Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 824

James stood up, slow and steady, his tall figure blocking Emmy completely from view. He didn’t even glance at Brian. His eyes were cold, locked right on Dean.

“This is my grandmother’s wake. If you’re not supposed to be here, you need to leave.”

He grabbed the intercom from the table, his voice low and sharp, each word chilling.

“Security. Please show Mr. Sparrow the way out.”

From the corners of the courtyard, a dozen bodyguards appeared at once. They wore white mourning bands around their arms, faces blank, moving quickly to surround Dean without a moment’s hesitation. Brian, standing in front of Dean, got swept up in the circle too.

Brian’s face darkened, clouds gathering in his expression. He never thought his own nephew would embarrass him like this, right here, in front of everyone.

“James, what are you doing?”

“I’m here with my godson to pay respects to my mother. That’s tradition. Are you really going to stand in our way?”

James didn’t even look at him. His attention never left Dean, and the contempt in his eyes was clear, like he was staring at something that didn’t belong.

“Did you not hear me?” His voice into the intercom was so cold it almost felt like a threat. “Get him out.”

The bodyguards shifted, ready to move.

“Stop. All of you.”

A commanding voice rang out from the front of the hall, cutting through the noise and freezing everyone in place. Heads turned. Jared, the head of the Nelson family, strode in wearing mourning clothes, his expression somber. His sharp eyes scanned the crowd and finally landed on Brian.

“Brian, you just keep getting bolder with age.”

“Mother made the guest list herself. No outsiders. She wanted peace. That was her wish.”

“You bring someone from outside, are you trying to upset her even after she’s gone?”

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