Once Cast-Off Wife Now Untouchable Queen novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281 Not Hers to Choose

Brad spoke up for Raine, and it only made her cry

harder.

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She covered her face and leaned into him, sobbing, “Brad, my dad slapped me twice.”

Brad pulled her close and gently patted her shoulder, whispering under his breath, “Hey, no more tears. When your dad gets old, give him ice cream in the winter and wool sweaters in the summer.”

Tyrone caught Brad’s muttered sarcasm and shot him a sideways glance.

Ralph’s temper had always been volatile.

He pointed at Raine and barked, “She’s 24! What’s wrong with us picking a good match for her? Look at her behavior!”

Brad forced a smile and said, “Mr. Ralph, daughters take after their fathers. With your good taste, I’m sure if you let Raine pick for herself, she wouldn’t choose badly.”

Ralph let out a furious huff. “It’s that damn Aella! She ruined her and filled her head with nonsense!”

Tyrone’s brows knit together. “Dad, can you please stick to the issue and leave other people out of it?”

Virginia jumped in, “With the Winters‘ status and power now, Raine doesn’t need to marry for business. She’s my daughter, and her marriage isn’t something you get to control like that!”

Ralph exploded again on the spot.

He jabbed a finger at Virginia. “This is your fault! You’re the one who insisted Tyrone should choose his own partner back then, and look how that turned out–he married some washed–up socialite who brought nothing to the family and only dragged Tyrone down at every turn!”

He snapped, “You stay out of Raine’s marriage. That’s final!”

Seeing the situation deteriorating fast, Brad quietly grabbed Raine’s purse and phone off the couch. Then, smooth as ever, he slipped out of the house with Raine before anyone noticed.

After they were gone, Tyrone stepped in front of Ralph and Virginia.

His voice was low but firm. “Dad, don’t speak to Mom like that.”

Ralph hadn’t expected Tyrone to speak to him like that.

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He pointed at his son, stunned. “You’re seriously saying I’m wrong?”

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He went on, “If she hadn’t interfered back then, you would’ve already married into one of the Eight Great Families. You’d probably have a few kids by now! Would things have ever fallen apart like this?”

Tyrone’s expression darkened.

He held himself back for a long moment before finally saying, “Dad, I married Aella because I insisted. No one forced me, and it had nothing to do with anyone else. Whatever happened between us, that’s on me.”

He added, “You weren’t the only one who raised me and Raine. Mom has every right to have a say in who we marry.”

Virginia hadn’t expected Tyrone to ever take her side.

Tears welled in her eyes as she gently pulled Tyrone a few steps back with her.

She said, “Tyrone, since the three of you are all here, I’m going to be clear about one thing. Your sister’s marriage will be her choice. None of you are allowed to force her.”

Ralph was so furious he could barely breathe.

He pointed at Virginia and shouted, “What do you know? You’re just a woman!”

Still fuming, he said, “As long as I’m alive, Raine will marry up. I won’t let her throw herself away on some nobody. By the end of this year, she’s choosing a husband from the Eight Great Families. End of discussion!”

Virginia had had enough. She turned to leave. “Justin! Pack my bags!”

Her daughter wasn’t going to marry

down.

But more importantly, her daughter had the right to choose for herself.

Seeing her storm off, Ralph stepped forward, following behind. “What the hell are you doing? You can talk, why are you packing your bags?”

Ralph tried to grab Virginia’s arm, but she shoved him off in disgust. “If I can’t even make decisions about my own daughter’s life, then why should I stay here at all?”

Furious, Virginia blurted out, “Divorce!”

Ralph panicked and stepped in front of her, blocking her path. “Come on, we’ve been married most of our lives, what the hell are you doing now?”

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