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Chapter 37 Convinced

Leah’s voice, raw and strained, carried her anguish as tears streamed down her face.

Finished

Willard, whose anger had burned fiercely just moment earlier, felt it begin to fade. Her sorrow, so stark and genuine, chipped away at his fury, though the memory of the reporters lingered bitterly.

Their merciless questions and the shame he had endured that day clung to him, leaving a weight he couldn’t ignore.

Leah’s gaze flicked toward Bennett. Their eyes met briefly, and a silent understanding passed between

them.

The faint overhead light cast soft shadows, making Lear’s pallor seem even more pronounced. Her sobs slowed, each breath uneven as she fought to regain control.

Then, with a quiet resolve, she brushed the blanket aside.

Olympia’s hand shot out to steady her. “Leah?”

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Leah rose carefully, her movements deliberate and measured. She stepped forward, her frame small but determined, and bowed deeply before Willard and Olympia.

“Dad, Mom,” she began, her voice steady despite the tears still streaking her cheeks. “What happened today was my fault. I made this mess, and I deserve whatever comes my way. But I won’t let the Nelsons pay the price for my mistakes.”

Straightening, she turned to Milo, who had been standing silently near the door. “Milo, are there reporters still outside?”

his thoughts, Milo blinked before nodding. “Yes, a few are

above her seemed to highlight the resolve etched into her expression. “Good,” she

Nelsons‘ real daughter, that I don’t belong

as though she had

take the blame,”

it takes to protect the family. That’s all that matters.”

her mouth. Tears welled in her eyes as she stepped closer. “Leah, how

deepened, but it was forced, a fragile attempt to comfort her mother. She reached out, resting her hand on Olympia’s arm.

I’ve been through worse. I’ve made mistakes before, and I’ve faced the consequences. This isn’t anything

tightly, her voice thick with emotion. “Leah,

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her throat tight. She hesitated, then began to speak, her voice low but steady as the laid bare the reasons for her

could feel her resentment, she admitted. “I’d taken her place, her family’s love, the attention she deserved. I couldn’t

as she continued. “That day, I saw her portfolio. She quickly put it away, like she didn’t want me to notice. But her work was incredible.

I thought if they were accepted, she’d be happy. I never imagined she’d leave so suddenly. And then… everything with Ydris Group fell apart.”

faltered, thick

her sorrow, and the heavy consequences of her

wanted Mom and Dad to know the designs weren’t mine. The person who passed Ydris

and tears spilled freely from her eyes, a cascade that seemed to echo the turmoil in

She faltered, the word caught in

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