Billionaire's Match (by Tangy Candy) novel Chapter 518

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“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? A hotel? Didn’t Oscar say 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 be any easier?

And Michael-how long could she rely on him? Could he possibly marry her?

The Olson family’s words were casual, yet they shattered the last line of defense in 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 her.

His hand was about to loosen when he saw her reddening eyes and tightened his grip instead.

“Winnie, I’ll ask you only once. Do you want to leave the Olson family? Do you want to come with me?”

She did not dare meet his eyes. Hearing the rare strain in his voice, she suddenly turned into a coward. She did

not answer.

Veronica laughed softly. Winnie truly was the perfect example of someone tough on the outside and weak

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within. What a shame she hadn’t brought her phone-she would have loved to capture this humiliating scen So fierce at home, yet in front of Michael, she was nothing.

“Michael, I 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 hand.

Winnie kept her head down, listening to the sound of his footsteps moving away. It felt as though a heavy stone had dropped into her chest, burying her foolish, shameful hopes once and for all.

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