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    Trinity stayed quiet, her eyes fixed on Cole’s face, trying to gauge his response.


    Cole’s voice grew even colder. “If that’s how you see it, let me spell it out for you. Merlin is going toe down on your family like a hammer, and there’s nothing I can do to stop it.”


    Earlier, when Cole walked in, his face had been neutral. Now, it was frozen in a hard, icy stare. The atmosphere in the room felt as if the temperature had dropped with his words.


    After a moment of silence, Norwood spoke cautiously, “What exactly does Merlin want from us?”


    Cole looked straight at him, his eyes sharp. “Before I tell you that, let me make one thing clear. Everyone’s equal. Having money doesn’t give you the right to trample on other people’s dignity or treat their lives like they’re worthless. Got it? Tricking someone into almost donating a kidney for fun is disgusting. And instead of owning up to it, all of you are standing here making excuses for Boris. That’s just as shameful.”


    His voice rang through the room, cutting through the air like a de. No one dared speak.


    Trinity, who had been quietly sniffling earlier, now sat frozen, her lips pressed tightly together.


    Cole’s gaze swept across every face in the room before he continued, “At yesterday’s engagement party, everything you said and did showed everyone exactly what kind of people you are. Filthy. Shameless. Disgraceful. As the head of the Evans family, I want nothing to do with you. Just being connected to you is a stain on our family.”


    His words hit like a punch to the gut. The Craig family members stood silent, humiliated, their heads bowed. No one dared to bring up Diane again. No one even moved.


    No one saw Cole’s harsh dressing-down of the Craigsing.


    The Evans family had swallowed their displeasure toward the Craig family for years, keeping quiet for the sake of Diane’s friendship with Bonnie. Even Ruben, though boiling inside, kept things polite on the surface. But Cole’s outburst felt like breaking a dam, and all of them let out a long sigh as they no longer needed to keep up the peaceful charade.


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    Ruben didn’t step in. He sat there, praising Cole in his mind. Cole was bolder than even he had ever dared to be. Choosing Cole as the family head had been the right call.


    Every cutting word Cole threw at the Craigs was exactly what Ruben had longed to utter. Hearing those truths spoken out loud felt like a weight lifting off his chest.


    Bonnie, who had tried to manipte the Evans family into defending the Craig family, now couldn’t even lift her head. Her pride was crushed beneath Cole’s words.


    The once-proud Craigs now looked like lost mutts—exposed, disgraced, and humiliated.


    Trinity was mortified. She had always kept up a perfect image in front of Cole. But now, she felt like a wilted flower crushed underfoot, her pride in ruins. To cling to what little favor she had left in the Evans family, she couldn’t keep quiet any longer. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she said, “Cole, I knew I was wrong to believe lies without bothering to check the truth yesterday. I hurt Hailee, and I regret it. I want to apologize to her in person.”


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