Ch. 661..670

To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 661-The Final Winner In the private room, all the patrons had left, leaving only James sitting there alone. He wanted to leave but noticed that something was wrong with his body.

He felt very restless and had an inexplicable urge. At first, he thought it was because he had drunk too much, but as the heat became more and more intense and even a little out of control, he realized something was wrong.

He wasn't drunk-he'd been drugged.

Realizing that, his face darkened, and he felt like killing the person who had the audacity to drug him. Just then, Jolene pushed the door open and saw James sitting there looking a bit off. She knew that the drug was taking effect.

"James, what's wrong? Are you okay?"

Jolene stepped forward and reached out a hand to help him. She even intentionally got closer to him. As she was dressed provocatively that day, her chest was almost exposed. She deliberately brushed her body against James' arm.

Normally, James would have pushed her away; but at that moment, he found it hard to resist her body. Nevertheless, he still managed to hang on to his rationality.

Glaring at Jolene with bloodshot eyes, he asked, "Was it you?"

"What are you talking about, James? I don't understand," Jolene replied. She then boldly hooked her arm around James' neck and was about to kiss him.

"Get out!" James, who was barely holding on to his rationality, understood that if he had any form of physical intimacy with Jolene that day, he would never stand a chance with Jenny anymore.

No matter what, he had to endure it.

Although Jolene was a bit annoyed when James pushed her away, she didn't mind it and went closer to him again.

"James, why are you so angry? I'm just trying to help you. You must be feeling very uncomfortable now. Let me help you,” Jolene coaxed while taking off her jacket and moving closer to James.

At the moment, James looked particularly frightening with veins bulging on his forehead. Even so, he wasn’t tempted by Jolene's desperate attempts at seducing him. Jolene was quite impressed with his endurance. If it were someone else, they probably wouldn't be able to resist under normal circumstances even if they weren't drugged.

However, the more James resisted, the more Jolene was determined to conquer him that day.

Right then, Rowena pushed the door open and entered. She was worried when Jolene had gone in for some time but didn't seem to make any progress. She was speechless upon seeing her daughter's clumsy and tactless actions. "You should get him to the room upstairs first."

"Jo is too desperate! She can't just do the deed here in this private room!"

Rowena thought helplessly.

Jolene had to give up her attempts at Rowena’s words. Together, they dragged James to the room. James wanted to get away from them, but he'd drunk a lot of alcohol and was drugged. He could barely walk, let alone struggle to break free.

"Jolene, if you dare to do anything to me today, I will kill you when I'm sober!"

James said through gritted teeth with the remaining shred of rationality he had left.

A chill went down Jolene's spine, and she looked at her mother. Rowena coldly sneered, "Don't worry about him. When everything is done, he won't have a chance to do anything about it."

After all, after a man had sex with a woman, they might find the woman attractive gradually. By then, James wouldn't want to tear Jolene's throat out as he did now.

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

Of course, Jolene didn't want to give up; she was just a little afraid. But since her mother said it was fine to proceed, she must have had everything planned out. Jolene decided that she didn't need to worry about anything else besides making sure she had sex with James.

After that, the man would truly belong to her.

"I'll be the one who wins in the end, Jenny!" Jolene exclaimed inwardly.

To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 662-You're My Man Rowena and Jolene supported James into the room and threw him onto the bed. After that, Rowena got up and prepared to leave.

"Wake him up. I've lit an arousing incense in this room. It'll only work if he's awake," Rowena instructed before leaving.

It would amount to nothing if James slept through the whole event. He wouldn't remember a thing even if the reporter she brought pressed for an answer.

Therefore, if they were going through with the scheme, they had to make sure that it happened in a way that wouldn't leave James any way to escape.

"I know. You can go now," Jolene said, blushing and feeling a little embarrassed.

With that, Rowena left. Jolene looked at the man on the bed. Perhaps it was due to the effect of the incense, she was also a little titillated at the moment.

"James, from now on, you're my man. Don't you dare look at that bitch called Jenny again," she said, smiling and waking James up.

He opened his eyes. In his drugged state, coupled with the arousing incense, James lost his mind completely.

’James-’’ Jolene didn't manage to finish her sentence, as James had already pinned her down.

At Walter Inc, Jenny found Graham and told him about her discovery." Since the Glasses want to scheme against us, we might as well use their scheme against them and see who will come out on top."

If they hadn't known in advance, they might have been outsmarted by the Glasses. But now that they knew, they wouldn't let that family's scheme succeed.

"I was thinking the same thing." Graham nodded and added, "Let's talk to James and see what he thinks would be the best plan."

"I'll call him," Jenny said, taking out her phone and calling James. The call connected and the dialing tone went on for a long time, but no one answered. 1 "He's not answering. Maybe he's busy." Since James was managing the Windsors, it was inevitable that he would be busy. So, Jenny didn't think much about it.

"Then let's discuss it first and inform him about it later. If he thinks it's okay, we'll proceed with the plan," Graham replied. Like Jenny, he didn't think that James not answering his phone was unusual. The two then went on to discuss how to deal with the Glasses.

Meanwhile, Alec met with Blake and told her about meeting Jenny.

"If what you said is true, that I only liked her because of my previous psychological issues, then why do I still feel so emotional when I see her now?"

He felt it was abnormal.

Blake's eyes flickered, but she quickly composed her expression. "This is normal. Psychological problems aren't resolved so easily, so things you did and said in the past will still have some impact on you now. Don't worry too much about it. Just try to avoid seeing her in the future."

"Is it really like that?" Alec felt a little skeptical.

"Of course. Unless…you still like her now?" Blake asked with a smile.

Alec shook his head. "Of course not. I'm not interested in that kind of thing now."

Indeed, he was now focused on taking over the Faust family. He didn't care about romance and certainly didn't have the time to harbor feelings for Jenny.

Besides, he didn't think he was the kind of person who would go back to an old flame.

Blake disagreed with his view on how to deal with the situation. "If you want to eliminate her influence on you completely, why not find a girlfriend? With someone new around, a person from the past won't have an effect on you anymore." "I don't need to." Alec felt that he could handle it himself. As long as he focused all his energy on work, Jenny wouldn't be able to influence him.

To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 663-My Cup of Tea Blake felt a little sad hearing him say that, but she still insisted and said, ’ Are you sure you don't want to reconsider that?" "No, I don't.’ Alec's reply was decisive.

"Would you consider it if it was us?" Blake looked at him, her eyes sincere.

Alec was stunned as he was surprised to hear that from her. "Are you serious?"

"Of course I am. Didn't I tell you before that I have feelings for you?’ Blake crossed her arms and looked at him, smiling. She felt a mixture of feelings internally and was far from as calm as she appeared.

She never expected that she would fall in love with a man one day and would even confess her feelings to him. On top of that, she was nervous and afraid that he didn't feel the same way. She was Blake Watkins, a respected psychologist and a daughter of the Watkins family. She had countless admirers and never thought she would be groveling for someone's affection one day.

Alec looked at her and spoke up after a while, "I'm grateful that you saved me before, and I will remember that favor for the rest of my life, but-"

"Stop." Blake interrupted him, lifting her hand. "I know what you're going to say.

You've misunderstood me. What I meant was that we pretend to be together,’ she quickly explained with a smile, although she felt bitter inside.

"What do you mean?’ Alec was obviously more interested in this proposal, thinking Blake must have her reasons for saying this.

Blake didn't know whether to be happy or sad that he was interested. She sighed and elaborated, "You're not given any importance within the Fausts right now, so if you want to get more support, you have to increase your value. You may be capable, but no one will support you without a powerful family backing you. Suppose you and I are in a relationship, outsiders will naturally think that you have the support of the Watkins, and the attention on you will increase, giving you a chance to showcase your abilities."

She didn't doubt Alec's abilities, but in a place like the Faust family, having abilities doesn't necessarily equate to having the opportunity to put those abilities into action. There were too many people who wanted to do the same in the family. Compared to Zeke's sons and grandsons, Alec, who was considered an outsider, didn't have much value.

Alec fell silent. He seemed to be contemplating Blake's words seriously.

Blake didn't hurry Alec, believing that he was a smart person who would make a choice that was favorable to him.

After a while, Alec slowly said, "Why are you helping me like this? What do you want in return?"

"I've told you before-after you secure the Fausts, you'll help me take control of the Watkins in turn. So, what I need to do now is to do everything I can to help you take over the Fausts; otherwise, everything we've talked about so far is just empty talk," Blake replied.

Alec thought that this reason was only marginally acceptable. He couldn't help but feel that if Blake was really interested in taking over the Watkins, she didn't have to choose him.

He looked at her and asked, "If that's the case, why don't you choose Luke or Julian? They have a greater chance of success, don't they?"

They were both Zeke's biological grandsons. In the eyes of outsiders, they were the most likely to inherit the Fausts' wealth and power. Even if they couldn't inherit it now, they would still inherit it after their father's death.

"Well, unfortunately, they're not as handsome as you." Blake smiled, her slender fingers tracing Alec's face. "You're my cup of tea."

Alec's face darkened right away. "If you're not taking this seriously, I won't agree to it."

Blake was speechless, thinking Alec was so tenacious that it was scary. ’ They all look down on me, so they won't collaborate with me," she answered.

To the Fausts, the Watkins were nothing special. Luke and Julian wouldn't consider working with the them. Even if they were willing to marry someone from the Watkins, they would never agree to collaborate with Blake.

To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 664-Alec felt that Blake was speaking the truth. Those two members of the Fausts were somewhat proud and arrogant, and if Blake were to approach them with the idea of collaboration, they would probably think she was joking. Even if she was a Watkins, they would doubt how much say she would have in the Watkins family. After all, she would need to be able to bring something of value to the table for them to consider working with her.

However, for Alec, securing a collaboration with Blake was good enough, and that was the difference.

"I will consider your proposal." Alec still didn’t give a definite answer. He needed to carefully consider whether it was necessary.

Upon hearing that, Blake didn't continue to push her luck. "It's up to you. I'm just giving you a suggestion. After all, your current situation is not optimistic."

After that, the two did not continue that discussion, and Blake began to treat Alec.

It was already the next morning when James woke up in the hotel room. He felt sore all over his body as if he'd been crushed by a boulder. As he opened his eyes and took in his unfamiliar surroundings, he came to a realization that made him sick to his stomach. He instantly understood that his strange condition was probably due to the drugs from last night.

"James…" Jolene's coquettish voice sounded beside him, and he finally saw the woman in the bed with him.

"Jolene! I'm going to kill you!" The moment he saw it was her, he couldn't restrain himself and started choking her.

"James…" With her neck being strangled, Jolene looked terrified. She struggled to comprehend how he could be so rough with her after they'd had such passionate sex last night.

Although she knew what she'd done would enrage James, she assumed that he would, at most, chastise her harshly since there was no way to undo what had happened between them. Little did she know how merciless James could be-he didn't achieve his current position by being a benevolent and agreeable person.

Just as Jolene thought she was going to be strangled to death by James, the door of the room was pushed open. The sound of cameras clicking echoed in the room. James immediately stuffed Jolene under the covers the next second, not wanting her to be discovered.

But how could Jolene let him have his way? Even if James had her pinned down, she used all her strength to free herself from James' grasp and reveal herself to the reporters while asking, 'What's going on?"

"Wow! It's really Mr. Windsor and Miss Jolene Walter!" a reporter exclaimed.

They received a tip-off and didn't take it seriously at first. They thought there was no harm if they came to have a look, but they didn't expect it to be true.

Cameras were pointed at the two of them, furiously clicking away. James had a very displeased expression, but Jolene was the complete opposite. She breathed a sigh of relief that the reporters showed up in time.

Otherwise, she would have been strangled to death by James.

"Mr. Windsor, what is your relationship with Miss Walter?" a bold reporter asked.

Everyone looked at James expectantly, waiting for his answer.

James was still shirtless, and Jolene was only showing her head. Even a fool knew that something had happened between them. However, this was the first time anyone had heard anything about these two being involved. The moment it came to light that they were somehow involved with each other, their relationship was revealed to be way more intimate than anyone had expected.

Unable to get an answer from James, the reporters all turned their gaze toward Jolene.

'Miss Walter, could you say something, please?"

Rowena had paid this particular reporter to expose the relationship between James and Jolene. He had to keep the ball rolling and ensure reports about them would gain traction in the media.

"This has nothing to do with Mr. Windsor. I'm the one who admires him," Jolene said, blushing. She didn't explain how they ended up sleeping together, only that she admired him. In the eyes of outsiders, she seemed to be a lovesick girl.

Nonetheless, not everyone there was a fool. Someone immediately questioned, "Miss Walter, your engagement banquet with Mr. Britt is in two days. What do you have to say for yourself now that something like this has happened?"

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To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 667-Shut Up Graham took in what Jenny had said helplessly. She was blunt and unforgiving in her words, even when the person she was speaking to was her father.

"I know you're angry, but Jolene is still my daughter at the end of the day. Even if she's in the wrong, I can't just let her be." Graham smiled bitterly, thinking that he should at least do what would be expected of a father in this situation.

Jenny looked solemn, as she was disappointed with Graham's decision. " This is Jolene's own doing. If someone has to pay the price, why can't it be her? We're in a partnership with the Windsors, but Jolene went ahead and did this. Do you want the partnership to fall apart by helping her blindly?"

She was infuriated, thinking that Graham couldn't distinguish right from wrong.

So what if Jolene was his daughter? Should he tolerate her antics without a bottom line simply because she was his daughter?

"Jenny, if this happened to you, I would do the same-"

"I would never ever do something like this," Jenny interrupted. Even if she liked someone, she wouldn't trap them.

While Graham believed that such a thing was beneath Jenny, unfortunately, the same couldn't be said regarding Jolene. "Jenny, no matter what, I can't just turn a blind eye and not help her."

Graham held onto the belief that he couldn't just leave Jolene to her own devices. It meant that the Walters was destined to fall out with the Windsors because of Jolene's actions.

Jenny looked at him coldly. Previously, she believed he was a sensible and reasonable person. Even though he was absent for her whole life and didn't raise her, she could still forgive him and regard him as her father. But now, she knew he wasn't as good of a person as she had made him out to be.

"Fine, do as you please." Jenny didn't feel like saying anything else, so she turned to leave. She wouldn't stand on Jolene's side as Graham did. She would find James and devise a way to get him out of this mess. She couldn't let Jolene succeed; otherwise, James' lifetime happiness would be completely ruined.

Graham wanted to call out to her as she walked out, but ultimately, he didn't say anything. "What have I done wrong to deserve this?"

When Graham arrived home, Jolene and Rowena were in the living room. As soon as they saw him, they became tense, and their backs stiffened.

Graham didn't look at Jolene but instead turned to Rowena and asked, "Is this how you raise your daughter?” Rowena didn't say anything, so he took it as a silent agreement.

It was not Rowena's intention for Jolene to follow in her footsteps, but she couldn't do anything as Jolene insisted. In addition, Graham was biased toward Jenny, so she had no choice.

"After so many years, you haven’t changed at all. You're still as malicious as ever!" Graham couldn't hold himself back from scolding her. If he had known it would come to this back then, he would rather have died than marry a vicious snake like her.

Rowena smirked and looked at Graham. "Graham, what's the point of taking your anger out on me now? What we need to think about now is what to do next instead of wasting energy scolding me.” She knew Graham's character, despite his bias toward Jenny. He wouldn't just stand by and do nothing, as Jolene was still his daughter. Hence, he would take their side in the end.

"You're really…" Graham pointed at her but couldn't find the right words to curse at her.

Jolene cowered behind Rowena. Trembling like a leaf, she looked at Graham pitifully. "Dad, I really like James. Can you help me? Just this once? ■ "Shut up!" Graham shouted in anger, feeling like hitting someone. "You like him, but does he like you? Do you know that you’ll make him despise you from the bottom of his heart by doing this?" "I don't care. As long as I can marry him, I don't care about anything else." She didn't care what James thought of her. She would have plenty of time to win his heart once he was bound to her

 

To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 668-Hell Awaits You Graham felt that Jolene would be the death of him sooner or later. "It's easy for you to say you don't care. Have you ever considered the reputation of your own family? Have you ever thought about what the Britts would think of us?"

"If it hadn't been for you forcing me to marry Brandon, I wouldn't have ended up like this," Jolene complained, her words tinged with resentment. She felt that Graham's coercion had caused all of this. She wouldn't have decided on such a drastic move if it hadn't been for him.

No, to be more precise-it was all Jenny's fault. If it weren't for her sudden appearance, Jolene would still be the Walters' only daughter, instead of stooping down to such a shameful act.

Graham was infuriated to see that his imbecile of a daughter showed no remorse and had the audacity to justify herself.

"Fine, since you're so capable, let's see how well you handle this yourself."

"Dad…"

"Shut up! I'm not your dad. From now on, I only have one daughter, and that’s Jenny!" Graham glared at her, feeling insulted by Jolene calling him dad. How could he have such a shameless daughter?

At the same time, Jolene was also infuriated at Graham's reproach. Her eyes reddened as she stared back at him angrily. "Fine, since you don’t want me as your daughter, I won’t acknowledge you as my father either. You're already biased enough! It won’t make any difference for you to choose Jenny over me again!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Rowena nudged her to stop her from saying anything else that would be damaging to herself. "Don't talk nonsense. He's still your father. It doesn't matter if he acknowledges it or not. He's still your father for this entire lifetime."

Rowena quickly spoke up for Jolene to salvage her only remaining connection to her father that would help her get into the Windsor family. After all, she wouldn't be able to accomplish anything for her daughter without Graham.

Jolene pouted, evidently unhappy. However, she didn't say anything, knowing that she needed to listen to Rowena at this point. If she didn't, she might not be able to marry into the Windsors.

"Graham, I know you like Jenny better. But this time, you must help Jo.

After she gets married, no one will compete with Jenny over the Walter family.

Isn't that what you want?" Even though she didn't want to interact with Graham any more than what was necessary, she had to speak up for Jolene's sake.

Rubbing his temples, Graham felt infuriated and agitated. "Help? How do you want me to help her? Should I beg the Windsors to take her in or do you want her to throw tantrums as you did back then?"

Rowena's face became ashen as she thought about what happened in the past.

She regretted it now. Back then, she threw away all her dignity and insisted on marrying Graham by all means. Looking back at it now, she found she'd behaved rather foolishly.

As she was reminded of her past mistake, she couldn't help but look at Jolene, wondering if her daughter would regret her decision like her one day.

"No matter what, Jo is the one most affected by this, so James must take responsibility. He can't shirk from it." Rowena didn't want to discuss the past with Graham, she just wanted to ensure Jolene could get the best outcome.

Graham couldn't understand how Rowena had the nerve to ask James to take responsibility when it was Jolene's fault. James wouldn't even lay a finger on Jolene if he had a choice.

He was enraged beyond words, but the fact remained that Jolene was still his daughter. He looked at Jolene and asked, "Have you really thought this through? If hell awaits you after marrying into the Windsors, do you still want to go through with it?"

Although he had met James a few times and found him to be a decent person, sometimes Graham got the feeling that he was not as amiable as he appeared.

It was hard to say what the result would be if Jolene married into that family.

"Yes!" Jolene nodded without any hesitation.

Since she had chosen to take this step herself, she would never regret it.

Seeing that she was determined and beyond reason, Graham could only say, "I will go and deal with the Windsors. Once you get married, don't ever come back.

You're no longer my daughter from then onward."

After he said that, he stood up and left the living room, feeling chagrined that he had to resort to this.

To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 669-Nonsense Inside the living room of the Windsor family’s residence was complete silence.

Everyone held their breaths in anticipation of the tense discussion that would take place soon. James hung his head in defeat-this was the first time he had failed so miserably in his life.

"Now that everyone is here, let's discuss how we should deal with this," Caleb Windsor spoke. Though he hadn't been very involved in the family's affairs, he was James' father. He knew he had to step up in a situation like this.

The Windsors were a relatively large clan. In addition to Caleb's family, there were also his siblings' families. Hence, there were quite a few people in the living room. However, no one spoke up. They were all just branch families attached to the main Windsor family, so they had no right to oppose any decision that Caleb made.

Only the Windsors' older generation had the right to say something. Cillian, James' eldest uncle, spoke up first. His face was stern as he glared at James.

"How could you do such a despicable thing? Look at how people are talking about our family online!"

He had always valued the reputation of the Windsors beyond anything, so he was the angriest among them.

"Cillian, it wasn't James' fault. He was obviously set up by that woman." Cyrus, another one of James' uncles, defended him. He didn't think James had done anything wrong.

James listened quietly, not saying a word. He knew he had made a mistake, so no matter what they said, or even if they stripped him of his right to manage the Windsor family, he wouldn't object. However, there was one thing he was determined about.

Looking at his father and uncles, James slowly spoke up, "Dad, Uncle Cillian, Uncle Cyrus, this is my fault. I was careless and fell into that woman's scheme.

No matter what punishment you give me, I'll accept it, but…" He paused for a moment and said seriously, "I will never marry that woman."

Upon hearing that, both Cillian and Caleb frowned. They clearly disapproved of what James had said. Only Cyrus supported him, but his support was weak, and he had little power in such a situation.

"This situation has caused such a big stir. How do you plan to eliminate the negative impact it has caused if you don't marry her?" Caleb questioned. Like Cillian, he attached great importance to the Windsors' reputation.

James lowered his gaze and insisted, "No matter what, I'm not going to marry her. Worse comes to worst, just appoint someone else to manage the Windsors, then."

"If I'm no longer the one calling the shots in the Windsor family, Jolene won't insist on marrying me, right?" James thought.

"Nonsense!" Caleb shouted angrily. He had spared no effort to get James to his current position.

Although everyone was sitting together now as a family, back when they competed for the head of the Windsors, everyone pulled out all the stops. None of them gave in to anybody else in the family.

The atmosphere became tense, and it seemed like they couldn't reach a consensus.

Right then, the butler walked in with a phone and went straight to Caleb. He said very softly, "Sir, the Walters are calling."

Although he said it quietly, everyone heard it all at once because it was completely silent in the living room.

Everyone turned to look at the phone, including James. He didn't know what choice Graham would make, but he had a vague feeling of unease.

Caleb sighed and then answered the phone call from Graham. No one knew what Graham had said on the other end of the line, but Caleb's expression became increasingly strained.

After a while, Caleb hung up the call and looked at James. "The Walters wants you to take responsibility."

"That’s impossible!" James refused without hesitation and felt a little resentful toward Graham.

"You need to think carefully. The Walters and the Windsors are currently in a phase of collaboration. If you refuse, our previous efforts will go down the drain, and you'll make an enemy out of the Walters. Who knows, they might turn around and join forces with the Glasses right away," Caleb advised.

He could read the situation well and knew what lengths a father would go for his child.

To Be Yours Again by Taylor Chapter 670-Leave Me Alone James frowned hard upon hearing what Caleb said. He looked at his father and asked, "So, you're saying you want me to marry her?" "Although I don't like that woman either, she's still a Walter. Her mother is also from the Glass family.

She's still a good match, so it's not that difficult of a choice to accept her." Caleb analyzed the situation logically.

As a member of the Windsors, he believed that James should be prepared to sacrifice for the family, especially since James' negligence caused this situation.

It was only natural that he should take responsibility. If he married Jolene, the Windsors would gain the support of the Walters and Glasses. All things considered, it wasn't that bad of a deal.

James looked at his father. He snapped out of his thoughts after a long while.

"Well, you're certainly very rational, and what you said makes a lot of sense. But have you ever considered my feelings?" he asked.

He didn't like Jolene. It could even be said that he despised her. If he married her, he felt that the rest of his life would be done for. The thought of spending his life with her made him feel like life had lost its meaning.

"I know you're not happy about it, but what's done is done. We have to find a way to handle it," Caleb answered. He knew James was very unhappy, but what else could he do? They couldn't burn their bridges with the Walters, not to mention that the two families had a partnership. Even if they didn't enter into one, why would they want to make an unnecessary enemy out of another prominent family?

To be fair, the Walters weren't that bad. Accepting a member of the Walters into their ranks was better than James marrying an ordinary girl he liked in the future.

James looked at his father with a serious expression and asked, "Can't we refuse? Is my happiness not worth considering, even if it means going against the Walters? As a father, haven't you considered the situation on my behalf at all?"

"It's not worth it," Caleb replied. To him, it wasn't worth breaking ties with the Walter family over something like this.

James scoffed at his words as if he had heard an unbelievable joke. "Not worth it? In your eyes, your son's happiness can be measured in terms of worth, huh?"

Caleb didn't say anything. He knew James was incensed. But he also knew that James wouldn't break ties with his family because of this. In the end, he would consider the family's honor. That was also why he'd chosen James to take over the Windsors in the first place. James was a person with a strong sense of family honor. He wouldn't do anything to damage the family's reputation.

"This was your fault in the first place. Of course you have to take responsibility for it," Cillian said. He didn't think holding James accountable for what happened was unfair.

Seeing James' reluctant expression, he continued, "At our position, we have to be cautious every step of the way. Otherwise, we'll be taken advantage of.

You're not new to this after taking over the Windsors; you should understand this. You're upset that you were taken advantage of this time, but who can be held responsible for this? Who else can you blame?"

James was rendered speechless. Noticing how defeated he looked, Cyrus comforted him, "If you really don't want to, then we won't go through with the marriage. I'll support you."

"You shut up!" Cillian was infuriated at his unhelpful and troublesome younger brother.

James felt extremely guilty for his mishap upon seeing his family get into an argument because of him. He knew he couldn't blame anyone else for what had happened-he had been careless. Jolene and her mother wouldn't have succeeded if he'd been more cautious or had brought bodyguards when he went out that day.

Regretting what should have been done was meaningless now. James could only accept what had already happened, even if he didn't want to.

"Please leave me alone for a while," James said before leaving the living room.

No one went after him, as they all knew that he would ultimately make the most beneficial choice for the family.