Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Love at the Wrong Table

Chapter 2198 Not Repayment–Retribution

“Mr. Magnus is back!”

“Did you see his face? He’s changed!”

“What’s he doing here now?”

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The Zelinsky Residence, bustling as always, erupted with chatter. The sprawling estate housed plenty of family members and servants, and news of Magnus‘ return spread like wildfire. Everyone had an opinion, and curiosity ran high.

Magnus and his group were ushered into a side hall to wait.

“This is ridiculous! Are they really making us wait here I should just burn this place to the ground!” Quintus growled, slamming a fist onto the table.

While Hartie and Magnus stayed calm, Quintus couldn’t hold back his temper. The Zelinsky family had long been a thorn in his side. Quintus‘ resentment only deepened after his father was unfairly transferred and went missing.

Unbothered by the delay, Magnus calmly sipped his tea Maxwell was dead, and Magnus wasn’t here to play their games. He’d come to sever ties with the Zelinsky family once and for all–there was no need to

rush.

Hattie shot a look at Quintus, wondering if she should step in to calm him down. Before she could say anything, a sharp, arrogant voice cut through the room from the doorway. “Who’s bold enough to threaten burning down the Zelinsky Residence? Do you even realize this is the mayor of Zovince’s house?”

Blake sighed quietly, thinking Quintus had taken it too far. He thought, Threatening to burn down the mayor’s house? Reckless doesn’t even begin to cover it. That’s the fastest way to end up on the country’s most–wanted list. You’re not Emmanuel–a national hero with influence to shield him. You’ve got no such safety net, Quintus.

Annoyed by the interruption, Quintus spun around to face the speaker.

Standing in the doorway was a striking woman surrounded by a small entourage. Most of them were younger women, but a few older men were scattered among the group. At the center of the scene was Chiara, one of the famed Four Beauties of Zovince.

Her eyes burned with cold fury as they landed on Magnus and his group. It was clear she’d come looking for a fight.

“Hattie, back at last, huh? Did you come home just to talk about burning it down?” the woman leading the group sneered, her tone icy.

Despite his hot–headed nature, Quintus knew better than to dive into a family dispute. He stayed quiet for

once.

Hattie moved to respond, but Magnus raised a hand to stop her. They weren’t here for a debate–they were here to end things, not to waste time playing by the family’s rules.

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Still, Hattie’s reply was firm. “Aunt Megan, we didn’t come back to see you.”

in Hattie’s tone. Once a

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As a child, she ever quite understood why the Zelinsky

Ezra remarried Megan–that everything clicked. The woman she had thought of as their mother wasn’t truly part of their family at

only used the Zelinsky name to serve her own ambitions, abandoning them once she got what

by the wounds of Megan’s cruelty, masked as discipline. A lasting memory for her was the day when Megan’s dog bit her. Rather than worrying about

“doing it for her mother’s sake,” Megan insisted on rigid rules of behavior and forced Hattie to adhere to strict standards of respect and etiquette. Over time, Hattie’s instinctive response

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sit there like that? This is the Zelinsky Residence! Who taught you to be so disrespectful

but Hattie shot him a

smirked, expecting

shattered that illusion. “So, what exactly do you want from me? Should I bow? Bend over? Or would

I’ve done for you after your mom abandoned you? I raised you–this is

chance!” Hattie’s

had control over Hattie. Before she could savor her moment, Hattie landed a

The room fell silent.

spread across Hattie’s face. That felt amazing. That is

her cheek, her voice shaking

This slap is for everything

back for

anger boiled over. “You’re out of control! Someone

guards stepped forward but paused when Blake moved to stand protectively in front

one of Ezra’s most trusted men,

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or the legendary Earth Hamer Birch, had ever matched his skill. With Birch long gone, Blake stood

ut facing Blake was a whole different game. Plus, as

you waiting for? Do I have to tell you twice? Megan barked, trying to

before him with a swift

guards quickly backed off, clearly

with desperation and helplessness and Hattie felt years of

know what’s good for you, stay out of this. When

cold voice rang out from behind the crowd.