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Juliet froze. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ayla didn\u2019t back down. \u201cKaleb\u2019s company fell apart because Troy told Zane to do it. And you want me to beg Troy for help? Don\u2019t you think that\u2019s a joke?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She went on, her voice steady. \u201cAnd about Zane-you\u2019re his stepmom now. Bringing this up in front of me felt like a humiliation. Juliet, don\u2019t tell me you didn\u2019t know it was Zane\u2019s doing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet\u2019s expression turned cold. \u201cAyla, I\u2019m trying to look out for you. Do you have to fight me on everything?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla let out a sharp laugh. \u201cIf this is what you call caring, then I\u2019ll be honest, I don\u2019t need it. Everyone has a limit and someone they want to protect. Kaleb is my only brother. His problems are my problems. And I can\u2019t stand your fake sympathy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet was truly angry now. \u201cI\u2019m your aunt. I never wanted to see his company fall apart. But it already happened. What\u2019s the point of digging into the past? What matters is fixing it. Troy caused the mess, but he also has the power to help you. Why not let him?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla raised a brow. \u201cSo now you\u2019re blaming me for fighting you? For taking this seriously?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes!\u201d Juliet snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla took a breath, then said, \u201cKaleb was bullied. I\u2019m his sister. Am I not even allowed to feel angry? Or is it because your stepson is involved? You get to protect your kid, but I\u2019m not allowed to protect my brother?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet\u2019s cheeks flushed red. She finally understood; Ayla\u2019s attitude toward her had changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla wasn\u2019t letting anything slide anymore, and Juliet was no longer\/someone she cared about pleasing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet forced herself to stay calm. \u201cI told you. I\u2019m here to help you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow?\u201d Ayla asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSkyla can help you,\u201d Juliet said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla laughed outright.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet\u2019s face turned grim. \u201cWhat\u2019s so funny? If you hadn\u2019t interfered, Skyla and Troy wouldn\u2019t have missed each other for three whole years, Skyla holds no grudges and still wants to help you. You should feel grateful. Ayla, stop being stubborn. Don\u2019t let your personal feelings drag your brother\u2019s company into bankruptcy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This time Ayla actually laughed out loud. She looked at Juliet\u2019s beautiful, polished face and wondered how she had become like this. After a long moment, she said, \u201cSo this is why you asked me out today?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet\u2019s anger flared. \u201cI\u2019m doing this for your sake!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla leaned in slightly. \u201cYou\u2019ve worked in both the entertainment world and the business world. Don\u2019t tell\u00a0<\/p>\n
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me you don\u2019t understand Kaleb. Your nephew can\u2019t swallow his pride. He\u2019s stubborn, proud, and hates owing anyone. If Skyla steps in and saves him, it\u2019ll hurt worse than the bankruptcy. The next time Kaleb runs into Zane, he won\u2019t even be able to lift his head. Do you know how painful that would be for him? How humiliating? Have you even thought about that, Aunt Juliet?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At a table behind them, angled just right to overhear, sat a young man wearing a cap, hoodie, and mask- completely hidden, yet listening to every word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb sat with his head lowered, slowly stirring his coffee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He heard every word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his heart, he let out a short, bitter laugh. Ayla sure talks a lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If it was him, he\u2019d throw the whole cup of coffee in Juliet\u2019s face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the moment that thought flashed by, his eyes suddenly burned red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His jaw tightened, achy and sore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ever since their mom passed, Ayla got married, and as for their father-Kaleb had already erased that man from his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In one instant, Kaleb became completely alone. He hated the whole world. He grew cold, angry, and cynical. And he hated Ayla for marrying so easily, leaving him behind. He was her brother.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb even treated Ayla like she didn\u2019t exist, cutting off every connection. Even when she looked for him, he refused to see her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But now-for the first time-he understood something with painful clarity. Ayla might have married on impulse, but she had never stopped loving him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In this entire world, only Ayla treated him this well. Only her actions-every single one-he believed came from real care, not some hidden motive.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When he ran into trouble, the one who caught him at the bottom wasn\u2019t a friend, wasn\u2019t some relative from afar.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was Ayla. His sister.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla had lost her mother too. She had suffered the same pain he did. Yet she still had to gather her strength to protect him-a brother who couldn\u2019t pull his life together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When Ayla was hurting, her only brother mocked her and pushed her away. How much did it hurt her\u00a0<\/p>\n
then?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was she as heartbroken as she said? How sad must she have been?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb didn\u2019t dare think any further.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guilt flooded him, heavy enough to drown him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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He was too young. And right now, all he knew how to do was escape. He couldn\u2019t handle responsibility. Kaleb wasn\u2019t ready to be the brother she deserved.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kaleb covered his face with his hand. Tears slipped from the corner of his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On the other side of the table, Ayla finished speaking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her gaze turned sharp and cold as frost as she stared at Juliet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If before she had only been distant, now there was real hatred.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She hated that Juliet knew everything, but she still chose to say those words anyway. Juliet had come here to test her, to poke at old wounds, and to set up a trap and gently guide her and Kaleb straight into it. Ayla saw it clearly now. And because she saw it, she hated it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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