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WHAT ELSE IS THERE?
Charlie nodded quickly as he tried to convince Ethan and the others that he had never intended to cause harm. “I never wanted that.” Ethan moved closer, his attention fixed on him. “Then why did you keep using me as your shield?”Charlie fell silent, unable to produce an answer.Ethan continued in the same cold tone. “Why did you let everyone blame me every time you made a mistake? Why did you make everyone suspect me over something I've never done?” Charlie struggled to find an excuse before finally admitting, “I was just scared, so I never said anything.” “You were selfish,” Ethan replied without any sympathy. “You let everyone suspect me and blame me while you loved to play innocent always.” Charlie clenched his hands as his frustration grew, but he forced himself to remain calm as he didn't want anyone to see that particular side of him. “I was only trying to protect myself, I never told anyone to blame you, if nobody trusts you, it's not my fault.” “And the reason everyone s
WE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO YOU
“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
IS ALL OF THIS TRUE?
“I was trying to fix it.” Charlie chose a random excuse to prepare innocent.Sally frowned at his words. “You were gambling away money while we were struggling to pay our bills?”“I told you, I was trying to fix it.” Charlie sounded desperate hoping at least one would believe him rather than facing those piercing gazes, but none stood by his side or protected him.Jerome looked furious than earlier. “You were not fixing anything, you're ruining everything.” Charlie took a step toward him, sounding pitiful and grieving. “Dad, please you've to believe me, I never wanted this to affect everyone. I thought I could recover the money.”“And when you couldn't?”Charlie had no answer, and Ethan reached for another folder.“There is more.” He opened it and placed several receipts on the table. “These are from pawnshops and private buyers.”Hailey frowned as she looked through them. “What did he pawn?”Ethan pushed the first receipt toward her. “Your husband's antique watch.”Hailey's eyes wid
THE DEBT HE CREATED
“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
REAL PERSON BEHIND IT
“You’ll understand when we reach Carvendish Mansion.”Ethan kept his attention on the road after those words, leaving Sally with no choice but to wait. She had already tried asking him what he meant, but he had given her nothing more. His tone had remained firm, making it clear that he had no intention of discussing the matter inside the car.Sally sat quietly beside him, her hands resting together in her lap. She had been nervous ever since they left, but Ethan's silence made her even more uncertain about what was waiting for them at home.When the car finally stopped outside the Carvendish Mansion, Ethan stepped out first.Sally followed him toward the entrance.The moment they entered, Jerome was already in the main hall. Hailey stood nearby, while Charlie was farther inside the room.Jerome's attention immediately fell on Ethan.“What are you doing here? You finally remember that you have a family?”Hailey moved forward before Ethan could respond. “Enough, Jerome. Don’t speak to h
AND THE COLLATERAL?
"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
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