Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia and Ethan) novel Chapter 70

Chole charged at me, eyes wild, as if I were her prize. But I didn’t

meet her halfway. I raised a single hand, palm outward, and she

halted about three meters off, confusion flickering in her

flushed cheeks.

“You fucking stay back,” I hissed. It came out harsher than I

intended.

A tumble of words rushed around me–my parents whispering, aunts gasping–but I ignored them all. I stepped right past Chole into the heart of the room, illuminating the tension like a

spotlight.

“Amelia,” I snapped, voice trembling yet anchored in controlled fury, “what in God’s name made you go public with those lies

against Olivia?”

Amelia, cool and composed in her tailored suit, brushed a lock of hair behind her ear. She raised a single eyebrow. “Because Chole deserves her name cleared, and… frankly, this was for the good

of everyone.”

“For the good of who?” I spat. “You drag Olivia’s reputation through mud, manufacture evidence–fabricated messag staged photos–and you call it ‘for the good“?”

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“Ethan,” Bob intervened softly, stepping between us. “Emotions

are running high-

I cut him off. “They’ve destroyedherlife, Dad”

Madeline shot me a furious look. “Then so be it! We lost

everything–respect, standing. There are whispers now. What are you going to tell your friends? What about family legacy?”

I took a breath. “I’m going to tell them the truth. She’s innocent. I married her, and I will not undo that because of your political

theater!”

Silence. Chole blinked and shrunk back, even as irritation flared

in her eyes.

Madeline huffed. “You’re either with us or with her. We

deserve loyalty.”

I squared my shoulders. “I’m with Olivia.”

Felix–Amelia’s younger brother–stepped forward, expression taut with frustration. “Ethan, you’re making things worse, man. She’s your wife… but you don’t know what this is doing to us. It’s too late. She’s probably moved on. This may be bigger than we

can repair!“‘

My breath hitched at his words. “Moved on?” I echoed. “Don you thinkIfeel that, too?”

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Felix pressed on, voice low. “You’re being irresponsible. You oweallof us an explanation. You’re our blood, brother. But you

run off with Olivia, leave us behind,thenlet her drag us into

public scandal?”

“You thinkIdon’t know what’s on the line? You think I don’t know how this looks? She’s family–I married her; she’s been there for me when… when we needed each other most. You

think I have blood on my hands?”

I felt my voice crack. “You think I wanted scandal? You think I’d

choose this?”

separate from personal matters.”

“What did you say?” Amelia hissed, her wine glass trembling in

“Your family will disappear from New York,” snapped another

Windsor uncle. “You think people will still want to partner with

a name that’s been dragged through social garbage?”

“I don’t care about the noise,” I said. “I’m not selling my life for

your appearances.”

“You think you’re untouchable?” Madeline seethed. “You may have inherited the Alpha’s name, Ethan, but you’re still just a pawn in this alliance. If you don’t marry Chole, there will be

consequences.”

My mouth twitched, but I held my composure.

“I’ve faced worse,” I said flatly. “And frankly, I’ve been more

threatened by mosquitoes.“”

“You arrogant-” Amelia started.

Before she could finish, Felix’s secretary burst into the room,

sweating and breathless.

“Mr. Felix,” she said urgently. “We’ve just received a notice from

Green Bank.”

Felix stood up slowly. “What about it?”

“They’ve frozen the second phase of the Hawthrone–Windsor project loan.”

Everyone fell silent.