Rewriting My Heart's Fate

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Chapter 209 "I understand," Fhan said as he headed upstairs, in" from insid The study door was closed. Ethan knocket, and when he heard a faint "Cin" inside, he tumed the handle and entered.

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As the door opened, he saw the trail figure of lan reclining on a chair by the balcony, reading a thread-bound book. Hearing the footsteps, aning it was Andy. "What is it?" he asked without looking up, Ethan didn't answer immediately. He walked over to stand behind tan before finally speaking, "Grandpa, where is Leali?" Tandidn't turn, tan, startled, turned his head in surprise. Seeing Ethan, his expression tuned cold. He averted his gaze and leaned back into the chair, his voice indifferent. "Did you cback just to argue withagain?" "I just want to know where Leah is." "Where she is doesn't concem you," tan replied, his tone still icy.

Ethan's anger flared. "So you're willing to sacrifice the hundred-year reputation of the Grayson family for a murderer?" dealmly.

"It was an accident," iam conected a "But the fact remains-she killed someone." "Then we'll compensate them more lan stood up, walked to his desk, and pulled a document from a drawer. He handed it to Ethan. "Here, look at this. If you think it's not enough, we can always offer more." "What is this?" Ethan asked, taking the document.

The file had no title on the cover. Ethan opened it, and as he read the first page, his expression darkened.

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He gritted his teeth and forced himself to finish reading. When he was done, the fury inside him empted. He looked up at lan and asked sharply, "Doy think a compensation agreement can replace a lite?" you really lan remained calm, but he knew the answer. "But the person is already gone. The Wiley family is on the brink of a financial crisis. If we invest in them now, we'll be wing their entire famul "So now the Wiley family should be grateful to you? Ethan cut him off before he could finish.

There was a moment of silence. A hint of exhaustion crossed tan's aging face. He rubbed his temples, then suddenly raised his voice. "What do you expectto dotowe Maxmillian "I have to protect his daughter. That's the right thing to do. Besides, the person is already dead! I'm trying to save someone who's still alive. "What's wrong with that? What's so hard for you to understand?" Jan slammed his fist on the desk, his voice filled with trustration. The normally calm and composed elderly man now appeared almost feral with anger. His meticulously groomed silver hair had fallen loose across his forehead. Erhan stood in disbelief. In his memory, Lan had always been a solid wall, a man who could weather any storm, even as age slowly chipped away at his strength. But now, this irrational, stubborn man before him seemed like a stranger

Hoping for one last chance, Ethan asked quietly. "What if that tit had been one of of our family

"There is no what if, lanseplied, turning his back on Erhan with an expression of cold dismissal. Seeing the undelding stance of the old man, Erhan felt les last bit of hope shatter ily members who died? Would you still protect Leah?"

He shook his head slowly and looked at Lan with a calm expression "Grandpa, tum Leah over. Letcher face the consequences she deserves. If you don't..." He paused, his voice firm and resolute. "If you don't, I'll sever all ties with you. From now on, we'll be strangers."

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