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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?”

など

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?”

from his thoughts, Milo blinked before nodding. “Yes,

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

Nelsons‘ real daughter, that I don’t belong here. If the truth comes from me, they’ll stop chasing after

words were calm, almost detached, as though she had already resigned herself

the blame,” she continued.

the family.

flying to cover her mouth. Tears welled in her eyes as she stepped closer. “Leah, how could you even think of

smile deepened, but it was forced, a fragile attempt to comfort her mother. She reached

faced the consequences. This isn’t anything new

with emotion. “Leah, why didn’t you

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Chapter 37 Convinced

She hesitated, then began to speak, her voice low but steady as the laid bare the

I could feel her resentment, she admitted. “I’d taken her place, her family’s love,

to notice. But her work was incredible. She’s so talented. I thought, maybe, I could help her.

her breaths shaky. “Submitting her designs to Ydris Group was my choice. I thought if they were accepted, she’d be happy. I never imagined she’d leave so suddenly. And then… everything

thick with regret.

her guilt, her sorrow,

everyone the truth,” Leah began, her voice quivering as if each word carried an unbearable weight. “I wanted Mom and Dad to know the designs weren’t mine. The person who passed Ydris Group’s review… it was Charmaine, not me.”

breath hitched, and tears spilled freely from her eyes, a cascade that seemed to echo the

word caught in

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