Chapter 140 Don''t Ever


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    Ernst and Rosie both looked expectantly at Brenna, hoping she would reconsider her stance, but Brenna


    remained silent.


    Ernst''s expression became stern as he said to Brenna, "How can you be so selfish? You''re only considering yourself, not Rosie''s situation. She will be alone out there, without family-it''s truly heart-wrenching What if she meets dangerous people? Will you ept responsibility if anything happens to her?"


    "She''s an adult, and adults are responsible for their own life. What does that have to do with me?" Brenna said, casting him a sideways nce. "If you''re so concerned, why not have her stay with you and take care of her


    yourself?"


    The tension in the room thickened. Servants, positioned along the walls and silently watching, remained motionless, well aware that no one in the Harper family was willing to back down, especially not Brenna, who was not one to be easily swayed:


    Giselle agreed with Brenna. "Exactly. If you''re that concerned, you can take care of her, Ernst," she said.


    Disheartened, Ernst stood, losing his appetite. "Rosie makes one mistake, and it seems none of you can find it in yourselves to forgive her. Isn''t that a bit too harsh?" he said.


    "Get out!" Shepard shouted at Ernst, pointing toward the door in a fit of rage. His son was choosing an outsider over his own sister-had hepletely lost his senses? Did he honestly believe that Rosie hiring thugs to harm Brenna was just a minor issue?


    Shepard eximed in anger, "Don''t evere back!"


    "Fine, I''m leaving," Ernst said, heading for the door.


    Rosie tried to stop him, feigning concern. She said, "Don''t let mee between you and your family. It''s not worth it. I''ll just go back to my ce."


    Ernst, still visibly upset, said, "If they''re going to be this unreasonable, I don''t want to stay here, either. Let''s go!" Shepard''s fury escted. He advanced towards Ernst and kicked him. "Your sister could have been seriously hurt by those thugs, and you think it''s nothing? I can''t believe you''re my son! Leave now!" he shouted.


    Ernst, equally furious, retorted, "She is unharmed, isn''t she? Why are you making such a big deal out of this?"


    He then stormed out without looking back.


    Shepard, overwhelmed with anger, staggered and almost fell.


    "Dad!" Brenna rushed to his side. "Please, calm down. Rosie must have


    influenced him. He''s usually more


    sensible."


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    Giselle, rmed, said to the servants, "Quick, bring his blood pressure pills!"


    The servants moved quickly, and Julia soon arrived with the medication. Shepard took it.


    It took some time before he started to feel better, and his headache slowly eased. Giselle stayed by his side, worried, ready to rush him to the hospital if his condition didn''t improve.


    "Ernst is out of line this time! If he continues like this, he''ll be the one to stroy the Harper Group. How did I end up raising such a son?" Shepard muttered angrily, his face filled with disappointment.


    Giselle exhaled deeply. "I can''t understand what''s gotten into him. Brenna is his true sister, yet he keeps defending Rosie. It''s one thing to feel pity for Rosie being without her parents, but it''s another to excuse her actions after everything she has done. Rosie crossed a line this time. What is he thinking?" she said.


    Both Giselle and Shepard couldn''t help but wonder where they had gone wrong in raising Ernst.


    Brenna sat next to her father, remaining silent. She hardly knew Ernst, feeling he was more like a stranger to her. Recently, she had felt him trying to build a bond with her, and she had been open to it. However, his unwavering support for Rosie today had left her utterly confused.


    Ernst drove away from the Harper family''s house, his expression cold throughout the drive.


    Rosie, sitting beside him, was unable to know what he was thinking.


    She started to cry, her tears fake. She said, "Ernst, I never imagined they would actually kick me out. Now that Brenna''s here, it feels like they don''t see me as their niece anymore. Everything I do seems wrong. But I can''t me them- they''ve cared for me for over twenty years. I should be grateful for them—"


    "That''s enough!" Ernst snapped, clearly annoyed. He saw right through Rosie''s intentions. The only reason he had spoken up for her earlier was that he was worried that if she got thrown out, she would be shut out by the upper circle, making her life harder. It wasn''t that he saw what Rosie had done as a minor issue.


    He yelled in anger, his voice sharp and unforgiving, and Rosie flinched, caught off guard by the sudden


    outburst.


    Ernst continued, "What you did crossed every line. Brenna is my sister by blood. I get it—our parents have been focused on hertely and may have overlooked you, but that doesn''t give you the right to send thugs after Brenna. If it hadn''t been for her friends, things could''ve ended much worse. Rosie, I''m telling you now-don''t evere after Brenna like that again."


    He struggled to understand Rosie''s hatred towards Brenna, who hadn''t wronged her at all. He also couldn''t fathom why Rosie, who had always been kind, had be so obsessed with harming Brenna.


    Rosie bit her lip, shocked by Ernst''s stance on the matter. Had his support earlier been just for show? Tears welled up as she muttered, "If even you don''t care about me anymore, I have no one left..."


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