A Love Buried in Ashes のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 18

I turned around.It was Zara.I hadn't expected her to find me.Her hair was a mess, and one of the buttons on her shirt was fastened incorrectly. She looked as though she'd run all the way here.The moment she saw me, she hurried forward."Bridger, I know I've gone too far these past few days. You have every right to be angry, but please, hear me out."I stopped and looked at her."I have no feelings for Kyson. If I'd known how much it bothered you, I would've cut ties with him completely a long time ago."Zara took out her phone. "If you don't believe me, look at what's trending."I opened the app.To my surprise, Kyson was the number-one trending topic.In the video, his cheeks were swollen and red as he cried while apologizing to the camera."I falsely accused Bridger Callahan of acting like a diva. He only pretended to hit me for the scene, but I deliberately made him take a hundred real punches."I also deliberately changed his scenes, nearly drowning him in the swim

The Callahan family of Port Red, the undisputed most powerful family in the city. For countless people, it was a destination they could only dream of reaching.All the color drained from Zara's face."That's impossible. He can't be part of the Callahan family. If he's an heir to the Callahan fortune, why would he become an actor?"She suddenly looked up at me. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? If you'd told me earlier, how could I have...""Cheated?" I finished for her.Zara was speechless.The corners of my mouth lifted slightly. "Zara, are you saying you cheated because you thought I had no powerful family backing me? If you'd known I was the Callahan heir, you wouldn't have dared."I laughed. "You weren't afraid of hurting me. You were afraid of the consequences."Zara opened her mouth, but no words came out."Back then, you said that people who looked down on actors were only exposing the darkness inside themselves. Now I'm giving those words right back to you."I didn't lo

In the days that followed, the Callahan family's retaliation came swiftly and quietly.There were no public statements, no messages exchanged through the media. It was like a silent blade, cutting into Monroe Media's vital interests one strike at a time.Within three days, the Callahan Group terminated two major partnership projects with Monroe Media.The banks that worked with the company reassessed its business risks. Three of its core advertisers terminated their contracts at the same time.Investigations were also launched into Monroe Media's unauthorized use of an artist's account and its coercion of an actor into performing dangerous scenes.Zara was overwhelmed. Only then did she understand who the Callahan family of Port Red truly was.A week later, the Monroe family held an emergency internal meeting. The decision was to expel Zara from the family.The official reason was dressed up in respectable language: [Due to personal conduct that has seriously damaged the family'

On our wedding day, the first snow of the winter fell over Port Red.The Callahan and Conrad families were joining together through marriage. Just the names of the two families side by side were enough to keep high society talking for the next three years.The hotel's ballroom was filled with white roses and baby's breath. Three thousand flowers lined the path from the entrance to the end of the red carpet.The guest list was packed with leading figures from every industry. The names alone in the guest book could have filled a history of modern business.I took my mother's arm and walked step by step toward Elina.She stood at the end of the red carpet, wearing a pristine white wedding gown, her long hair pinned up and her makeup immaculate.When she saw me, her gaze suddenly softened, like a beam of light falling across a sheet of ice. Her throat moved as though she were holding something back.I walked up to her.She reached out and took the hand my mother placed in hers.My