Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 196

"Fidelia is young, easily swayed by others. She was clearly in the wrong this time, and I'll make sure to have a serious word with her."

Before Fidelia could even react, Fowler was already reaching for her arm, ready to whisk her away.

"Stop right there."

Suddenly, Bancroft appeared, leaning heavily on his cane as he approached them.

The moment Bancroft showed up, the entire Fowler family felt as if the sky had fallen.

He might have been old, but in the Etheridge family, Bancroft's word was absolute.

And everyone knew-whether they admitted it or not-that for years now, Bancroft had favored Lyman. It was understandable, really. In all these generations, Lyman was the first true genius to emerge from the Etheridge line, and Bancroft naturally paid him special attention.

"I know exactly what happened. And you think you can just brush it off by saying you were misled?"

Bancroft let out a cold huff and tapped his cane sharply against the floor.

Whenever Bancroft tapped his cane, the whole Etheridge family seemed to tremble.

was clear-Bancroft

Bancroft's piercing gaze, all the words died on his lips and

as fragile as a blade of grass in a

your sister-in-law," Bancroft said, his tone

in humiliation. She bit

you still being stubborn

Fidelia's sleeve and

who was right or wrong—when the old

tightly it seemed her teeth might crack. Forcing the

truly held power in this household. Since Bancroft had already made his position clear, what reason was

believed the wrong person, that's all. Still, you're not a child anymore.

left it at that everyone here was clever enough to

seethed inwardly, but there was nothing

noticeably. If not for his recent outburst, you'd almost think

it to yourself. Come straight to me. I promise you, I'll handle

naive enough to truly believe Bancroft would always take her side. As the head of the family, his real job was to keep the peace and hold everyone

way out of this awkward situation,