Chapter 90

“I’m not leaving. Gwendolyn spread her arms wide, standing firm before him like a mother hen shielding her chicks.

“Out of my way!” The cane swung wildly, and Warren’s fury unleashed on Howard with reckless abandon.

Thud.

Again and again, Gwendolyn wrapped her arms around Howard, taking the blows for him. “Gwendolyn, step aside!” Howard began to regret bringing her into this mess.

“I won’t!” Stubborn as ever, she shielded him even more fiercely. “Mr. Chadwick, for better or worse, you’ve done so much for me. I want to do something for you to make you proud!”

Gwendolyn clenched her teeth, her eyes reddening with emotion.

She thought he was foolish. There were far crueler, more vicious ways to avoid this pain.

But he chose to leave the Chadwick family with his head held high.

Even knowing it was his plan, her heart ached for him.

Howard reached out, pulling her close, shielding her from Warren’s relentless strikes.

“Howard!” Warren panted heavily. “Admit your wrongs, and I might retract my words.”

deceived me, and you are an accomplice.

“You’ll regret this!”

grandfatherly warmth and guidance from his youth were shattered,

memories were

the most definitive

watched with gleeful excitement, calling Bainbridge. “Howard’s digging his own grave, angering your grandfather into enforcing the family discipline! Hurry back for the

was positively elated today.

Keep hitting!

yet, beat that crippled

dropped the willow

was ghostly white, his fingers gripping the sides of the wheelchair tightly. Gwendolyn also bore wounds, yet she seemed to

declaration of disownment into his

strength and said, “Your illness seems to have worsened, barely enough strength to hit someone.”

passed out with rage.

what would you be willing to pay?” Howard

some interest

“A generous reward. They’d be

having your pride, Bainbridge and his parents, bow and

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