From Discarded Wife to Queen (Tyrone) novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281 Not Hers to Choose

Brad spoke up for Raine, and it only made her cry

harder.

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She covered her face and leaned into him, sobbing, “Brad, my dad slapped me twice.”

Brad pulled her close and gently patted her shoulder, whispering under his breath, “Hey, no more tears. When your dad gets old, give him ice cream in the winter and wool sweaters in the summer.”

Tyrone caught Brad’s muttered sarcasm and shot him a sideways glance.

Ralph’s temper had always been volatile.

He pointed at Raine and barked, “She’s 24! What’s wrong with us picking a good match for her? Look at her behavior!”

Brad forced a smile and said, “Mr. Ralph, daughters take after their fathers. With your good taste, I’m sure if you let Raine pick for herself, she wouldn’t choose badly.”

Ralph let out a furious huff. “It’s that damn Aella! She ruined her and filled her head with nonsense!”

Tyrone’s brows knit together. “Dad, can you please stick to the issue and leave other people out of it?”

Virginia jumped in, “With the Winters‘ status and power now, Raine doesn’t need to marry for business. She’s my daughter, and her marriage isn’t something you get to control like that!”

Ralph exploded again on the spot.

He jabbed a finger at Virginia. “This is your fault! You’re the one who insisted Tyrone should choose his own partner back then, and look how that turned out–he married some washed–up socialite who brought nothing to the family and only dragged Tyrone down at every turn!”

He snapped, “You stay out of Raine’s marriage. That’s final!”

Seeing the situation deteriorating fast, Brad quietly grabbed Raine’s purse and phone off the couch. Then, smooth as ever, he slipped out of the house with Raine before anyone noticed.

After they were gone, Tyrone stepped in front of Ralph and Virginia.

His voice was low but firm. “Dad, don’t speak to Mom like that.”

Ralph hadn’t expected Tyrone to speak to him like that.

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Chapter 281 Not Hers to Choose

He pointed at his son, stunned. “You’re seriously saying I’m wrong?”

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He went on, “If she hadn’t interfered back then, you would’ve already married into one of the Eight Great Families. You’d probably have a few kids by now! Would things have ever fallen apart like this?”

Tyrone’s expression darkened.

He held himself back for a long moment before finally saying, “Dad, I married Aella because I insisted. No one forced me, and it had nothing to do with anyone else. Whatever happened between us, that’s on me.”

He added, “You weren’t the only one who raised me and Raine. Mom has every right to have a say in who we marry.”

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Tyrone watched his mother throw out the word divorce without hesitation and saw his father chasing after her out of the living room. He sat down, exhausted.

Edwin, who’d stayed quiet all this time, finally spoke.

“Tyrone, marrying the wrong woman can ruin three generations. Your mother and sister are the way they are because of that Aella woman’s influence.”

Tyrone frowned. “Grandpa, you’re trying to force Raine into a business marriage. Of course Mom and Raine are going to push back. What does that have to do with my wife?”

He and Edwin locked eyes. Frustrated, Tyrone stood up and walked off.

Later that evening, Tyrone returned to his house in Bluehaven. A few minutes later, Brad knocked and came in right behind him.

Tyrone tossed his suit jacket onto the couch, clearly drained. “Where’s Raine?”

Brad replied, “She went to see Aella.”

Tyrone paused, hand frozen mid–motion.

Brad flopped down next to him, rubbing his arm. “I swear, you Winters men are cursed. Why do you always have to push so hard on marriage stuff? I had to calm her down for hours, and my arm’s practically bruised from where she was squeezing it.”

Tyrone stayed quiet for a moment, then stood up.

Brad grabbed his wrist. “Oh, now you’ve finally got an excuse to show up at the Reid Residence, huh?”

He added, “Don’t get too excited, she’s still not gonna let you in.”