Married at First Sight novel (Serenity and Zachary York)

Married At First Sight Chapter 4156

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Time had slipped away before she even realized it.

It felt like just yesterday that she had taken over the family business. But in the blink of an eye, years had passed.

When she first stepped in, no one believed she could handle the weight of the Ormond empire. People underestimated her, waiting for her to fail. Many saw it as an opportunity to carve up the Ormond family's assets for themselves.

Her parents had been too weak. After her grandparents passed away, they struggled to keep control. Under their watch, the family business declined, bleeding money.

To make things worse, their so-called "relatives" from the extended family kept scheming, setting traps, exploiting her parents' naivety. Again and again, they were deceived.

As the eldest daughter and granddaughter, Elora had no choice but to step up.

In her teens, she built something of her own, carving out a reputation with sheer determination and force. Over time, she gained a foothold, stabilized the family's empire, and crushed every conspiracy her relatives tried to throw at her.

Now, those same relatives avoided her like the plague.

When they couldn't avoid her, they either scrambled to please her or faded into the background, hoping to go unnoticed.

But many of them were still her parents' siblings-her aunts and uncles. She couldn't cut them off entirely, even if she wanted to.

parents still insisted on maintaining

her mother, for example. Despite everything, she still visited her family. Even though her own brother had been one of those eager to profit from their downfall, she never turned her back on him completely. Elora couldn't bring herself to

never visited her uncle's house during

And he understood.

dared to

place in her family, and that was

the Ormonds were

watched Elora's

brothers' businesses would struggle.

bankrupted, and wiped out by opportunists circling like

"Miss, have some fruit."

voice pulled Elora

aware that she had been standing at

she turned

already set a plate of fresh fruit for

ate much fruit, just

I need to handle a

when you cook, make extra.

say three proper meals a day are important for a healthy stomach. You've taken

suffer."

curved into a

more." His voice was warm. "Thank you for your concern. It

eyes softened as