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“Tracy, rx. I’m fine. Not worth wasting your energy on someone like him.”
With one hand, he gently held hers; with the other, he twisted Andrew’s wrist hard enough to make him grunt.
The sharp pain made Andrew’s face tighten, and he instinctively let go, stumbling back a few steps.
Still holding Tracy’s hand, Ronald calmly brushed off his cor. “They say your family’s the top name in Cloudville, but who knew the heir would be this clueless?”
He shot Andrew a challenging look. “You imed Tracy’s money came from other men. Got proof? Any evidence at all? If you’re just making stuff up, watch yourself, I might sue you for defamation.
“And about that kidnapping … ” he let out a shortugh, “Since you dug into my oh–so–mysterious background, you should’ve found out that Tracy and I met during that incident.
“If you’d actually looked deeper, you’d know whether it was her doing or not. But you didn’t bother, so you just assumed it was all her fault. So, is it that you don’t give a damn about her, or are you just naturally brainless?”
Andrew flinched at the string of questions, his voice sharp with frustration. “Who says I didn’t check? The kidnappers admitted themselves–they were paid to fake the kidnapping!”
Because of Walter’s words, and with Liam hinting they might have been wrong about Tracy, Andrew had ordered a special investigation.
The kidnappers had escaped, but he still managed to get an answer from them. The kidnapping was indeed staged.
Convinced she had brushed it off like it was nothing, and thinking of her past behavior, he hade here furious.
However, no matter how firm he sounded, Tracy did not even blink.
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The truth was, yes, it had been staged, but the one pulling the strings was Chris.
If Andrew had actually cared enough to dig, he could have uncovered it easily. Jumping straight to her was just sloppy.
While she was thinking this with a bitter little smile, the hand holding hers gave a gentle squeeze, the warmth oddlyforting.
In the past, whenever the family brought a storm her way, she had to face it alone.
Now, someone else was standing with her, and it felt like a dream.
She turned to look at Ronald, and for a moment, his sunlit, rugged features seemed to glow faintly.
Ronald kept his eyes on Andrew, smiling even while hearing all that supposed “evidence.”
“You believe a criminal’s word over the girl you basically raised? Wow. And you say you are not the brainless one?”
The question shut Andrew up.
Yeah, why did he believe them over her?
She had been like a sister he had cared for his whole life.
His eyes drifted toward Tracy, only to find her gaze fixed on Ronald.
Those eyes, which had been so cold and distant since she hade back from the Angelic Etiquette Academy–more distant than with total strangers–now held a glimmer of light for someone else.
It was like this man had stepped into a part of her heart that had been locked away from everyone else.
A sudden wave of panic hit Andrew, and he blurted at Ronald, “What do you even know? I’ve watched Tracy grow up, so that’s why I know her best!
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“How long have you even known her? Do you know what she likes? What she can’t stand? You don’t know anything about her!”
His voice got louder and louder, ignoring the curious stares from the crowd, as if raising the volume could make him more convincing.
Ronald stayedpletely cool. “Whether I get Tracy or not—that’s for her to decide, not you.
“Even if I don’t fully understand her, I’ll still trust her. As long as she doesn’t walk away from me, I’m not going anywhere either.”
<i>Trust </i><i>her</i>…
<i>Not </i><i>going </i><i>anywhere </i>…
The simple words felt heavy in Tracy’s chest, almost making her tear up.
Everyone who had once chosen her without hesitation was gone. She had thought she would never have someone stand beside her again.
If even the “family” who had spoiled her since she was a kid could turn their backs, why would she expect anyone else to stay?
Andrew was caught off guard by Ronald’s certainty, especially when he saw the way Tracy was looking at him.
The unease twisting in his gut spiked.
“Just because she pulled <i>you </i>out of that kidnapping, you trust her this much?” Andrew’s voice dripped with doubt. “The kidnappers were working for her. Did it ever cross your mind she staged the whole thing just to win your trust?”
Ronald stared at him like he had grown two heads. “So you’re saying Tracy had herself kidnapped, then rescued me just to make me trust her, so she could spend her money on me?”
If he really meant that much to her, he would honestly be thrilled.
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He had been so desperate to prove himself right and Ronald wrong that he had
not even noticed how little sense his argument made.