The lost heiress never forgiven

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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.

it’s our fault. But what exactly did we do wrong?

softly, pain flickering through her eyes. “Jose, if you still see me as your mother, then listen to me–don’t become Jonathan’s

for a

it. I’m tired. I’m going to

at her, he turned and

away.

watched him go, the hurt in her eyes deepening. There were so many

his room, Jose stood

he kicked over a chair, the violent

always have to give

mother’s death had something to do with

hesitation was gone

conversation had

He dialed Shane’s number.

the plan? Do you have

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it–whether Jonathan, that cold, untouchable god, really did have a weak

then he

Finished

hadn’t expected to see

she froze for a second, then her

tugging up the corner of his mouth. “Besides, I’m not

dying?” Sierra asked with a mocking

thought he was too

be afraid of

serious, half joking. “Mr. Yeager’s not someone to mess with. All he did was visit my uncle, and next

Shane looked so

In fact, she almost wished Jonathan had gone