I Chose Me Over My Marriage novel Chapter 92

But why were things so different between them now?

"You hired those gossip blogs," he stated, his voice terrifyingly calm.

It was a question he already knew the answer to.

No one could see the raging fury and bitter resentment hiding beneath his composed exterior.

"Max, listen to me, I..."

Perhaps it was the word "listen" that finally snapped the last thread of his patience, causing him to suddenly shout.

"Aria! Why would you do this to me?!"

His eyes dark with fury, Maxwell stared at her, desperate to wring a valid reason from her lips.

Clenching her jaw, Aria abruptly collapsed onto the floor in front of him.

"Max, it wasn't me! It was the management agency, they forced me to do it! I have the chat logs, you can read them. They threatened me, saying that if I couldn't salvage the financial fallout, I'd have to take the fall for everything. The Sterlings have already abandoned me; if I lose all my value, how can I ever stand by your side?"

Heavy tears streamed down her face, splashing against the floor and striking heavily against Maxwell's heart.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, hiding his inner turmoil from her sight.

"Max..."

Tugging at his pant leg, she pleaded in a voice barely above a whisper.

"You say you have connections with an international investor, but what makes you so sure he'd risk it all on me? A man who was written off from birth, despite being... the eldest son."

He emphasized the last two words, his tone dripping with self-deprecation.

Traditionally, the eldest son was meant to inherit the empire.

But the Sterling family played by different rules.

He couldn't blame his lineage; he just wanted to know why he was never enough.

Aria scrambled to her feet. "I do! We go way back. When I was filming overseas, he was the main financier. There was an accident on set, and I saved his life. That's how I got the scar on my side. He owes me a massive favor, and since he's looking to expand his business here anyway, I know that if you pitch him a solid plan, he'll eagerly sign on as your largest shareholder!"

Saying that, she grabbed his hand.