Chapter 207
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Chapter 207:
“What?” Noah sounded outright stunned. “You’ve turned down every interview they’ve ever asked for, especially anything touching your private affairs. And now, with everything outside in total chaos, you want to do it?”
My eyes shifted to the shut door of the master bedroom, and Lianne’s tear-streaked face rose in my mind again.
“I do.” My expression went cold and immovable, and my voice carried a finality that allowed no argument.
Lianne’s POV
Saturday was Rola’s birthday. The entire Voss estate had been decorated for celebration.
Before we got out of the car, Ethan gave me a warning. “Today, we act like the perfect couple. I won’t allow anything to spoil my grandmother’s birthday.”
The moment we stepped outside, Ethan slipped an arm around my waist as though it were the most natural thing in the world, drawing me tightly against him.
Rola was already standing at the entrance, waiting for us. The instant she saw us, her aged face, gentle and kind, brightened at once.
ро𝗽𝗎𝗅𝘢𝘳 𝘀t𝗼𝘳і𝘦ѕ 𝗈n 𝘨𝖺𝗅nоv𝘦𝘭ѕ.𝖼𝗼𝘮
“Oh, my dear Lianne is here!” She came forward in a hurry and pulled me straight out of Ethan’s arms before wrapping me in a close embrace.
She noticed my weight loss immediately. Holding my face in both hands, she turned to Ethan and scolded him. “Ethan, is this how you’ve been looking after Lianne? Just look at her, she’s gotten so thin, and her face looks awful. Have you been neglecting her again because of work?”
“I’ll take better care of her from now on,” Ethan answered gravely.
I quickly caught Rola’s hand and forced a smile onto my face. “It’s only because I’ve been busy with the Sparkle project. It has nothing to do with him. I brought you a gift I wanted to give you in private. Would you come with me to the small parlor?”
Inside the parlor, Rola sent the servants away. She kept hold of my hand, her eyes keen and perceptive. “Go on. Have you been wronged? Tell me honestly. I’m here for you.”
Looking into those affectionate eyes, I felt a sharp sting in my nose. All the hurt I had kept buried for so long threatened to break loose.
I drew in a deep breath and slowly knelt before her. “Rola, I’m sorry. I failed to look after you and Harold properly. I failed to protect this family.”
Rola froze for a moment, then quickly reached to pull me back up. “What kind of foolish talk is that? It’s Ethan’s fault, isn’t it? I’ve already heard about that woman, Ivy…”
“I’m going to let you down.” I cut her off, lifting my head with tear-reddened eyes. “I want to sever the mate bond with Ethan.”
The air in the room seemed to turn still at once.
Rola said nothing for a long while. At last, she released a heavy sigh, her weathered fingers moving gently through my hair. “Ethan has always seemed cold, but beneath that frost, his heart isn’t. It’s not that he feels nothing for you. Let me deal with these recent rumors, alright? Don’t give up so quickly.”
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