The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning Max Charming

Chapter 23

“No need. There’s no place for me in this house anymore. Coming back would just irritate certain people,” Ethan said with icy aloofness.

Evelyn’s gaze chilled instantly. “Who says so? The Arnolds only acknowledge one grandson- you. When you’ve grown up, you’re to inherit the Arnold family fortune. If you don’t return home, then who will?”

Ethan was not aware that Owen, after marrying Sylvia Shenley, had explicitly forbidden him to step foot into the Arnold residence. Even Forrest was not recognized by the Arnolds.

“Ethan, mind your tone. Is this how she’s raised you all these years?”

Ethan’s eyes flicked upward, his grip around his fork tensing, pale knuckles highlighting the tense veins beneath. “How she raised me is none of your concern, Father. I didn’t intend to disturb you by coming here. I apologize, Grandma.”

Upon noticing Ethan’s emotional strain, Evelyn placed her bony hand over Ethan’s. “What’s happened? Has someone been picking on you? Tell me, I’ll take care of it.”

and pulled out a napkin, wiping the corners of his mouth. He cast

butler answered,

waved dismissively. The butler gestured to the bodyguards outside.

a black t–shirt, battered and bruised, and dumped him onto the floor. Owen’s eyes

“Forry?”

twisted into unnatural shapes with broken bones. He lay helplessly on the floor in a semi–conscious state, his eyes blazing

“Ethan, what

flustered, blurted out. “Ethan, he’s your

the state he’s in, I’m sure he knows exactly

lesson, then I will. Just because he’s been living with the Arnold family for a few years doesn’t mean

front of

Father: I don’t have a

butler, helping Ethan onto his wheelchair, glanced down at the battered figure of Forrest sprawled on the floor. “Remember,

the back seat with his eyes closed and brows furrowed, he asked, “Mr. Ethan, is your leg acting up again? Should we go