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Chapter Twenty Four
“Don’t worry. I’m here,” Wayne whispered, his voice low but resolute. His muscular hands wrapped protectively around Lena’s waist, steadying her as she nearly toppled backward. She could feel his heartbeat, solid and sure, pressing against her back.“Oh, isn’t that her worthless husband?” one of the guards sneered, his contempt sharp.“You bastard! What are you doing? He pushed me over!” Gift seethed, her eyes ablaze with fury. “Go slap him! Show him he can’t treat us like dirt!”Wayne shifted, his eyes cool and his expression unreadable as he stepped forward.“Looks like someone wants to play hero tonight, huh?” The lead guard jeered. “Didn’t they warn you to leave the Romanos family alone? Trash like you doesn’t belong here. I’ll teach you a lesson so hard you’ll never forget.”“No—no, please.” Lena’s voice cracked as she lunged forward, grabbing Wayne’s arm. Her face was pale with panic. “Wayne, don’t! Don’t let them hurt you. I can handle this. Please.”The guards looked surprised
Chapter Twenty Three
“You have to divorce Wayne, Lena. He’s not of any good to us in this family, and I don’t know why you’re so stubborn,” her mother, Gift, pressed, her expression steely. Wayne stood there silently, his face blank. He knew better than to argue—his voice wasn’t welcome in this conversation. “Mom, Wayne isn’t the problem. It’s them. They’ve never accepted you as part of the family, not since I was born,” Lena said, her voice cracking with frustration. “Wayne isn’t the problem—it’s them.” “I’ll make sure you get that director position, Lena. If that’s what you want, I’ll do it,” Wayne said firmly, but was quickly silenced by Gift’s cold, withering glare. Lena didn’t know what to believe anymore, so she simply turned away, pretending she hadn’t heard him. “When the celebration is over, I’m going to see Grandma myself,” Lena declared. “She has no right to claim that Peter and James supported me. They don’t even know how I got that deal! They’re just trying to rob me…” Her voice faltered
Chapter Twenty Two
“Wait…” Dante scoffed, his voice dripping with disdain as he pointed a finger at the door Wayne had just exited.“Are you really going to let that guy just walk out? Without paying for what he ordered?” he said, his face twisting in disbelief.But Arielle’s gaze was steady, her eyes cold as she turned to face him.“Wait… what’s going on here? Did that asshole charm you or something?” Dante’s confusion was palpable, as if the scene unfolding before him was some absurd illusion he couldn’t accept.“Listen,” Arielle said, her tone dropping to a glacial calm that sent a shiver down the spines of those nearby. “Don’t make me stress about this. Make it easy for yourself—pay for your share. I’m sure your father taught you how to be responsible.”Arielle was a beautiful woman, but it wasn’t her looks that commanded attention now—it was the aura of absolute control that radiated from her like a sharpened blade. She was known for defusing troublemakers in this restaurant, leaving them too rattl
Chapter Twenty One
“Wait… can someone tell me what’s going on here? Is Ty actually lying about the flowers?” Amy’s voice broke the silence, edged with a hope that clung to the possibility of an easy answer—one that wouldn’t leave her bruised by betrayal.Her eyes searched Ty’s face for a tell. A lie, even a feeble one, would be better than watching another girl receive flowers that were meant—she thought—for her.Ty’s confident smirk didn’t waver. “Come on. Do you really think Wayne—Wayne—could have afforded those flowers? He’s been a charity case since high school. Obviously, he’s trying to steal the spotlight now that we’re all grown. I can’t believe y’all are this gullible.”The air thickened. All eyes flicked between Ty and Wayne. True, Wayne had never been the one anyone expected to shine. But then again… he had just ordered bottles of wine none of them could pronounce and offered to split the food bill without hesitation.Before the tension could tip into chaos, Wayne pressed the call button. Mome
Chapter Twenty
“Well, Wayne, I must admit—you’ve got some serious guts,” Dante said, forcing a soft chuckle.“But it’d be a great shame if, in the end, you couldn’t pay for what you just ordered. Or worse—if you tried to back out of covering your share of the bill.” His words were laced with false confidence, but the tremble in his voice betrayed the doubt gnawing at him.Wayne gave a calm smile. “Don’t worry about me, Dante. Just take care of your own part. I’ll handle mine.”Bright narrowed his eyes. “But wait—Wayne just asked about the flowers. Is he trying to say he was the one who gave Sara the flowers Ty claimed he bought?”Ty felt a sudden heat crawl up his stomach. Sara’s piercing stare locked on him, demanding answers, but he said nothing. Wayne’s gaze didn’t flinch.Ty quickly gathered his composure. “Ha… What are you talking about? You think this loser could afford flowers worth $700,000?” His laugh was nervous, desperate. “Sara, are you seriously considering that he might be the one who
Chapter Ninteen
If not for the need to clarify that he was the one who sent the flowers to Sara, Wayne wouldn’t have bothered showing up. But seeing how closely Ty and Sara now sat together, something about the situation felt off—manipulative even. That piqued his interest further.“Wayne, how did you get in? Hope you’re not in any trouble?” Thomas asked, trying to sound polite.Wayne nodded slightly. “No, there’s no trouble. You don’t have to worry.”“Then how did you enter here? Because I know you don’t have a membership card. If you do, then show us,” Amy snapped, her irritation sharp. Her hatred for Wayne’s presence was palpable—he made her visibly uncomfortable, as though his existence was an offense.Dante, hoping to regain the spotlight and impress Amy, stepped in with a fake sense of maturity.“Guys, don’t worry about Wayne. Even if he sneaked in, it’s not a big deal. If there’s any issue, I’ll explain things and they’ll listen. So it’s on Wayne if there’s trouble.” He tapped the touchscreen
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