All Chapters of Nine Ungrateful Sisters: Chapter 261 - Chapter 270

Caleb did not even shift in his seat. He met Hilda's challenge with the same calm composure he brought to everything.Hilda couldn't match it. She had worked within the Chamberlain Group long enough to understand exactly how it operated.Amara ran a tight ship, and nothing she did was outright illegal. But business was still business. Some things could never be dragged into the open. Some things didn't survive daylight."What do you mean we can't? My family conducts itself with integrity. We always have. Everything we've built in Silverton, everything we've contributed to that city over the years, and you want to tear it down based on your word alone?"She could not defend the details, but she could defend the family's reputation. Whatever Caleb said, he could not erase what the Chamberlains had built.Caleb slowly shook his head, his expression carrying a quiet disappointment that somehow made his words cut deeper. "You're right. Your family has contributed a great deal to Silver

The moment Oscar saw Caleb's face, his suspicion became certainty. The old man's first words confirmed it.Oscar clapped him once on the shoulder and shook his head. "You really are something else."He didn't approve of the method. Still, the old man had gone out of his way to humiliate the Chamberlains on his behalf.That deserved acknowledgement.The truth was that Caleb had recognized Hilda the moment she walked in. She had been much younger the last time he saw her, but Caleb was no ordinary man.He was the finest physician in the country. He had once been a guest in the home of the Draconox Archon.He remembered everything about that household. Hilda had simply grown older. Caleb would have recognized her under any circumstances. Hence, the urgent matter requiring Oscar's presence had been a pretext from the very beginning.The moment Caleb spotted Hilda, he had already decided she would leave that room smaller than when she entered it. And since Oscar happened to be in Bit

Hilda's words left Amara silent. She carefully replayed every memory of Caleb's visits to the Chamberlain household, examining each detail one by one.The more she thought about it, the clearer the truth became. Out of everyone in that house, Caleb had spent the most time with Oscar.She had always assumed it was because he preferred boys over girls. Now she realized it had been something else entirely. He had never preferred boys over girls. He simply had not cared about anyone in that house except Oscar."That ingrate must have said something to turn him against us. There's no other explanation. Amara, can you call Caleb directly? If that interview airs, the damage to our family will be worse than anything we've ever faced."Hilda kept talking, but the line remained silent. "Amara? Are you there?"After a pause, Amara's voice finally came through, stripped of its usual sharpness. "It's too late. The interview already aired on Bitterridge TV. Besides the declaration against us, h

Celeste's composure struck Rebecca like a burst of sunlight. She couldn't look away.Rebecca had always been drawn to women who carried themselves that way, sharp, confident, and completely self-possessed. Celeste was exactly her type."This is my sister," Oscar said, starting the introduction.Rebecca cut in before he could finish. "Rebecca Miller. And you are gorgeous."The admiration in her eyes was completely unguarded.Celeste's brow lifted slightly, as though no one had ever spoken to her so directly before."You're very beautiful yourself." She turned and gestured toward the garden. "My grandfather is waiting. Please follow me."Celeste led the way, and Caleb immediately dropped back beside Oscar, his eyebrows working overtime as he silently asked a very obvious question. 'Well? What do you think?'Oscar glanced at Rebecca, who was already following close behind Celeste with barely contained excitement.He lowered his voice. "You are the most respected physician in the

Caleb's brow furrowed. "What do you mean?"The entire reason he had brought Oscar here was the Moonveil family's sacred site. And now Atlas was saying the decision was no longer his to make?"Atlas, your family has always controlled that site. What's changed?" Caleb pressed.Atlas gave a rueful smile. "While my core remained intact, I could have let him enter without question. But my vitalis has fully dispersed. I'm an ordinary man now. And Celeste, despite her talent, is still far behind those old figures."He slowly shook his head. "My line no longer has the standing to control a sacred site on its own."Caleb released a long breath. That was the way of the martial world. Strength granted access. Lose that strength, and everything tied to it disappeared as well.Oscar did not dwell on it. He finished the last of his coffee, set the cup down, and stood. "Then I've imposed long enough. Another time, Mr. Moonveil."He still had other options. The sacred site he had originally pla