Forced Marriage: My Wife, My Redemption by Lilyheart

Chapter 155

Chapter 155: You have to lose, to win it back

After the whirlwind of truths and the emotional tidal wave that had swept through the dining table like a storm, the silence that lingered was almost unbearable.

Tension still clung to the corners of the room, refusing to leave entirely despite the softened expressions now resting on most faces.

And then, like the first gentle breeze after a storm, Jessica spoke.

Her voice was soft, yet it rang clearly. "Can we toast to this new beginning?"

She raised her glass—not just in celebration, but in hope. Hope that maybe, just maybe, something good could finally grow from all this chaos.

For a moment, no one moved.

Then Elliot Raven was the first to lift his glass, followed by Davis. One by one, each person followed, glasses held high, as they toasted to their heart felt wishes.

"To new beginnings," Jessica said again, firmer this time, a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "To family," Bella whispered beside her. "To peace," Elliot added with a heavy nod.

Clinks echoed around the table as glasses touched.

The atmosphere, which had earlier been thick with shock, finally began to lift. Conversations resumed with light, cautious chatter, but sincere.

The air loosened, and quiet laughter slowly made its way into the corners of the room.

Even Ethan had started to smile again though it came with a side of resigned heartbreak as he kept stealing glances at Bella, as if mourning what could never be.

Amid the subtle chatter, Davis turned slightly in his wheelchair, his eyes locking on Richard with a knowing look. "How did it go?" he asked under his breath, barely loud enough for others to catch.

Richard, who had just taken a sip from his glass, nodded and leaned slightly closer.

"It was positive," he said, keeping his voice low. "He signed."

small sigh of relief

are, there’s calm returning to the Allen Group. The pressure is easing. But..."

room, sensing the shift in his voice, fell into silence once again.Richard looked around the waiting

soon declare you

crashed down

her fingers tightening around

etched in confusion.

pressed on, "Seeing the signature... he recognized it immediately and suspected you might be the one." He

manage to get him down?" Davis asked with a guess already

convinced him. Because the document was already prepared with your other

surprised he didn’t know you by that name when

for a second as memories stirred from deep within him. His

nowhere," he said, opening his eyes again. "It was a name my mother gave me... long ago. I was

in danger... life-threatening danger... I was to abandon the Allen name. I was to call myself Dave Ravensdale instead." He paused,

she said that. I

’Dave is a name one would never align with any family and Ravensdale name can grant you temporary protection until you get

Ravensdale in public and

murmured to herself, proud of the

being handed a name like a lifeline in a sea of

me memorize it. Drill it into my head. And when the accident happened, when everything went wrong... it was the only name I could remember that

"That’s why I told him you were Dave Ravensdale. He believed me—well, enough to move forward. But he’s still suspicious. We’ve bought some time, but... when he makes that announcement... it won’t

announcement, I already accepted that fate the very time I was declared missing." Davis said

toward him again trying to understand what he is up

Not yet. But as Dave

impressed her—it was the calm with which he embraced such a dangerous path. The clarity in his eyes. The refusal to be

glanced at her, the edge of his lips tugging into the faintest of smirks. "Yes," he said. "But you’ve already taken the first step preparing the document with that name besides I can

"It’s dangerous," he said gruffly. "Going along with this game, letting the world

sometimes... you have to lose everything

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