One year, one love by Aurora Miller

Chapter 58

Chapter 58

Jimmy’s brows furrowed tightly. “This time, Mr. Watson is completely determined. I’ve tried every trick, but nothing, worked.”

Rupert felt his vision darken for a moment. “Dad, I don’t have the money to pay him back. This mess is Doris‘ fault. She’s the one who offended Mr. Watson, so she should be the one to fix it. It’s got nothing to do with us.”

The mere thought of Doris secretly marrying some ordinary guy sent flames of fury surging through Jimmy’s chest.

When Peyton returned from taking out the trash, she immediately noticed something was off.

“Rupert, you’re home? Have you eaten yet?” she asked with concern.

“How dare you ask that?” Rupert snapped. “This is all your fault! You handed over the birth certificate to your precious daughter, giving her the chance to get a marriage license and upset Ryan.

“We haven’t even paid off the one million dollars yet, and now Rupert’s been fired from his company. Ryan is clearly targeting the Reed family on purpose.

“She didn’t just ruin Rupert’s career; she’s also buried us under a mountain of debt. All of this is because of her.

Jimmy seized the opportunity to vent all his pent–up anger on Peyton. “How are we supposed to pay it back? The whole family working together for a lifetime wouldn’t be enough!”

“I… I didn’t know Doris was going to use it to get married. If I’d known, I never would have given it to her,” Peyton stammered, stunned that Doris had deceived her.

“You’re still trying to argue? This is entirely your fault. You’re just as much a troublemaker as Doris!” Jimmy shouted.

Rupert, too fed up to continue the argument, grabbed his bag and stormed off to his room.

After taking a nap to clear his head, Rupert got into his car and drove straight to Ryan’s mansion.

He waited at the entrance until past 11 p.m., when Ryan’s car finally pulled in, its headlights cutting through the darkness.

Rupert stepped directly into its path, forcing the vehicle to come to a halt. “Hi, R–Ryan.”

Ryan sat behind the wheel, his sharp, cold gaze fixed on Rupert standing in front of the car. His handsome face was a mask of frost.

He scoffed lightly and drove into the yard, parking the car before stepping out.

Rupert followed after him. “Ryan…”

Ryan turned, his eyes flashing with an icy, ruthless edge. “Doris is already married.”

he thought she’d wait for him like he planned. Yet after

if Doris had ever really loved him.

Reed family, the humiliation of that

insult to injury, making Ryan feel like a

with resentment toward Doris, fully convinced that her selfishness had

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tone shifted immediately, adopting a pleading edge. “M–Mr. Watson, please don’t fire me. I’ll work harder.

to work at Watson Group in the first place. Don’t you have the faintest idea how you got hired?

ask if you just let me stay. Please,

excellent pay and benefits. Rupert knew full well that

root cause still lies with Doris. If you can get

sake. But for something so trivial,

soon as he returned from his business trip, the first thing he did was instruct HR to terminate

They

sure Doris comes to you and begs for your forgiveness.

course, I’ll keep my word,” Ryan replied with a cold

worry about that. My parents don’t acknowledge Doris‘ husband at all. To this

dad told me they invited my parents to dinner to meet his family, but my parents didn’t

only one worthy of Doris. You

three of us agree that Doris must have lost her mind to

guy is only with her because she’s beautiful. It’s just infatuation. Once the novelty wears off, and with my parents openly disapproving of

not staying with you, Mr. Watson.” Rupert’s tone was obsequious as

the reminder of how irreplaceable he

your

Ryan stepped into the house and made his way upstairs. Pushing open the bedroom door, he

wrapped loosely around his waist, he rubbed

he noticed

red, sheer chiffon nightgown that clung delicately to her curves, its semi–transparency

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here? Ryan’s face immediately darkened. ‘Get out”

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stepped barefoot across the plush carpet, moving toward him with deliberate grace. “Ryan,