Between Ruin And Resolve: My Ex-Husband’s Regret

Chapter 975:

What happened to Ophelia? Why did it seem like she had been forcefully brought back to her family home?

More importantly, the butler of the Higgins family had a grim look on his face. What could have possibly happened over at the Higgins Manor?

Although curious and confused, they knew better than to voice their questions.

Trey shoved Ophelia into the living room.

Daren was there, his brows furrowed slightly as he pored over a report. Ophelia saw her chance. All of the resentment she had been bottling up at her in-laws’ exploded all at once.

She whipped around and glared at Trey. Her brother was here, and this was their home. What did she have to fear?

“Daren!” she cried out, her voice thick with emotion. “Tell this lowly servant to let go of me!”

Daren looked up sharply, his frown deepening. He took a moment to process the sight before him—his sister, held down by two of the Higgins family’s servants, her hands obviously tied behind her back, her face twisted in misery.

Daren’s expression darkened. They were in the Johnson family’s territory!

How dare they treat his sister like this?

He slammed the report on the coffee table and rose to his feet.

The Higgins family had gone too far this time. Just what did they take Ophelia and the rest of the Johnson family for? Jarrett might be the one in charge of the Higgins family at present, but that gave him no right to abuse Ophelia!

“What is the meaning of this?” Daren demanded, his voice sharp with indignation. “Do you think you can just bully the Johnson family as you like?”

𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙜𝙖𝙡𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙨Ⳓ𝙘𝙤𝙢

Trey didn’t bat an eye, but he allowed himself a cold, humorless smile. He even offered a small bow.

“Please calm down, Mr. Johnson. The Higgins family harbors no such ill will. However, what your sister has done may require some reflection on your part.”

Daren’s heart skipped a beat, his anger subsiding ever so slightly.

What did Trey mean?

He turned his gaze to his sister.

Ophelia’s panic was evident. She frantically shook her head, her tears streaming freely down her cheeks. “I didn’t do anything!”

At that point, Daren’s lips were set into a hard line. It seemed that the situation was more complicated than he had initially thought. After seeing his sister’s panic and Trey’s resolve, he stifled his outrage and tried to assess the matter from a clear perspective.

“Ophelia, tell me the truth,” Daren said in a softer tone. “What exactly did you do?”

Ophelia’s heart sank into an abyss. Her brother didn’t believe her… Was he about to side with the Higgins family and condemn her as well? A fresh wave of frustration surged within her.

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