I can forgive you for what you’ve done. But from now on, my


    father and I will separate from the Bell family. Whatever debts you owe, and whatever trouble you


    find yourselves in, it will have nothing to do with us. I will have mywyer handle the division of the


    assets. Now, please leave. You’re no longer wee here.”