Charlie answered without hesitation. "Just some old family records that belonged to Grandfather. I didn't think they were important."Jerome's eyes narrowed. "What kind of family records are you talking about?""I don't know exactly. They were just old documents that had been left behind after Grandfather left the home.” Owen gave him a cold glance. "You remember perfectly well what you promised me."Charlie ignored the remark and turned back to Jerome. "Father, they were only old papers collecting dust. I thought selling them would help us clear the family's debts without troubling anyone."Jerome's patience finally snapped. "Why would you promise someone something that never belonged to you in the first place?"Charlie lowered his voice, still trying to appear sincere. "I wasn't trying to betray the family. I thought if I could get those old documents and exchange them for money, we could pay everything we owed and nobody would have to suffer because of the debt."Owen let out a qu

"I shouldn't have brought you into this…. Maybe I really made a mistake by telling you all these."Sally's voice was painful as she sat beside Ethan in the car, her hands tightly clasped together in her lap. Ethan kept his attention on the road, his expression calm as he drove them back toward the Carvendish residence."You didn't bring me into anything, Ms. Carvendish. You came to me because you wanted to talk about grandfather's important documents, no one is blaming you for that. To be honest, I've every right to know about it.”She wiped the tears gathering in her eyes and tried to steady herself. "That's exactly what makes me feel worse. After everything I did to you, you're still willing to think about my intentions in a good way, I never supported you, I never even tried to help you, all I did was insulting you and blaming you, yet you're not cruel towards me, while the bastard I always supported he didn't hesitate to throw all blame on me just to remain innocent, I was really

“Maybe you should ask the real person behind it.”The room went silent after Ethan's words.Jerome's attention remained fixed on Charlie. The papers proving that the mansion was free of debt were still in his hand, but his mind had clearly moved to something else.Charlie stood near the center of the room, trying to keep his composure.“What does that mean?” Jerome demanded. “What did you do?”“I didn't do anything, I don't know anything dad,” Charlie answered quickly. “I really don't understand why Ethan is trying to put this on me, I know he hates me, but this is really too much, he is just blaming me out of nowhere!" Ethan remained near the entrance, his hands resting at his sides. “You don't understand or are you pretending as if you don't understand it?” Charlie turned toward him.“No. I have been trying to help this family. I borrowed money because everyone was struggling. I never wanted any of this to happen.”Hailey watched him with disbelief. “You borrowed money without tel

“What is this?”Jerome's voice carried through the hall as he held the agreement with Mr. Owen in his hands. His eyes moved across the pages, taking in the real amount Charlie had borrowed and the original terms written below it.Charlie stepped closer. “Dad, I can explain.”Ethan's attention remained on him. “There is nothing complicated about it, Charlie. You borrowed a huge amount of money from Mr. Owen and promised him something in return which is completely not in your hands.” Charlie immediately tried to defend himself. “I was just trying to solve the family's financial problems.”Ethan gave a short, humorless laugh.“You were gambling, borrowing money, stealing things from this house, and selling them. Then you promised my grandfather's documents to Mr. Owen. Don't make it sound like you were trying to save this family when your intentions are clear that you're doing everything for your own selfish reasons.” Charlie became uncomfortable under Ethan's gaze. “I didn't know thos

“Charlie, leave this house.”Hailey's voice broke through the silence as she stood near the center of the room, her eyes fixed on the young man who had spent years pretending to be the innocent son of the Carvendish family. “You and your reasons are unnecessary to us right now, because you've done too many things and all of them are unforgivable.” She wiped the tears from her face, but her voice remained firm as she continued, “I don't want an ungrateful wolf living under this roof anymore.”Charlie stared at her in disbelief before turning toward Jerome. “Dad, you can't let mom do this. I made mistakes, but I'm still your son…. I never meant any of those, I'm just afraid…. I'm really sorry but please don't send me away.” Jerome stood silently for a moment, his attention moving between Charlie and the documents scattered across the table. He had spent years defending Charlie without questioning his stories, but now every excuse he had once accepted was falling apart in front of him.