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His words landed like a blow. Tracy sat frozen, pale and defeated.
Regret twisted through her chest like a knife.
She had looked down on Corrine, treated her like an embarrassment. And now? Now she was nothing more than
a cautionary tale.
If Bruce had parted with Corrine on good terms... if she herself had not been so venomous... things might have
been different.
“It is all my fault,” Tracy whispered, her voice barely audible. “I should never have opposed their relationship. If |
had not pushed them apart, our family would not be drowning in disaster...” Perhaps their business might have
flourished.
After all, the Ford family was the wealthiest in Lyhaton!
Had they allied with the Ford family, that alone could have rewritten their entire fate.
But her words were cut short by sudden, hollow laughter. Farris let out a laugh that rang with bitter irony,
stumbling backward as it erupted from deep within his chest. The old man’s cane slipped from his grasp and
clattered to the floor as he slumped onto a chair behind him.
Hearing Farris laugh sent a cold shiver down Millard’s spine. He took a hesitant step forward. “Dad, are you
alright?”
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But Farris was adrift in his own mind, lost under the weight of something no one else could see. His son’s voice
never reached him.
Across the room, Tracy stared at him, her face pale and stricken. Fear clung to her eyes like fog. She sprang from
her seat and hurried over to Millard, tugging at his sleeve. “Do you think... do you think the shock drove him
mad?”
“What nonsense are you saying?” Millard brushed her hand away and walked straight to his father. “Dad, weren't
you always the one who said there is a way out of every corner?” His voice cracked slightly. “Maybe... maybe
there is still room to maneuver.”
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Room to maneuver...
Farris shook his head with a bitter
laugh. Of course, he wished there
was room to salva the situation!
jo coment ab within, Farris
knew—the Ford family had not left
them an inch of breathing space.
They had shut the Ashton family out
completely, and with intent. The
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Farris stood motionless, eyes glazed
with memories. Years of guiding the
Ashton nthrough the cutthroat
business world and social
firestorms—years that had finally
earned him a seat ay Lghatorfs mn
highesttaties. And yet, just when his
influence peaked, illness had dragged
him into the shadows. Forced to
retreat, he had placed all his hopes in
the next generation. His children had
disappointed him. So he had chosen
the most promising among his
grandchildren—grooming that child
personally, molding him with every
ounce of strength left in his body.
And now? It was all crumbling in the
hands of that very heir. Was this the
fate carved for the Ashton name?
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