LOGINCale fell silent.And that silence only made Chris more suspicious of his brother.“Now tell me everything in detail without hiding anything. I know that in front of Mom and Dad, you picked and chose which parts of the story they could handle and which parts you kept hidden from the reality of the s
After Naomi left, the atmosphere in the family room still felt unusual. Even though no one had spoken yet, everyone was occupied with thoughts about Cale’s crazy idea. The problem was that none of them had a better solution than the one Cale had proposed. Not for the current situation.Chris set dow
His voice was calm and even. There was no obvious sadness in it. No trace of lingering grief. It sounded almost as casual as if he were commenting on the weather.And somehow, that was what surprised Naomi the most. “I'm sorry for your loss.”Josh smiled faintly. “I was sad back then too.”Naomi tur
After Naomi asked the question that left everyone speechless, exactly as she had expected, no one answered right away.Even Nathan, who had seemed the calmest throughout the entire discussion, remained silent. Riana looked at Naomi with eyes full of sympathy, while Lydia slowly lowered her gaze. Bec
Naomi felt her entire body stiffen.“They’ll talk about family, your future, and your duty as the sole Devereux heir. But make no mistake. What they truly want is power.”No one interrupted him. Everyone in the room knew Cale wasn’t exaggerating.It was simply the truth.“Then why don’t you just con
No one spoke after what Cale said. It was as if the entire room had suddenly lost the ability to think.Then ... Chris choked violently. The coffee he had just taken a sip of nearly sprayed out of his mouth. He immediately doubled over, pounding his chest several times.“You lunatic!” he burst out o
His jaw tightened—not from explosive anger, but from a slow-rising sense of alertness. “They arrived more than twenty minutes early.”Riana leaned back in her seat. “I’m sure this was intentional,” she said flatly. “The meeting was exposed before we even got here.”“No,” Nathan replied, his tone m
The next morning, Althea and Josh arrived at the prosecutor’s office under tight security. The screening procedures moved quickly, yet the tension lingered. Two attorneys accompanied them. Cameras still waited outside the building, but they managed to slip in without facing blinding lights or relent
Silence settled over the room again. Eli lowered her head even further. She wished her chair could swallow her whole. She didn’t want to hear any more of this conversation—there was no warmth, no kindness, only tension and suffocating pressure.Selena leaned back in her chair. “Fine. Perhaps I shoul
Cale exhaled slowly. “I think… we have no choice but to play along with the game that’s already been forced onto my family.”Aaron’s brow furrowed deeply. “What do you mean, sir?”“You said you have people monitoring Harold’s unusual movements, didn’t you?”“That’s correct, Mr. Cale.” Aaron still di







