The moment Ethan appeared beside Cynthia, every member of the Wong family froze in shock.None of them could believe what they were seeing.Of all the people they had expected to see, Ethan was the last person on the list. Yet there he stood, right beside Cynthia, and what stunned them even more was that Cynthia looked completely calm. She showed no sign of discomfort or concern over his presence.Among everyone present, Joshua was the most shaken.His eyes remained glued to Ethan and Cynthia, refusing to look anywhere else.He couldn't ignore how close they were standing to each other or how naturally Cynthia seemed to be around Ethan. Then his gaze slowly traveled from Ethan's face down to his feet.The instant he noticed Ethan's hand wrapped around Cynthia's, a wave of uneasiness swept through his body.Combined with Cynthia's silence, it was enough to make Joshua lose his composure.Running a frustrated hand through his hair, he shook his head repeatedly."No... no, Cynthia!" he b

At that moment, everyone's heart pounded with tension.They were all waiting to hear what Cynthia had to say. They wanted to know why she had gathered everyone together and whether the reason behind the dinner was truly important.As the silence stretched on, Racheal finally spoke."I hope she makes this quick! We all have things to do, and if there's anyone at this table whose time is valuable, it's me!"From glared at her with annoyance."Can you do all of us a favor and keep quiet for once?"Racheal let out a scoff."Whether you're here or not doesn't stop my daughter from making her announcement."Surprisingly, Racheal nodded in agreement."Fine then. I'll keep quiet. I'll shut my mouth. But I sincerely hope this is worth everyone's time. I just hope we don't sit here all night only to find out that your daughter gathered the entire Wong family just to announce that she's a fool!"Fiona's face darkened with anger. She was about to lash out at Racheal when Cynthia gently placed a h

Without even giving her father's words a chance to settle, Cynthia immediately opposed him."Ethan is going nowhere, Father!" she declared proudly. "And if Ethan leaves this house, then I'll be leaving with him as well!"Darlington stared at his daughter in disbelief before slowly shaking his head in pure disgust. His fists clenched tightly at his sides.He was neither ready nor willing to accept a man like Ethan as his son-in-law.Determined to remove whatever reason his daughter had for clinging to Ethan, Darlington slipped a hand into his pocket and pulled out his cheque book along with a pen.Keeping his furious eyes fixed on Ethan, he quickly wrote down an amount, signed the cheque, tore it out, and stretched it toward him.The cheque remained suspended before Ethan's face.Ethan glanced at it before lifting his eyes to Darlington."And what's that for?" he asked calmly."It's a cheque, Ethan," Darlington replied. "A cheque worth fifty million dollars."The members of the Wong fa

The moment those words left Darlington's mouth, Cynthia's eyes widened in disbelief."Terminate the baby?"She repeated the words under her breath, as though saying them aloud would somehow change what she had just heard. But they remained the same, crashing into her heart with devastating force.Slowly, she placed a trembling hand over her belly and shook her head.She simply couldn't believe it.Her father... her own father... was telling her to terminate the child growing inside her.Their grandchild.Tears welled in her eyes as she looked at him, disappointment and heartbreak written all over her face."Tell me you don't mean what you're saying, Father," Cynthia said, her lips quivering. "Please... just tell me this is some kind of joke. You're scaring me right now... aren't you?"Darlington immediately shook his head."You heard me correctly, Cynthia." His tone remained firm, leaving no room for doubt. "I cannot tolerate you carrying that child while living under this roof. So yo

The moment Cynthia said those words, every member of the Wong family was thrown into the deepest state of shock they had ever experienced.The silence that followed was so heavy that it felt as though time itself had come to a halt.Most stunned of all was Thai Wong.He couldn't take his eyes off Cynthia. His gaze remained fixed on her as though she had just uttered the most unbelievable words he had ever heard. Never, not even in his wildest imagination, had he expected his granddaughter to openly stand against the family for the sake of a man everyone despised.On the other hand, Ethan stared at Cynthia in complete surprise.His heart pounded against his chest as countless emotions rushed through him at once.He had never expected her to go this far just to defend him from her own family.Although some of the events unfolding in the room were part of the plan they had discussed, he never imagined Cynthia would stand firmly by his side at a moment like this. This was no longer just a