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Chapter 55: The Matriarch's Justice

(Matriarch Evelyn's POV)

Ethan looked up, surprise flickering across his features before he composed himself.

"Grandmother," he greeted, rising. "I wasn't expecting you."

"Clearly." I replied coldly. "If you were, perhaps you would have prepared a better explanation for your actions."

Confusion crossed his face. "My actions?"

"Don't play innocent with me, boy,” I snapped, advancing into the room. “I found Olivia in that basement. I saw what you did to her."

His jaw tightened. "That was pack discipline. She endangered Emma-

"She did nothing of the sort!" My voice cracked like thunder in the confined space. Tve investigated the matter thoroughly. Olivia was at Canis Enterprises that entire day, surrounded by witnesses."

Ethan stared at me, momentarily speechless. "That's impossible. The contact number-"

"Was hacked," I finished for him. "A fact that could have been discovered with even the most basic investigation. But you were too eager to believe the worst of your mate, weren't you?"

His amber eyes-so like my own-narrowed defensively. "Victoria wouldn't lie about something like this."

I challenged, stepping closer. "Victoria Frost orchestrated that entire incident herself. She manipulated you, just as she's

into stone. "You have

eyes," I retorted. That woman has been systematically destroying your family while you stood by

(Ethan's POV)

blows. I struggled

her tirade against

I insisted, clinging to this certainty. "She's her

her child as a pawn, Grandmother countered, her eyes flashing with righteous anger. *Just as she used your

Evelyn's Villa, Victoria's enhanced hearing captured every word of our argument. I could

Victoria screamed, her voice muffled by the thick walls

Olivia had deliberately chosen this location, knowing Victoria's paralyzing fear of snakes, sent a chill through me. This wasn't the Olivia I knew-the gentle

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I said, my voice tight with restraint, "I understand you're upset about what happened to Olivia. But

she challenged "Why should Victoria be spared the very punishment you inflicted on

in that basement without

What if I had been

grew more desperate. The snakes! Please! Get

in her voice tore at me. I needed to get to her, to rescue

demanded, moving toward the door.

(Matriarch Evelyn's POV)

my age, my cane raised like a barrier between

door.