The lost heiress never forgiven

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When the Flame of Love Fades

Chapter 284 A Line You Can’t Cross

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After leaving the bar, Jose returned home. Knowing his mother was waiting, he went straight to see her.

“What’s going on, Mom?”

“Why haven’t you been home these past few days?” Susie asked, her expression tight. She’d also found out he’d been frequenting bars–something he usually only did for business, and never this often.

“Grandpa wanted to see me. My uncles and cousins too. I was feeling annoyed, so I didn’t want to stay here.”

Susie frowned. She’d specifically asked her brother and the others not to get too close to Jose.

“Jose, no matter what your uncles or your grandfather told you, forget all of it. You need to remember- Jonathan is your brother. And more than that, we owe him. Don’t even think about anything else.”

It was the same thing Jose had been

“Why, Mom? We keep trying to make things right, but he won’t accept it. He just sees us as enemies. We’ve stepped back again and again–for what? I’m a Wynn too. Why should I always be the one to give in?”

hearing his whole life. But for the first time, it grated on him.

“Jose!” Susie shot to her feet, eyes flashin

with anger. But then something shifted in her expression. Sadness. crept in. “Jose, please. I’m begging you–don’t go up against your brother. We’re the ones who hurt him and his mother. That’s the truth.”

Usually, those words worked on Jose. But this time, something inside him had cracked.

say it’s our fault. But what exactly did we do wrong? You didn’t kill

her eyes. “Jose,

quiet for a

I’m tired. I’m going

her, he turned

away.

watched him go, the hurt in her eyes deepening.

his room, Jose stood

over a chair, the violent

did he always have to

what if Jonathan’s mother’s death had something to do with them? That was in the

was gone

conversation had solidified his

He dialed Shane’s number.

plan? Do

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cold, untouchable god,

he did, then he

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hadn’t expected to see Shane

she did, she froze for a second, then her

try anything,” Shane said lazily, tugging up the corner of his mouth. “Besides, I’m not trying to

of dying?” Sierra

thought he

be afraid

replied, half serious, half joking. “Mr. Yeager’s not someone to mess with. All he did was visit my uncle, and next thing I know, I’m nearly beaten to

looked so pale

fact, she almost wished Jonathan had gone further–had finished