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Chapter 56
Otis remained silent for a moment, his gaze shifting slowly toward Megan, who stood rigid and visibly resentful near her parents."I am a man of integrity," Otis finally said, his voice calm but firm. "I have no interest in forcing anyone into a commitment they do not genuinely want. I have never believed in binding another person to a decision that does not come from their own heart, and I will not begin doing so now."He turned fully toward Megan."I want to give you another opportunity," he said. "An opportunity to say no, if that is truly what you want. I will not force you into this marriage, and I will not hold it against you if you choose to walk away."The room fell into an even deeper silence as everyone turned to look at Megan."You are free to decline," Otis continued, his tone steady and unwavering. "If you tell me now that you do not want this marriage, I will accept your answer without argument, and I will walk out of this house without disturbing your life any further.
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Megan shook her head violently, as though she could physically force the unbearable reality out of her mind.“No,” she whispered. “No, this cannot be happening. I must be dreaming. This has to be a dream.”She looked around the entrance, searching for some sign that the entire scene was nothing more than an elaborate joke, a misunderstanding, or a cruel trick played by people who had somehow decided to test her patience. Yet nothing changed. Her grandfather remained standing before Otis with an expression of solemn respect, her father was still silent beneath the weight of his own confusion, and Mrs. Zachariah continued to regard Otis as though a long-awaited miracle had finally appeared at the gates of their home.Megan’s breathing became uneven.“How is this even possible?” she asked herself, her voice barely audible. “How can this be happening to me?”Her thoughts immediately turned toward her friends.How was she going to face them?How was she going to explain what had happened wh
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Old Madam Zachariah opened her mouth as though she intended to respond, but her husband did not give her the opportunity."Don't get me started," he warned, his tone becoming dangerously quiet. "Because if you push me too far, if you continue to disrespect the traditions that have sustained this family for centuries, then I will not hesitate to take actions that I would have preferred to avoid, and one of those actions, whether you believe it or not, involves serving you with divorce papers, even at this stage in our lives, even after all the years we have spent together."The words landed with shocking force, and for a moment, the entire room seemed to freeze."Don't push me to that point," he continued. "Don't make me go there, and don't make me seriously consider what I would do if you refuse to respect the decision I have made in accordance with the will of our ancestors. Do you hear what I am saying to you?"His disappointment became almost palpable as he looked at his wife with a
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At that moment Old Man Zachariah realized that the voices around him had grown too loud, too defiant, and far too disrespectful for him to tolerate any longer, and with the authority that only decades of leadership and unchallenged dominance over the family could provide, he lifted his hand and spoke with a voice that cut through every argument, every protest, and every complaint that had been raised against him."All of you need to keep your mouths shut," he said, his tone carrying the kind of severity that left no room for negotiation or debate. "I do not want to hear another single word from any of you, because you are getting on my nerves in ways that none of you seem to fully comprehend, and I can assure you that you do not want to see what happens when I truly lose my patience."He paused, allowing the weight of his words to settle over the room like a thick, suffocating blanket."It has been a very long time since any of you witnessed me when I am genuinely angry," he continued,
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She pointed toward the red stone.“A stone that has remained dormant for generations cannot suddenly make every decision for us,” she said. “It cannot determine the fate of Megan, the fate of this family, or the future of the Zachariah name. We are not servants who must obey every movement of an old relic without question.”Then she turned toward Megan.“Megan is old enough to choose for herself,” she declared. “If she does not want this marriage, then no one should force her into it.”The forceful support surrounding Megan affected her deeply.Her father had taken her side.Her mother had taken her side.Her grandmother had taken her side.Even though Old Man Zachariah and Mrs. Zachariah still seemed convinced that Otis was connected to the family’s ancient prophecy, Megan suddenly felt that the balance of power had shifted in her favor. The room was filled with people arguing over her future, but for the first time, several of them were demanding that she be allowed to reject the mar
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The moment Megan’s father heard his mother’s furious objection and realized that his wife was standing firmly on the same side, he immediately stepped forward, eager to strengthen the argument before Old Man Zachariah could dismiss it.“Yes, Father,” he said, nodding emphatically. “Mother is right—she is completely right. We all know how deeply Oliver cares for Megan, and we have seen the kind of connection that already exists between them. This is not a situation we should approach recklessly, nor is it the time to make an irreversible decision simply because an ancient stone has suddenly blinked after remaining silent for more than a century.”He glanced toward the red stone before turning his attention back to his father.“We do not even understand what happened,” he continued. “We do not know whether the stone reacted because of Otis, whether it responded to something else in the room, or whether the entire event has been misinterpreted. How can we abandon every carefully planned a
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