Chapter 460 A Brother’s Awakening
During the weeks after Taylor’s car ident, Mathilda had been restless with unease.
She feared Taylor would resent her forever, that he might say something to Bodger and Ivan, turning them against her as well.
Her guilt ran so deep that she hadn’t dared visit him in the hospital.
But today he was being discharged. Since they would all be living under the same roof again, there was no avoiding it. She braced herself, determined to fight for her ce.
She knew she had disappointed Taylor that day.
But she also knew he cared about her. As long as she exined herself properly, she was sure he would give her another chance.
“Taylor…”
She had been waiting outside the vi long before their car arrived.
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When Bodger’s car pulled up, she hurried forward–only to see James step out as well.
Their eyes met, and her watery gaze immediately lit with joy.
Ever since James had woken from hisa, he had treated her coldly.
After Lily’s abduction by traffickers, things had only worsened—Lily had turned him against herpletely.
Mathilda thought James had fallen too far under Lily’s spell, that he would never step into the Ginger home again. She hadn’t dared imagine he mighte seeking her on his own.
It felt like a dazzling surprise.
He must have finally seen Lily’s disgusting true face, realized that she was the one who was pure and good, wasn’t it?
Looking at his wless, noble features, Mathilda’s heart fluttered madly.
She quickly checked her reflection in the car window to make sure her light makeup was perfect, then stepped forward shyly, her voice soft as silk. “James… brother…”
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For James toe to the Ginger family for her–she was overjoyed. But Taylor’s face darkened instantly.
He shoved the car door open and stormed over, his voice sharp. “James, what the hell do you mean by this?”
“You said you loved Lily, that you’d take care of her. So why are you here looking for Mathilda?”
Ever since Mathilda returned, Taylor had always defended her unconditionally.
He thought they had failed her, that her disappearance. and suffering were because they hadn’t protected her.
So he had spoiled her, trying to make up for her pain.
Butst week’s ident had shattered all of that.
The foster sister who shared no blood with him had risked her life to carry him off the wreck.
The biological sister he had treasured had abandoned him without a second thought when his life was on the line.
Lying in the hospital with a concussion, memories of his childhood with Lily kept returning to him, tormenting him.
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The guilt of how he had treated her gnawed at him like a
curse.
The more he thought about it, the clearer it became: he had been blind, betraying the sister who had truly loved him.
Regret surged through him like a flood, making him wish he could kill the man he had been.
Once, he had wanted topensate Mathilda. Since she liked James, he had even wished James would give up Lily and marry her.
But now, he wanted Lily to find happiness.
And here stood the man she loved, the father of her child -betraying her, showing up for Mathilda instead.
His fists clenched until his knuckles cracked. “Say something! What the hell are you doing here?”
Mathilda went pale, stumbling back a step.
He had always called her tenderly, never coldly by her full name.
But now his voice was sharp, distant–like a stranger’s.
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Her eyes filled with grievance and sorrow. She darted forward, wanting to throw herself into James’s arms forfort.
But James hadn’te here for her. He hade to defend Lily. He would never touch this vile parasite.
He sidestepped neatly, letting her stumble past. She would havended face–first on the ground if Bodger hadn’t caught her.
Straightening, she looked at James with trembling eyes, her voice pitiful. “James, you seem upset. Did my sister upset you? I know I’m not as clever or lovable as she is, but I—”
“You’re right–you’re not lovable. You spew nothing but filth.”
James cut her off coldly, his face like, stone. “Ashton, wash her mouth out for her.”
The Moore family had handed Ashton the videos, and he had gone through them carefully before showing James. He knew very well how cruelly Mathilda and the others had bullied Lily.
As James’s loyal right hand, Ashton adored Lily as well. He couldn’t stand seeing her insulted so viciously.
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Breaking his usual rule against striking women, he stepped forward and pped Mathilda across the face. again and again.
“Ashton, are you insane?!”
Mathilda staggered under the blows. Taylor stood frozen, numb, but Bodger and Morgan surged forward in outrage, ready to beat Ashton down and defend their precious sister.
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