Rejected No More: I Am Way Out Of Your League, Darling!

Chapter 1696:

Still, he managed a forced chuckle, muttering, “Yes. Daniela, we weren’t in the right state when we harmed your mother. Regret’s been eating at us for years. Now that we’re family, could you possibly spare us?” Brad observed Daniela, gauging her reaction.

Ethan, eyes still on the paper, said flatly, “Brad, that’s not how it works. Everyone should face the consequences after making mistakes, or others might follow suit. Daniela has a generous spirit, but it’s no excuse to exploit it. Letting the legal system handle this sounds most impartial.”

With his shares secured in Daniela’s company, Ethan felt anchored.

He added with gravity, “And besides, calling someone ‘family’ shouldn’t justify burdening them unfairly. Once, we leaned on Hamilton for the same excuse—and that was unjust. We should live in peace but not at the expense of fairness. Isn’t that right, Hamilton?”

Ethan shot Hamilton a warm glance.

Hamilton gave a grunt in reply, but his eyes never strayed from Brad.

Brad squeezed out a pained smile. “Exactly… That’s what I meant. I was going to say the same thing.”

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his gaze. A wave

to the tragedy that befell Daniela’s mother—it was

Ethan, who returned a cheerful grin and asked, “Want to add anything, Brad?” He held out the writing tool and the red

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over the document, then glanced up at

Daniela watched silently.

remained expressionless,

her arms tucked, amusement glinting in

jaw was tight, eyes fixed on Brad’s every

your penmanship still hasn’t improved. See? A few spelling flaws here and there.” He turned to Daniela. “Daniela, this won’t do. Let me recover a bit—once my elbow feels

about the supposed errors, but Daniela had already turned to the television,