Billionaire's Match

Chapter 518 "Winnie, don't forget-I| am still your legal guardian. If you leave today, there will be consequences." He knew her too well. She was nothing more than a paper tiger- fierce on the outside, bristling with spikes, yet so fragile within that a single blow could shatter her. She could not let go of everything her mother had left her, nor could she escape their control. Michael, on the other hand, seemed obedient on the surface but was rebellious to the core. When it came to Winnie, he followed only his own heart. No one else could sway him. Winnie met Michael's gaze.

Light flickered in her eyes, and her feet felt weightless as she followed him out of the room. "Stop right there!" Mr. Olson's voice rang out again. Mrs. Olson could not bear it either, though her tone was gentler. " Winnie, it's so late. Even if you're angry with us, you don't have to leave with someone else. If word gets out, your reputation will only suffer more." That struck home. ---- The Olson family was like a pit she had been buried halfway into -the more she struggled, the deeper she sank. Veronica sneered. "Mom, let her go. Where can Michael even take her? The Morrison family?

he wouldn't allow Michael to see her again? If she doesn't come home tonight or tomorrow, does she think she can stay away forever?" Without the Olson family, Winnie was nothing Over the years, the Olson family had ruined Winnie, and she had offended more than a few people in their social circle. Now, she found life in the Olson household unbearable. But once her mother's inheritance and the Olson family's protection were gone, would her days really

Winnie's heart. She grabbed Michael's arm again. "Michael... thank you. But you should go." Michael was usually composed, but seeing her hang her head ---- like this angered him just as much as watching the Olson family bully

have loved to capture this humiliating scene. So fierce at home, yet in front of Michael, she was nothing. "Michael, | think you should leave," Mr. Olson said with faint mockery. "Winnie clearly doesn't want to go with you." Mr. and Mrs. Olson both let out quiet sighs of relief. Michael frowned and released her