The next moment, their sympathy for me turned to anger.
Carter held my head, forcing it to the muddy ground.
Maddox also pinned my knees, forcing me to kneel before the toppled urn.
“You killed your parents, and now you want to kill Eloise? You’re so malicious, your parents died because of you!”
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I struggled in vain, their words cutting deep like blades.
Behind them, Eloise smirked triumphantly at me.
Then, she picked up the urn and smashed it hard on the ground!
Maddox hesitated, then gritted his teeth, “I’ll have someone clean up your parents‘ ashes. What matters now is fixing your temper!”
I screamed, trying to break free, but their guards held me tight.
In my despair, Griffin suddenly appeared at the other end of the exit.
Hope flashed in my eyes, and I cried out for help.
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The next moment, a guard covered my mouth, choking my throat.
I was forcibly shoved into a car, my fingers weakly tapping on the window, hoping Griffin would see.
But the roar of the engine drowned out all sound, and my hope faded with it.
The car stopped at the doorstep, and Maddox gently opened the door for Eloise, while Carter roughly dragged me out.
The three of them stood above me, the shadow of the umbrella looming over, making me feel small and helpless.
Carter sneered, “Trying to run? Packed your bags already? I’d like to see how you manage without the Carter family!”
I quietly picked up the scattered equipment, Maddox’s voice coming from above: “Apologize to Eloise, and you’ll still be part of the Carter family.”
I checked everything, only to find it all ruined by rain.
What’s beyond repair, let it go.
Suddenly, the screech of brakes pierced through the rain, and a warm coat draped over my shoulders.
Griffin stood with an umbrella, his eyes colder than ever.
“You claim my wife belongs to the Carter family?”
Maddox and Carter shifted their focus from Eloise to Griffin, their eyes full of threat but directed at me:
“You’ve been avoiding us just to mess around with this guy? Fine, you’ve found a new fling so soon.”
Griffin’s mysterious identity made him a target for Maddox’s attack.
Maddox gripped my arm tightly, his anger almost palpable: “You’re my fiancée! Dahlia Bennett, how could you betray me so blatantly?”
Unable to break free, in my fury, I slapped Maddox.
He froze.
Griffin held my hand, his gaze fixed on Eloise, full of mockery: “Expecting fidelity from others while being unfaithful yourself–what a lesson in family values from the Carters.”
Silence enveloped the surroundings.
Maddox and Carter left Eloise’s side, their figures under the umbrellas drifting away, while Eloise’s face twisted. She tried to cling to Carter’s arm, forcing a smile: “Carter, let me hold the umbrella for you, my foot’s fine…”
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But this time, no one responded to her.
Before, even the smallest injury would have me scouring the city for medicine. Now, Carter neither pushed her away nor showed the care she expected.
Maddox and Carter’s eyes were sharp, locked on me, as if waiting for me to break down.
Yet I remained unusually calm.
Maddox’s grip tightened, nearly crushing my bones: “We didn’t do anything, Dahlia, don’t listen to her nonsense!”
Eloise’s face turned pale: “Maddox, what are you saying? We clearly…
Maddox interrupted her: “No! Dahlia, trust me!”
Once, even the slightest injury would send me on a frantic search across the city for medicine. Now, Maddox neither rejects her nor offers the care she needs.
Maddox and Finn fix their intense gazes on me, as if waiting for me to crack under pressure.
But I remain unusually composed.
Finn squeezes my hand tighter, nearly crushing my bones: “We didn’t do anything, Dahlia, don’t believe her lies!”
Eloise turns pale: “Finn, how can you say that? We clearly…”
Finn cuts her off: “No! Dahlia, trust me!”
I interrupt their charade: “We broke up ages ago.”
Seeing Finn’s tear–filled eyes, I pull my hand away from his grip.
Maddox tries to hold onto me, his voice filled with desperation: “What do you see in that man? We’ve taken care of you for so many years, how can you just leave?”
How much did it really cost to raise me? That money was just the living expenses Grandma sent regularly.
I point to the ruins on the ground: “I’m no longer part of the Carter family. You were the ones who pushed me out.”
Finn and Maddox look ashen, mumbling: “That’s not how it is, Dahlia…”
I take Griffin’s arm and walk decisively into the rain.
Finn and Maddox’s shouts echo behind me: “You’ll regret this, Dahlia Bennett!”
I don’t look back. Griffin shields me as we step over the threshold of the Carter family home.
On my last day in the country, I went to the office to finalize my responsibilities.
Griffin was stopped at the entrance by staff, but he stubbornly waited near the floor’s entrance, refusing to leave.
During the handover, I could hear former colleagues whispering and pointing at me.
“Isn’t she the famous wedding dress designer? I heard Carter cheated on her, even at her parents‘ graves–it’s disgusting.”
