All Chapters of Love Unanswered: Chapter 21 - Chapter 23

For a while after that, Brandon stayed in Fremoria, clinging to the hope that Rosalie might still forgive him. But Elijah had already started forcing Brandon to sign the divorce agreement by using threats, intimidation, and even outright violence. No tactic was too extreme.Yet Brandon's bodyguards were just as strong as the Lardners' men. No matter how hard they tried, the Lardners couldn't lay a finger on him, much less force his signature.The stalemate dragged on, and tensions rose with each passing day. Then, one night, Raphael got involved and made Brandon regret ever being born. That day, Raphael reached out to Brandon and asked him to come by the Jacobson residence to talk things over.When Brandon arrived, he caught the sound of hushed voices drifting from the garden. They were soft, intimate whispers, with the man's voice unmistakably Raphael's.Curious, he followed the sound, stepping into the garden and past the rose bushes. He then froze at the sight before him. There,

Overnight, news of the Searle Group building being engulfed in flames blew up across the internet, sending shockwaves through the entire country. By the time the Lardners, who were abroad, caught wind of it, five days had passed.Rolf and Priscilla couldn't help but mourn the tragedy, but Julie and Elijah saw it as the Searles' own doing."The Searles have been coming after our family for generations. Now that they've burned themselves to the ground, that's just karma doing its job," Julie said, her voice dripping with contempt.Elijah agreed.Priscilla jumped in, saying, "We should keep this from Rosalie. Her wedding's coming. Let's not have this spoil her mood."The whole family nodded in agreement.Rolf slid the newspaper with the international news story under the coffee table, leaving only the headline visible—"Internal Strife Within Searles Group Sparks Deadly Blaze—Board Members Perish in Flames".Brandon was the fire's only survivor. His body was charred beyond knowing,