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    “You say I slept with Dolores? Prove it. Give me the details—the time, ce, hotel records, surveince footage—anything. If you don’t have any proof to back up your usations, I suppose I shall see you in court.”


    Leon spat out, seething with rage, “Of course, we have proof! This is all the evidence we’ve collected so far!”


    He strode over and pped a man envelope against Shaun’s chest. “Take a good look at it yourself! If it weren’t for the ties between our families, we would have gone straight to your parents! You should be thankful we’re giving you a chance to save face instead of blowing this up into a public scandal!”


    Shaun tore open the envelope. Inside were a handful of photographs and a single sheet of paper.


    The photos were multiple shots of different hotels and convenience stores, but none of them had him and Dolores together in one frame.


    ording to the note, Shaun had allegedly taken advantage of Dolores three months ago at a hotel in Cedarvale. It also imed that he had forgone using protection, which they took as an added insult. The incoherent collection of photos and the single, typed usation reeked of a poorly-crafted setup. Whoever was behind this was desperate to frame Shaun, but they had no ground to stand on. And so, they put together this pathetic excuse of “evidence” and hoped it would do the trick.


    Shaun tossed the envelope to Jayden and crossed his arms over his chest. He red at Leon and Lucille and asked, “What do you want?”


    The couple took his reaction aspliance, and they immediately puffed themselves up.


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    “We watched you grow up, Shaun. We know that deep down, you’re not a bad person. But what you did to Dolores… We can’t just turn a blind eye and pretend it never happened. Naturally, we expect you to take responsibility and marry her. From now on, you must treat her well and never cause her any pain or humiliation again.”


    Shaun stroked his chin, a faint smile ying on his lips. “Is that all?”


    Leon cleared his throat. “Well, you havemitted a grave offense, so we think that… a littlepensation, shall we say, is in order. Your family has a project that I’ve been…”


    “I’ve been quite interested in it for a while now. If you would like to offer it as an apology, I would dly ept.”


    “I understand what you want now,” Shaun said lightly, almost cheerfully. “But I’m not admitting to anything. Feel free to sue me. Like I said, I’ll see you in court.”


    Lucille froze for a few seconds before springing into action. She lunged at Shaun, screaming, “You slept with my daughter, and this is the kind of attitude you show us? Take responsibility for your actions like a real man! You must marry Dolores!”


    Shaun stepped to the side and dusted off his clothes, his lips twisted in disgust. “I never slept with Dolores. God knows what kind of men she’s been shacking up with! There’s no way I would marry someone so loose!”


    His words had Lucille trembling with rage. “How dare you nder my daughter! You have no idea what you’re talking about!”


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