Shattered Rose He Held On Tight novel Chapter 382

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As soon as Muriel finished speaking, she turned to leave, intending to take Tammy with her.

But Tammy didn’t move.

“Tammy,” she called softly.

Tammy looked at her waiting family, then at Simon, his cheeks flushed, but his complexion pale beneath it all. She clenched her fists.

After a long pause, she finally took a step.

She turned around and walked away, not sparing Simon a single glance.

Simon let out a bitter, self–deprecating laugh and looked over at Sterling, who still hadn’t said a word. “Sterling, I need a little privacy. Mind clearing the room?”

Sterling raised a brow, then gave a slight wave to dismiss the others.

So clean, so decisive. Sterling almost respected him for it.

Donovan left with the rest of the guests, leaving behind only a few people–Yvonne and Simon, who’s still struggling against the drug in his system; Sterling and Claudia, and Fiona, who was quietly coughing now and then.

Fiona looked around the room without much expression. “There’s nothing more for me to do here. I’ll head out.”

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Claudia gave her a small wave. “Thanks for tonight, Fiona.”

Twenty minutes earlier, Claudia had pushed open the lounge door and found Frederick in the dimly lit room, already under the effects of some sedative. The door had been locked from the inside.

When Frederick saw it was her, his brows furrowed tightly. He told her to leave, then shut himself inside the bathroom.

But Claudia hadn’t panicked. Sterling had already arranged for two bodyguards, a man and a woman, to shadow her discreetly that evening. They were standing just outside.

After confirming who was inside the room, Claudia had calmly unlocked the door. As it turned out, standing just outside with the key in hand was Fiona.

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Chapter 382 The Trap Within the Trap

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The rest unfolded as everyone saw. Claudia and Fiona sat in the room, chatting casually, just waiting for the “cheating scandal” to be walked in on.

Meanwhile, Frederick had been quietly taken out by Sterling’s bodyguards and sent to David for an antidote.

Simon, who’d orchestrated the setup, had also been seized by Sterling’s people. He’d been drugged with the same stuff and tossed into the other room.

The whole setup had been a sloppy attempt at entrapment, a desperate move following the failed yacht kidnapping, now countered by Sterling’s ruthless retaliation.

At this point, trying to take on Sterling head–to–head in the business world was like throwing eggs at a wall. Completely futile. Inside the Romero Manor, the entire house staff had already been replaced. Security was tight from top to bottom. There was no way to plant anything or

anyone.

That’s why the engagement venue had become the perfect breeding ground for malice.

If Claudia and Frederick had actually been caught in bed together today, with Sterling’s personality, there would’ve been no room for explanations or secrets. Frederick wouldn’t have walked out alive.

He’d been chosen not because anyone knew his hidden feelings, but because of his position.

Frederick stood on the fringes of the Romero family. Donovan felt both guilt and affection toward him.

If Sterling had truly lost control and killed an “innocent” brother, sending Donovan into emotional collapse, then the resulting chaos within Romero Corp would’ve been the perfect opening. It would’ve cleared the path for Simon, the legitimate eldest grandson, to take the throne.

And Waylon and Fiona? They would’ve had no choice but to turn against Sterling.

Ever since the yacht incident, Sterling had been closing in step by step, methodically stripping Simon of his influence.

Yvonne and Simon knew their time was running out. That’s why they made a reckless move.

Yes, it was cruel and shameless. But if it had worked, the damage would’ve been devastating.

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