Chapter 380

June took a leisurely sip of coffee, not intending to drag things out, and said directly, "I came here specifically to tell you something"

"What is it?" Kenneth asked, impatient.

June said. "Do you remember the night you were ambushed in that alley, injured and on the verge of death, only to be saved at the last moment?"

"Of course I remember. Kenneth replied without hesitation. "I was gravely injured that night. If it weren't for Melody, I wouldn't be here today." June simply shook her head and emphasized one word. "Wrong

June stood up, taking slow steps toward Kenneth, her gaze piercing as she continued, "That night, the one who saved you wasn't Melody"

Kenneth scoffed, his patience thinning. "Then who was it? Today's my engagement, and you're here telling me these things to sabotage it? Ridiculous."

He picked up his watch and turned to leave.

June's laugh echoed through the room, eerie and low. "What if I told you that the person who saved you that night was Tiffany?"

His footsteps faltered.

Kenneth turned abruptly. "What did you say? That's impossible!

"Why wouldn't it be? June's smile was a mixture of pity and mockery.

June said, "Tell me, in a situation where you were pursued by a dozen assassins, with Melody completely defenseless, how could she possibly have saved you! What exactly did she have? The courage? The skills? The power?" June laughed louder, each word striking at Kenneth's pride. "Mr. Harper, how could you be so naive?"

Kenneth's expression darkened.

Every word she spoke hammered at him, pounding with painful clarity. was true.

Some things were impossible to see white caught up in the moment, only clear once he stepped back to re-evaluate them.

It was then he remembered. "No wonder

neant to wake him. It was a genuine hit.

to the face before

front of me quickly covered her own face the moment I

Tiffany. She hadn't wanted me to

eyes.

wonder that when he later sent someone to investigate, they found no trace in thatalley, only a few ordinary arrow

aligned with painful precision, revealing

had been wrong, utterly and foolishly

hunched under the weight of realization, his face ashen and

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June delivered one last cutting remark. "Oh, and by the way, Tiffany was seriously injured that night while

you

tell you all this to stop your engagement. I told you so that you'd be left with this regret for the rest of your life, painfully aware of how you mistreated

called by Felicia and Romeo multiple times to

to see Kenneth trembling, his face

stammered, "Are you

teeth. "Bring Deegan in.

the engagement ceremony

"Gol

first time that the usually gentle Kenneth had raised his voice at a servant. The butler hurried to fetch

he was visibly nervous. "Sir, did you

was injured, I asked you to investigate who had saved me?" Kenneth's voice was

you said Miss Princeton, that is, your

had never been near that alleyway that night, so it was impossible for her

Kenneth's laughter was bitter.

assumptions. Now, the full depth of his error hit him, a cascading series of mistakes that had led him to this point. Deegan swallowed nervously,

gave a curt

said, "But, sir... the family is urging you to get to

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