I Ctrl+Alt+Deleted My Ex and Ctrl+C'd His Uncle novel Chapter 179

Chapter 179

Sophie walked away quickly after leaving those words.

Marcus’s gaze shifted coldly to the one who started it all.

“They’re gone. Why are you still here?”

Ethan raised a brow, faintly amused.

“When did the infamous Marcus start sounding so bitter and sarcastic?”

“Maybe I’ve always been like that.” Marcus’s voice was casual.

The longer Ethan stared at him, the less he could read this man.

“Even if tonight’s mess was your responsibility to clean up, I still need to thank you.”

The Chandlers and the Morgans were both prominent families in Riverland, but the Morgans stood far above the rest. As the next head of the Morgan family, Marcus’s private life should’ve been kept under the tightest wraps. Yet for Sophie, he had laid everything bare to the public, risking turning the Morgans into gossip fodder for the entire city.

For that alone, Ethan had to admit Marcus wasn’t like other men.

Marcus brushed it off. “If it was my duty, I don’t deserve your thanks.”

Then, his eyes sharpened. “Do you have Liam?”

“You’re trying to save him?” Ethan’s voice chilled.

After Marcus and Sophie left the hall, Liam had tried to slip away. Ethan had him caught and locked in a guest room.

“Hand him over,” Marcus said flatly. “I know better than you what he fears most.”

“You sure you’re not planning to let him go?”

“All you need to do is give him to me. Don’t concern yourself with the rest.”

Though Marcus spoke mildly, the weight of his presence pressed down hard. Ethan realized Marcus wouldn’t take no for an answer.

“I’ll have him brought over.” Ethan turned and left.

Soon, two bodyguards shoved Liam forward. He clenched his fists, rage simmering in his eyes.

“Uncle, is Sophie’s child really yours?”

He had always believed the baby belonged to some thug. Never had it crossed his mind that Sophie was carrying Marcus’s child. His ex fiancée, after years of fawning, ended up pregnant with his uncle’s baby. The humiliation burned.

“Yes,” Marcus sneered, “and what of it? You’re already out of the game.”

Liam’s knuckles whitened. “Grandfather will never let you be with her. The Morgans will never recognize that child!”

A cold laugh. “Do you still think the old man holds any real power in this family?”

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Chapter 179

“Liam, go home and marry Lena. Stop dreaming about Sophie,”

With that, Marcus strode out.

From the shadows, Lena stopped forward, her gaze soft as she crouched beside Liam’s wheelchair.

“Liam, why put yourself through this? Grandfather is already Marcus’s defeated opponent. The whole family is his now. You humiliated Sophie tonight–he will never forgive you.”

Her voice was tender, her touch sliding onto his useless legs. “Come home with me. Once we’re married, we’ll be each other’s only family. I’ll be by your side, and so will the baby.”

Even without feeling in his legs, Liam felt her fingers like a snake coiling around him, suffocating and vile. A chill crept down his spine. Was the accident really her doing?

The memory of those failing brakes returned with a jolt. He had brushed it off then, drunk and unwilling to make a scandal. Later, he had someone inspect the car–it was true, the brakes had been tampered with.

And now, staring at Lena’s smile, Liam understood. If he had died that day, her unborn child would have been the Morgans‘ only heir.

She wasn’t as innocent as she looked.

After the party, the Chandlers returned home together. Along the way, they spoke favorably of Marcus. Mrs. Chandler even suggested inviting him over sometime. Sophie dodged the subject and went upstairs to her room.

The moment she closed the door, her phone buzzed. Seeing the caller ID, she hesitated, then picked up.

“You’re home.” Marcus’s tone was certain.

“How do you know?”

“Your window light’s on.”

Her heart skipped. She darted to the balcony.

There he was under the night sky, leaning casually against his Bugatti. A faint smile curved his lips as he looked up at her.

“Couldn’t wait to see me?”

Sitting on the balcony swing, Sophie’s lips curved despite herself.

“What are you doing outside my house?”

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