The moment Marcus received Pierce’s call, he didn’t dare waste a second. He drove straight to Spencer Manor in a mish..
Inside the Ining room, a tense and commanding atmosphere loomed
toyed with a
Harrison sat in the center of the couch, dressed in dark loungewear. His legs were crossed, and in his hand. be bliver lighter. His expression was cold, devoid of
warmth of emotion.
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Marcus les nearly gave out as he walked in. Without hesitation, he dropped to his knees before Harrison, his voice filled with remorse. “Uncle Harrison, I was wrong” Harrison’s voice was deep and actionless “What are you wrong about?”
Marcus answered, “itled to keep Lydia in check. She let her jealousy get the better of her and caused Aunt Serena to fall into the water. Aunt Serena was frightened and suffered because of it
The moment his words tell, Harrison tossed a thick stack of documents in front of him. “These are all the things your fiancée has done.
Marcus picked up the heavy folder and flipped through it, scanning the detailed investigation report page by page. With each revelation, his heart sank further, “Uncle Harrison, I had idea about any of this.”
He quickly stood up, urgency and innocence in his gate. Afraid that Harrison wouldn’t believe him, he immediately placed a hand over his heart, his eyes filled with sincerity. “I swem, I really had no idea about any of this.”
Harrison didn’t respond right away. He simply continued fiddling with the lighter, his deep–set eyes giving nothing away
This silence–cold and unmeadable–made Marcus spine go numb.
“Uncle Harben.” His voice trembled slightly. “A person like her, with no integrity, has no right to step foot into the Spencer family’s home,” Harrison said, his tone firm and
mmediately, or I’ll remove you from the Spencer family and from this day onward, you won’t have the right to call me Uncle Harrison.”
The weight of Harmson’s words hung heavy in the air. An undeniable authority filled the room, freezing the entire space in silence.
Marcus pressed his lips into a tight line, hesitation flickering across h
s his face. Harrison’s meaning was clear he had only one choice, which was to cancel the engagement with
Hamson said nothing more. He simply waited for Marcus to make his decision Along mommt passed
Marcus finally said, “Uncle Harrison, I’ll call off my engagement to Lydia. I won’t have any more contact with her from now on. Bearing his answer. Harrison’s gane softened slightly, a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.
Just then, a maid came downstalls and approached. “Mr. Harrison, Mrs. Spencer is awake.”
Henson inmedandy uncrossed his legs and stood up. “Bring the chicken noodle soup from the kitchen and serve it to her.”
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Marcus, who was still loving on the floor, hesitated for a moment before raising his hand slightly in request. “Uncle Harrison, may I go see Aunt Serena? I want to apologize to
Harrison cathin a glance and replied coolly, “Handle your own mess first”
Marcus pursed his lips and slumped onto the floor, rubbing his sore knees. Then, pulling out his phone, he dialed Lydia’s number. Gone was his usual gentle tone.
| engagement is over. Don’t ever contact me again.”
the other end of the line, Lydia froze
“What? But last night, you promised for and said you wouldn’t break off the engagement” She hesitated for a second, then quickly changed her approach. “I–I’ll apologize to
nous loweend kan gaar, his eyes landing on the black toler lying on the ground. His voice turned even colder. “Uncle Harrison has already uncovered everything you’ve done to | Serma. I’ve seen the proof with my own my. You should reflection your own actions.”
the line went dead. All that remained was the empty, lifeless lium of a disconnected c
a fit of rage, she hurled her phone to the ground. Her eyes blazed with hatred, her lists clenched so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms. Tenenia landen, you wretched women! What makes you so special? How did you manage to seduce Harrison Spencer? Why didn’t you just drown in that lake last night?” After writing letter, a thought suddenly crossed her mind she bent down, picked up her phone, and dialed another number.
i low vooce, her tour bared with nudice.
