Chapter 280\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s terrifying how stupid and utterly lacking in self\u2013awareness some people can be,\u201d Faith remarked with a sigh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Listening to the Palmer family\u2019s undisguised mockery of his son, Thatch\u2019s brow furrowed in shame, but he didn\u2019t dare utter a single word.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be fair, Trevor,\u201d Tobias said, \u201cwhile Draven is as dumb as your son G got guts. Daring to gamble with the lives of so many dignitaries on a nig bold.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Trevor and Garrick were speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
e\u2019s certainly\u00a0<\/p>\n
e this\u2026 that\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garrick protested, \u201cUncle Tobias, don\u2019t even compare me to that lowlife Draven. It\u2019s insulting!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just as the argument between Draven and Finley reached a fever pitch, Haskell spoke up. \u201cThat\u2019s enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His voice was quiet, yet it cut through the tension and silenced both sides.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven immediately pleaded, \u201cBro, you have to believe me. Yes, I hired Torrin to ruin your engagement party with Larissa, but I was only worried about you! I never wanted to hurt you. I had nothing to do with these venomous creatures.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He couldn\u2019t afford to take the fall for this, no way!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven\u2019s words were laced with sincerity, but Haskell remained unmoved, his gaze fixed on Draven\u2019s face. \u201cDraven, I\u2019ve already confirmed that tonight\u2019s incident wasn\u2019t Finley\u2019s plan. It was yours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his son wasn\u2019t responsible, that was all that mattered. If the poisoned guests decided to seek retribution, his family would be ruined.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley also let out a silent sigh of relief, slumping back into his chair, drained. He had narrowly avoided taking the blame for Draven.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven froze, then quickly resorted to playing the victim. \u201cHaskell, I\u2019m your brother. Don\u2019t you believe me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa scoffed at his shamelessness. \u201cDraven, don\u2019t you get it yet? You\u2019ve lost Haskell\u2019s trust. Playing the sympathy card won\u2019t work. Besides, we\u2019re not even sure if you\u2019re really his brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her words sent a shockwave through the room. Even Zoltan frowned.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat does Larissa mean by that? I don\u2019t understand.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDidn\u2019t Draven just rejoin the Palmer family three years ago? Maybe she\u2019s implying this\u00a0<\/p>\n
08:3817\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 28u\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven is an imposter, not Haskell\u2019s real brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way! What a bombshell!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf this Draven isn\u2019t his real brother, then it would make sense that he\u2019d try to harm Haskell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was the one secret that could not be exposed. Thatch shot a nervous glance at Zoltan before lashing out at Larissa. \u201cLarissa, since you\u2019re marrying into our protecting our reputation, not slandering it in public!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
you should be\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa was unmoved. \u201cExcuse me, but I\u2019m part of Haskell\u2019s family. That doesn\u2019t include you or Draven.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thatch\u2019s face flushed with anger.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell\u2019s expression was\u00a0<\/p>\n
readable. \u201cDraven, I have all your accomplices in custody. Do I need to bring them here and interrogate them in front of everyone before you confess that tonight was your doing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sweat beaded on Draven\u2019s forehead, but he continued to feign innocence. \u201cHaskell\u2026 I only did this because I was worried about you\u2026 I was afraid Larissa\u2019s devious tricks would harm you\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haskell let out a dry laugh. \u201cIs that so? Funny, because I also discovered that you and Valeria conspired to stage her kidnapping. So, when you tried to kill me and ended up crippling me instead, was that for my own good, too?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella\u2019s storytelling style is immersive and addictive\u2014perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.<\/p>\n
Wings of Broken Time by Alina Das 280 Chapter 280\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s terrifying how stupid and utterly lacking in self\u2013awareness some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[89],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-throne-of-thorns-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}