Chapter 480

Chapter 480:

Catching Weldon’s furious glare, Amelia felt a rush of warmth in her chest — but her voice stayed cool as she said, “Weldon, let me handle this myself p>

Without hesitation, Amelia walked straight toward Wyatt and Nora.

Sensing her approach, Wyatt lifted his gaze just as Amelia drew near. The moment his eyes landed on her, his first instinct was to let go of Nora.

But remembering Nora’s plan, he forced himself not to move.

𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯

Everyone in Kretol believed that Wyatt’s feelings for Amelia ran deep. Because of that, Sean had always tried to use Amelia as leverage against him.

But Wyatt’s recent distance toward Amelia had planted doubts in Sean’s mind. Wyatt knew Sean’s men were watching him closely. The colder he looked toward Amelia, the safer she would be.

“What are you doing here?” he asked Amelia, his tone icy.

The sound of his voice stunned her. For a moment, Amelia almost couldn’t recognize him. If not for his face, she might have doubted he was really Wyatt.

“Wyatt, don’t you have anything to say about last night?” Amelia asked. Her voice was steady, but anger burned in her eyes.

Seeing that fire in her gaze, Wyatt felt as if something inside his chest were being crushed.

Nora, still holding Wyatt’s arm, sensed the shift in him and quickly cut in. “Amelia, whatever this is, can we not do this right now? Wyatt and I still need to p>

“Silence p>

Before Nora could finish, Amelia’s voice sliced through her words, cold and sharp.

“This is between my husband and me. You have no right to speak, Nora p>

“Enough. Stop making a scene and just go home,” Wyatt snapped.

All the color drained from Amelia’s face.

That was the last straw for Weldon. “How dare you talk to Amelia like that p>

He drew back his fist, ready to punch Wyatt — but once again, Amelia stopped him.

After fixing Wyatt with a long, piercing look, Amelia turned and walked away.

Seeing this, Weldon ignored Wyatt completely and hurried after her.

As Amelia stepped off, Wyatt instinctively tried to pull his arm free from Nora, but she held on tightly. “Wyatt, if you go after her now, everything will fall apart. Sean will go after Amelia,” she whispered.

“Bad news! Miss Figueroa is in trouble p>

A panicked shout burst from the backyard, pulling everyone’s attention.

The Figueroa family immediately rushed toward the voice.

The guests followed after them in a wave.

Nora’s expression tightened at once, as if she suddenly understood something.

Amelia, already near the doorway, froze at the commotion behind her, then moved with the crowd on instinct.

“Dad, he… he violated me!” As Elmore approached with several people, Brielle threw herself into his arms, crying as she pointed directly at Sean.

Elmore listened to her sobbing without the faintest trace of emotion on his face.

When his gaze shifted to Sean, calculation flickered in his eyes.

Sean had never imagined Brielle would set him up like this. He glared at her. “How dare you trick me like this? You p>

“Sean, how could you dishonor my daughter in my own home? Do you think the Figueroa family is that easy to step on? If you can’t give me a proper answer, you can forget about working with my family from this point on,” Elmore declared.

Faced with Elmore’s open threat, Sean swallowed his anger and forced himself to stay calm. After a brief pause, he looked at Elmore and said, “Fine. What kind of answer do you want p>

“After what you did to my daughter, you’re going to marry her p>

The Carrillo family was not one of the wealthiest families in Kretol, but their influence was still significant.

Elmore knew exactly why Sean had come to the Figueroa family — and he also knew Sean’s true intention had been to marry Sadie.

But Elmore preferred that Sean marry Brielle instead. That would tie the Carrillo family directly to him.

Sean hated the idea of being forced into marriage like this, especially on these terms. But when he remembered the reason he’d come to Hans, he gave a cold nod.

When Nora saw Sean agree to marry Brielle, her brows drew together.

All her efforts to block an alliance between the Carrillo family and the Figueroa family had fallen apart.

Still, with Hendrix agreeing to work with her, Nora felt at least some relief.

“Have you completely lost your mind? Why would you bring Amelia here?” Shepard demanded the moment he saw Weldon and Amelia.

His tone made Weldon shrink a little. “Amelia insisted. I couldn’t stop her p>

He didn’t dare admit that his careless words were what made Amelia want to come. If he did, Shepard would tear into him without mercy.

Seeing Weldon silently begging for help, Amelia cut in. “Shepard, I was the one who asked Weldon to bring me. Don’t blame him. And if I hadn’t come, how else would I have seen p>

“Amelia p>

Before she could finish, a familiar voice sounded behind her.