NovelXXXEven Eaton was momentarily stunned.
He knew all too well what kind of person Patricia was.
Raised in privilege from birth, pampered and spoiled, her background had shaped her into someone headstrong and willful. There was nothing she wanted that she couldn't get. She'd never tasted a day's hardship. Wherever she went, people fawned over her.
And now, they were going to force her into... a rehab clinic? That would be a devastating blow, shattering her pride and spirit alike. It was no different from grinding her face into the mud.
Jarrod understood this perfectly.
If it weren't for him, someone like Patricia would have coasted through life without a hitch. A place like that never would've touched her, not in a million years. Even if someone else had exposed her, her family would have whisked her out of the mess without a single stain on her reputation.
But Jarrod had no intention of letting her off easy.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIf you're going to wield the knife, you go for where it hurts most.
He ignored Watts's protests, focusing on Eaton instead. "Of course, there are additional conditions. For the next three years, neither the Aldridge family nor the Barnes family is to show Miss Aldridge any special treatment. She needs to undergo real... rehabilitation." He wasn't leaving her any room to maneuver.
Watts could see the merciless steel beneath Jarrod's composed demeanor.
He wants to grind Patricia into the ground.
"Mr. Silverstein, are you really willing to make enemies of both the Aldridge and Barnes families over this?" Watts sneered, his tone icy.
Jarrod was making it obvious-he was here to threaten them, all because of what happened with Elodie. He didn't care if everyone went down together.
But all this for an unborn child? Jarrod leaned back in his chair and lifted his gaze, expression cool. "After all Miss Aldridge has done, did the Aldridges or the Barnes ever consider what it would mean to cross the Silversteins? What I'm doing is protecting your families' reputation and... status, is it not?" "What, are we supposed to thank you, Mr. Silverstein?" Watts shot back, his expression turning glacial.
He knew exactly what Jarrod meant-this was brutally pragmatic. Jarrod could afford to gamble, but the Aldridge family was in a different league.
Especially considering the Silversteins weren't just business tycoons.
Eaton understood this as well.
I.n' Everyone knew the Silversteins were at the pinnacle of Eldermere's power. But Jarrod's reach went even further before his grandfather retired he'd held a top position in government. Even now, high-ranking officials across various departments were once his grandfather's protégés. Jarrod's connections were deeper than anyone could imagine.
And on his mother's side, in Goldspire, his grandfather's influence was just as formidable.
All of these resources were at Jarrod's disposal.
Politics was a battlefield; Eaton knew full well how the gwas played.
Patricia, in truth, was not even his biological daughter, but the orphaned child of a close friend whom he and his ex-wife had adopted and raised as their own.
Still, blood or not, he bore responsibility for her.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAnd he knew-Jarrod would accept nothing less than a clear answer tonight.
He was acutely aware of the stakes. If Patricia's scandal tainted his own political future, the price would be too el high Even if he might retire soon, he still had protégés whose careers were tied to his. Their path could not withstand a single scandal. "Agreed." After a long silence, Eaton finally spoke.
"We'll do as Mr. Silverstein says. After three. years, I'll send her abroad and sure she never returns make to London won't shirk my duty-a child's misconduct is a father's failing. She needs to learn to correct herself, and I'll see to it." He knew this tJarrod meant business. And he knew, too, that if Patricia hadn't acted out so recklessly, none of this would be happening.
Exiling her overseas for good might be the best solution.
Watts wasn't surprised by Eaton's decision. The moment he saw Jarrod walk in, he knew things would end badly.
With that, Jarrod rose to his feet and nodded to Eaton. "Thank you for your understanding. You don't need to wait for confirmation about Miss Aldridge-I'll make sure, the moment I walk out that door, her nwill disappear from the internet. You can rest easy."
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