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Chapter 155:

That night, all of Kretol was in chaos.

At Kretol City Hospital, Dayna’s sudden belly pains landed her in emergency surgery, while both the Morrisons and the Flynns gathered in tense silence outside the doors. None of them were prepared for the avalanche of headlines waiting on their phones.

Without delay, Jaxton whipped out his phone, eyes darting over the news of Amelia and Wyatt’s marriage. The first hints of suspicion gave way to a sharp sting of jealousy. Wyatt was willing to marry Amelia?

Jaxton clung to the hope that the news was fake. But as the online chatter kept rolling in, denial became impossible.

Laura, noticing Jaxton’s pale face, let out a biting laugh. “So that’s why she broke off the engagement. Turns out she was planning to marry Wyatt all along! Compared to the Stewart family, what do we have to offer? She p>

“Enough! Don’t start with your wild accusations!” snapped Santos, his eyes heavy with complicated emotions, though somewhere beneath, he felt happy for Amelia.

𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗗𝗙𝘀 𝗼𝗻

Laura, stung by his quick defense of Amelia, seethed with anger. Her temper flared, but Santos cut her off before she could continue. “If you want to make enemies of the Stewart Group, go ahead and keep talking p>

Silence finally fell. Laura, burning with resentment, knew the Morrison family couldn’t survive another hit, so she kept her mouth shut.

News of Amelia and Wyatt’s marriage lit up Ricky’s face with sheer excitement. Now that he was officially Wyatt’s father-in-law, visions of newfound respect danced in his mind. Backed by the Stewart name, no one in Kretol would dare cross him. And what resources couldn’t the Flynn Group acquire now?

Lost in thoughts of unlimited resources, Ricky burst out laughing, unable to contain his delight.

Everything changed the moment Janessa spoke up. “Dear, remember the agreement? After Amelia’s marriage, sixty percent of the business shares go to her. Are you really planning to let her control all those shares now p>

Bitterness sharpened Janessa’s gaze. This was so unfair! Her own daughter lay in a hospital bed, while Amelia had quietly become a member of the Stewart family. Was her own luck truly worse than Katrina’s, and was her daughter’s fate always meant to fall short of Amelia’s?

Those words erased every trace of happiness from Ricky’s expression. The idea of handing over sixty percent of the company shares to Amelia was frustrating. There was no way he’d let that happen.

Everyone drifted into their own thoughts, too distracted to notice the operating room doors swinging open. Only when the doctor called out did reality pull them back.

Relief washed over the group when they learned Dayna’s baby was out of danger. Still, the doctor’s warning about keeping Dayna calm seemed to fall on deaf ears—except for Janessa.

Janessa’s heart ached at the sight of Dayna’s pale, sleeping face. She felt thankful her daughter was unconscious and spared from hearing the news of Amelia’s marriage to Wyatt, which surely would have sent her spiraling again.

Now that the immediate crisis had passed, the Morrisons began preparing to leave. Annoyance etched on her face, Janessa looked pointedly at Jaxton. “Dayna needs you by her side. Shouldn’t you, as her fiancé, stay with her p>

Before Jaxton could respond, Laura coldly interjected, “What’s the point of that? He’s not a doctor. Besides, he’s still recovering from his own injuries p>