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    After Mnie left, Xylia clenched her right hand, still covered with a medicated patch. The slight pain made. her ufortable, but it was much better than before.


    Mnie’s words reminded her of something. Although she had agreed to stay with the Ford Mansion for now, she could only be with Orion for these few months. If it meant sacrificing her future<b>, </b>she wouldn’t agree to it.


    With just two months left until the day she had promised to return to the Sadler family, she needed to sort out the divorce with Connor during this time.


    She decided to talk to Connor the next day. Since he liked <b>Tessa</b>, she would step aside. He had no reason to disagree.


    The next day, before dawn, Connor yanked her out of bed.


    Xylia opened her eyes to find Connor’s angry gaze. His hand was still tightly gripping her injured wrist, and the pain red up again, making her face turn pale as beads of sweat formed on her forehead.


    “Xylia, look at what you’ve done! You suggested we keep our marriage secret, and now you’ve gone <b>public</b>. You were shouting about divorce before, but now you’re using these sneaky tactics behind my back. You’re disgusting!” Connor said.


    Xylia didn’t understand what Connor was saying, <b>but </b>the pressure on her wrist intensified, making it unbearable. “Let go of me!”


    Connor shoved her away, and she fell back onto the bed, clutching her wrist. “What’s your problem this early in the morning?”


    Connor red at her, his eyes full of fury. “You better pray this blows over quickly, or I’ll make you pay for it!” With that, he walked out of the room.


    Xylia held her wrist and got out of bed. She applied the medicated patch again, feeling the pain slowly ease. The injury, which she had just started to heal, was now back to square one after Connor’s rough treatment.


    She was angry, but she didn’t understand why he had toe to her room and throw a tantrum this morning.


    Xylia got up and went downstairs. As soon as Mnie saw her, she pped her across the face. Xylia didn’t react quickly enough, and Mnie’s long nails left deep scratches on her cheek.


    “Xylia! You vile woman! You caused the car ident, and now you’ve been exposed. And now you bring up your marriage with my <b>son</b>, what are you trying to do?” Mnie yelled.


    Sonny <b>was </b>downstairs too, following Mnie’s lead to scold Xylia. “You said you wanted a secret marriage with Dad, but now that things <b>have </b>gone wrong, you want Dad to clean up your mess.


    *Now everyone knows you’re married to him. How is Tessa supposed to marry my dad and be my mom? Weren’t you the one <b>who </b>wanted a divorce before? You’re <b>a </b>liar!”


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    Xylia finally realized something was wrong. She took out her phone and saw what had happened.


    Her ount had gone viral because of Quezada & Co. Apparel Design. By the early hours, someone had dug up her hit–and–run incident and released evidence and dashcam footage.


    In an instant, the people who had praised her turned on her, filling herment section with insults, using her of ruining other people’s families.


    Meanwhile, someone <b>had </b>leaked her and Connor’s marriage certificate, revealing their rtionship and involving the Ford Group.


    Nylia frowned and exined. “I didn’t release the marriage certificate.”


    “Who else could it be? Do you really <b>think </b>Connor would let Ford Group get involved in a scandal like this? Do you think he’s stupid enough to get himself dragged into the mess?” Mnie said.


    Her anger red, and she raised her <b>hand</b><b>, </b>wanting to p Xylia again.


    A rough, stern voice stopped her. “Enough!” Orion was standing at the top of the stairs, leaning on a cane, his gaze serious as he looked down at the scene.


    Mnic backed off immediately, not daring to provoke Orion.


    Orion turned to Xylia with a cold tone. “Come here.


    Xylia saw that Orion was upset but said nothing, following him.


    Behind her, Sonny’s voice whined, “Grandma, I don’t want this useless woman as my mom anymore. You said. you’d get Dad to marry Tessa. Can you hurry up <b>and </b>make that happen? I want Tessa as my mom.”


    His childish voice was full of longing. Xylia couldn’t help but smile bitterly, sighing at her failure as a mother.


    In the study, Orion sat down, his expression serious as he looked at Xylia. “Xylia, you shouldn’t have done this.


    Xylia understood that Orion now thought she was responsible for the situation. She quickly tried to exin. “Orion, I didn’t do this…”


    “Did you really cause the car ident and flee the scene?” Orion asked.


    Xylia fell silent. It wasn’t a secret in the Ford family, but what Orion didn’t know was that the whole ident <b>was </b>staged by Connor. She couldn’t exin that to him.


    Orion sighed, disappointment clear on his face. “Xylia, I wanted you and Connor to get along. I wanted your marriage to be publicly acknowledged, but not like this. Do <b>you </b>know how much damage you’re causing to Ford Group right now?”


    Xylia looked at Orion, <b>and </b>for the first time, she realized that no matter how kind Orion <b>had </b>been to her, he couldn’t tolerate any harm to Ford Group. His trust in her was no different from Connor’s


    Her heart ached, and her eyes burned with unshed tears. “Orion, I swear, I didn’t do this.”


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    Orion’s disappointment grew as he saw her not admitting to it. He liked Xylia, and the previous night, he had even intentionally gotten Connor drunk, hoping to bring them closer.


    But no matter how much he liked her, he couldn’t let Ford Group suffer.


    Xylia returned to her room and, as she scrolled through her messages, saw that the stores that had previously wanted to coborate with her were now part of the bacsh against her.


    In one night, she had gone from being praised to being vilified.


    When Connor came home, the family B enduring the scolding from everyone.


    for a meeting. Xylia sat in the corner of the living room,


    Mnie’s voice was loud. “I think they should just divorce. Xylia is causing chaos in the family. She’s dragging my son down.”


    Sonny sat next to Mnie, nodding in agreement.


    Connor hadn’t said anything yet when Orion suddenly shouted loudly. “No! This marriage cannot end!”


    “Orion!” Mnie was angry.


    Orion suddenly coughed a couple of times. Xylia quickly poured him a ss of water, but Orion didn’t take it.


    “This situation needs to be dealt with properly by you, Connor, but I <b>have </b>one condition. You and Xylia absolutely cannot divorce,” Orion added.


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