Chapter 157 Insistence
Miguel saw how rough Edwin looked. He knew the guy wasn’t well, so he held back, not wanting to push things further.
Instead, he shifted his gaze to Caroline, a trace of helplessness in his voice. “Caroline, tnaybe we should just go. Let Edwin get some rest.”
The questions Edwin dodged today could wait. When Edwin felt better, Miguel planned to bring them up again.
But Caroline stayed rooted by the desk, arms crossed like she hadn’t heard a thing.
Seeing she wasn’t budging, Miguel’s eyes softened, full of quiet pleading. “Caroline, Edwin really looks sick. He probably is. Let’s just leave for now. And don’t worry–I’ll make sure you get that bracelet back
Finally, Caroline glanced his way.
His eyes were honest. There was not a trace of falsehood within them.
Still, she was set on getting what she wanted. No way she’d back down now.
And she didn’t buy that Edwin was really sick. She figured he was just making excuses to keep the bracelet.
Her voice cut cold and steady. “If you wanna leave, go ahead. But I’m not leaving without my bracelet.”
Miguel caught the stubborn fire blazing in her eyes and knew this wasn’t a battle he could win.
After a pause, he turned back to Edwin. “Edwin, if you have the bracelet, just give it back to Caroline. Then you can get all the rest you need.”
Edwin’s expression hardened, his words sharp. “I gave the bracelet to Alaina.”
He’d felt guilty before about giving the bracelet to Alaina. But after Caroline’s constant pushing, that guilt disappeared.
If anything, he was relieved he’d handed it to Alaina.
Caroline didn’t deserve something so precious.
Miguel’s eyes narrowed, his voice laced with anger and disbelief. “You gave it to Alaina? That was our mother’s legacy. How could you just give it away without permission?”
Their mother had already given that bracelet to Caroline. Even if Edwin found it, he had no right to give it away on a whim.
He thought Edwin was the calm and collected one. This was unlike him.
“Alaina’s part of the Somertons. She has more right to the bracelet than Caroline does. Why can’t I give it to her?”
Caroline’s lips curled into a cold/bitter smile.
It was clear to her–he still sa
say!
her as an outsider.
Fine. If that’s how you want to play, then the kiddy gloves are off.
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Chapter 157 Insistence
Caroline’s gaze was ice–cold, her eyes sharp and unyielding. “Then all the more reason that bracelet should be returned to me. I’m an outsider, and the bracelet belongs to me always has
Her voice carried a chilling certainty that left no room for doubt.
Edwin refused to back down. “That bracelet belongs to the Somertons. You have no claim to it:
Tired of the back–and–forth, Caroline shook her head. “Fine. It’s yours. Keep it. I don’t want it anymore.
Edwin barely processed the sudden shift.
Just moments ago, she was dead set on not leaving without that bracelet. Now she was giving up so easily?
He didn’t bother to question it. As long as she relented, that was all he needed.)
He let out a short, relieved breath–only to have it catch in his throat moments latér.
Caroline’s next words landed like a blow. “You can keep the bracelet, but there’s something else I’m taking back.”
Her unnerving smile twisted something inside Edwin. “What is it?”
He searched his mind, desperate to guess what else she might be after. His unease grew.
He had no clue what kind of trouble she was stirring now.
Her expression stayed composed, her tone calm. “It’s about the marriage deal with the Graysons. I changed my mind. I’m going to follow my mother’s wishes and marry into the Graysons.”
She said it like it was a simple fact, nothing to fuss about.
But for Edwin and Miguel, the news hit like a thunderclap, freezing them in place.
When Edwin recovered, a sneer curled on his lips. “That agreement’s already set. You don’t get to change your mind.”
She thinks she can just marry into the Graysons like they belong to her?
That was naive, even foolish.
They’re not some kind of supermarket where you can come and go as you please.
“Is that so?” Caroline pulled out her phone with deliberate grace, casually wiping the screen with her sleeve.
Then she looked up, eyes locked on Edwin with a daring, mocking glint. “I’ve got recordings and videos on this phone. I wonder how Linden and/Mrs. Grayson would feel if they saw them.”
Her voice was light, but it cut like a knife straight through Edwin’s chest.
He understood what she was trying to say. Caroline wasn’t just making a threat–she held Helen’s dirty secrets, and that gave her serious power.
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