The Invisible Daughter (Yunice Saunders) novel Chapter 84

Chapter 84 No Deal

Trailing behind Owen were Paul and Elsie, both of whom had turned back after leaving earlier.

The three of them said nothing. Like eggplants beaten by frost, their faces were pale, drained of all spirit, each looking more desolate than the other.

As soon as Lily saw Owen step through the door, she froze for a second, and then, with a sharp cry, rushed over in a panic, tears welling in her eyes. “Owen! What happened to you? How did you end up like this?!”

Bruises and dark marks marred Owen’s once–sharp face. His usually pristine, elite–looking suit was in disarray. The buttons were torn apart as if he’d been manhandled, leaving him looking utterly disheveled.

But Owen did not respond to her concern. Instead, his gaze

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turned to Luke.

Lily thought he had not realized the purpose of Luke’s visit and hurriedly opened her mouth to explain, but before she could say a word, Owen patted her shoulder lightly, then walked straight to Yunice’s bedroom door.

He knocked twice. “Yunice, I have something to say.”

The door soon opened. Yunice stood there calmly. Owen stepped inside, closing the door behind him with a quiet click.

In the living room, the others were left standing outside. Choking on her sobs, Li

on earth happened? Did Owen get into a fight with someone?”

turned anxiously to Elsie and Paul. “What

At the mention of it, Elsie could no longer hold back. She threw herself into Lily’s arms and broke down crying. “Mom… Owen has been accused of assault and forced entry. They want to sentence him to three years in prison…”

Lily’s legs nearly gave out beneath her.

Meanwhile, Paul, sitting in his wheelchair, cast a cold, sharp look at Luke. As expected, Luke showed no sign of surprise. It was clear he had known all along.

It seemed Paul’s suspicions were correct. This was a trap his grandfather had set from the very beginning.

Lily clutched at her chest, struggling to catch her breath. “What do we do… Owen can’t go to jail…”

convinced the other party to drop the charges, but on one condition. He

Paul said grimly, “Grandfather intervened and convinced the o wants Yunice to marry Wyatt.”

Silence. Lily’s face was frozen in shock. Words were caught in her

But the look in her eyes betrayed her thoughts.

No matter who Yunice married, Owen absolutely could not go to prison.

Inside Yunice’s room, she sat on her bed while Owen sat tensely at her little desk.

Neither spoke. Silence stretched between them. In the end, it was Yunice who broke it first. “I won’t marry him.”

Owen stiffened. He stared at her in disbelief for a long, long time.

Is this still the little sister he had cherished and protected since childhood?

He b

made it clear. If she refused, he would go to jail for three years! And yet she refused him so easily? Without hesitation? Did she really want him to go to prison?

Deeply

sed, Owen’s voice trembled with anger. “Do you really think this has nothing to do with you? I got into that fight because of you! I was defending your honor when I taught Quinton a lesson. That’s why I’m in this mess! And now you just stand aside and wash your hands of it all?”

“You think I’m afraid of going to jail?” Owen’s voice rose with indignation. “Oscar is locked away doing confidential research

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and can’t come home. The entire family and the whole hospital are resting on my shoulders! If I go to prison, how are any of you going to survive?”

“You always say I’m biased toward Elsie, but you never reflect on your own actions. If the Powell family wanted to force Elsie into marriage today, she would’ve agreed without hesitation!” He continued, “A heart for a heart, Yunice. You’ve truly disappointed me.”

Yunice did not speak. In the past, she might have been guilt–tripped and manipulated by Owen’s words. But not anymore.

She had already cut herself free from the Saunders family, and now, everything was clear.

She looked up at Owen, her voice calm. “Should I be thanking you then? For standing up for me so fiercely that you’ve ‘earned‘ me such a wonderful marriage proposal?”

Owen choked. Searching for justification, he forced out, “Wyatt isn’t as bad as the rumors say. Besides… didn’t you kind of like him? Didn’t you even pick up his cane for him last time…?”

But even he realized how flimsy his excuses sounded.

The Saunders family had been dealing with the Powell family for years. This was not their first day knowing the truth. To outsiders, Wyatt might appear to be the illegitimate son of the Powell family. A figure of glamour and mystery.

But only those in the know understood that the Powell family and Wyatt were enemies in everything but name.

Jackson had arranged this marriage not as a blessing but as an insult. A humiliation.

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