Chapter 294 Broken Ties
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“No,” Tracy said, shaking her head. “I was just thinking about how much I used to envy Yvonne’s jewelry. For years, I kept hoping they’d remember me and buy me something, anything but it never happened. I guess in their minds, she was the only family they had. I was always the outsider.”
Sean pulled her into a hug and held her tight. “That’s all in the past now.”
Tracy looked up at him. “Thanks for everything, bro. If you hadn’t backed me up, I don’t know what I would’ve done.”
She was genuinely grateful. Without Sean, none of this would have gone so smoothly.
Sean looked down at her, a hint of a smile on his face. “You’ve called me hubby before, but now we’re back to bro, are we?”
Tracy immediately looked away, her face flushing deep red. She had only said that in the heat of the moment; she couldn’t bring herself to say it now.
Sean’s expression turned serious. “Did Julie threaten you?”
“Yeah,” Tracy nodded. “She said they’d commit perjury if I pushed the case. I recorded the whole thing, though. If they try to lie in court, I’ll play the tape and show everyone what they’re really up to.”
“Good. You’re learning how to protect yourself.” Sean gave her a pat on the head. “You’ve had a long day. Go get some sleep.”
As soon as Tracy left the room, Sean’s face darkened. He knew Julie wouldn’t just let this go. He’d known her for years and knew she was the type to do whatever it took to get her way.
He picked up his phone and made a call. “I need you to take care of something for me.”
Tracy was woken up by her phone buzzing. It was the weekend, and she had planned on sleeping in, but the constant ringing was driving her crazy. She checked the screen and saw it was Trevor calling.
She didn’t want to answer, but after he called several times in a row, she finally picked up just to make it stop.
“Tracy, do you have a minute? I want to talk,” Trevor said, his voice sounding exhausted.
“If you’re calling to tell me to bring that contract back to Xander Corp, don’t bother,” Tracy said.
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“We have nothing to talk about.”
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Back when she actually had something to say, they never believed her. Now they were the ones desperate to talk. If she hadn’t been smart enough to handle things, and if Sean hadn’t helped her, this family of idiots would have ruined her.
“No, Tracy, it’s not about that,” Trevor said quickly. “I’m not going to force you to come back. I know everything now. We brought this on ourselves. We failed you, and I just want a chance to make it up to you. We know we were wrong.”
The fact that Yvonne wasn’t his daughter had hit him hard. He had raised someone else’s child for twenty years and hurt his own daughter in the process. It was a bitter pill to swallow. He hadn’t slept a wink all night, the guilt eating him alive.
“Don’t bother,” Tracy said coldly. “Yvonne and her mother are hateful, but I never cared about them. It was the way you and the rest of the family acted that really hurt. My mom and I paid the price for the choices we made, so why do you think a simple apology makes everything okay? If you hadn’t been so blind and given them so much power, you wouldn’t be in this mess. This is your problem, not mine.”
Her eyes filled with tears at the mention of her mother. Mom, are you watching? I finally made them pay. The people who hurt you are getting what they deserve, and Xander Corp is probably finished.
Trevor’s voice cracked. “Tracy, I’m so sorry for what I did to you and your mother.”
“You already did the damage, so keep the apology,” Tracy snapped. “Neither of us will ever forgive you. If you hadn’t found out Yvonne wasn’t yours and that they were just after the family money, you’d still be treating me like trash. You only want to make it up to me so you can feel better about yourself. Why should I help you sleep at night?”
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