dare

face, and he lifted his hand

rett stepped in and gripped his wr

ett's face as he stared him down. "What e

ce. "Lainey is also your sister, so why did you ignore it when H

, Brett answered, "Naturally, I

ght slightly off guard. Among everyone in the Oliver f

d why he had stressed that sh

they also served as a direct warning to Kenneth that

tt, we all witnessed it back on the boat. It was ob

d, "Oh, really? Then why don't

er pocket, took out her phone, an

d already saved a copy of the footage to cloud storage ahea

Lainey shoved her first, and only then did

, and panic crept in as she silently cur

s expression as his ga

his really wh

and didn't share their blood, she had spent years living

and had nearly cost the life of the family's true da

nd refused to meet anyone's eyes. "I have no idea why it looks like that.

ly begged him for support, and her

out a cold scoff. "One piece of footage does not prove anything.

a note of clear mockery. "If you're willing to twist the truth just to defend her, t

steady, the weight of her w

ickered in Lainey's eyes

clear signs of surprise a

through clenched teeth. "Hannah, this engagement was arranged between our famili

d Warren families had already set

ought back, Lainey had been the one

h returned, and the engagement was

clear to Kenneth that marrying Hannah was the only way fo

ed his dislike for Hannah and never once

through with the marriage, claim his inheritance, and the

he sound of footsteps interrupted the t

going

nnah's parents, Bruce and Alicia Oliv

annah and spoke sharply. "You want to break off the e

d already caught enough of their argu

ure her swollen cheek was clearly visible while putting on a protect

ey like that? You have gone too far! If we had known you were

nah as she looked at h

od, she had never once felt any

r frustration faded as he spoke with authority. "She needs to apologize imm

's eyes as she turned to him and replied