Ethan's gaze hardened, the anger in his chest flaring uncontrollably. "Is this all you know how to do, Miles? Force her? Tie her down against her will?"
"If you genuinely loved her, you would respect her, not imprison her.
If you were a real man, you'd compete with me fairly!
You'd respect her choices and give her freedom!
Instead, you use the children to threaten her, ban her from seeing me, and block me from the kids."
His words felt like a barrage of needles, stabbing into Miles's chest over and over again.
A violent storm raged beneath Miles's calm exterior, tearing him apart.
But he maintained his icy facade, swallowing his fury to let out a low, mocking laugh.
"You don't need to provoke me, Ethan. I know for a fact that the only man Quinn has ever truly loved is me. I refuse to believe she feels nothing for me anymore. And on top of that, we share two children."
"She *did* love you once," Ethan fired back. "But she doesn't anymore. Don't be so arrogant as to think a woman's past love guarantees her future devotion.
Every time you chose Jade Winter over her, every time you tore her down, you forfeited your right to be with her."
Miles's brows snapped together in absolute fury. "Shut up! What happens between me and Quinn is none of your business. We lived under the same roof for four years. What could you possibly know about us?"
A thousand desperate arguments burned in his throat.
He wanted to scream: *Did you know she spent hours learning to cook medicinal soups just to cure my stomach issues?*
*Did you know how much silent agony and humiliation she endured just to stay by my side?*
But he couldn't. He couldn't weaponize her past pain and sacrifices just to win a petty argument.
He couldn't use her absolute devotion as a trophy to parade in front of another man.
Ethan sneered. "If you're so confident she'll come running back to you, then why are you so terrified of competing with me?"
"What are you afraid of, Miles?"
Miles knew exactly what Ethan was doing. He could easily tell him to get out, but something Ethan said resonated deeply.
*If you love her, you respect her. You don't force her.*
So, he accepted the challenge.
"Fine. I'll agree to a fair competition. I'm certainly not afraid of you!
Because when all is said and done, she and the children will choose me."
Behind his gold-rimmed glasses, Ethan's eyes widened, a flash of urgency in his voice. "You agree?"
The obsessiveness lurking beneath Miles's icy exterior threatened to overflow, but his tone remained deadpan. "I agree. But I have one condition."
"What is it?"
"When Quinn ultimately chooses me, you will disappear from her and the children's lives forever. You will never disrupt our family again!"
Ethan clenched his fists. "Deal. And I hope you keep your word, Miles. Respect her choice and stop forcing her into a corner!"
With that, Ethan turned and strode out of the office.



Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
Lol.. this guy is a complete fool , I dont know how he is the top predator , he rather believes Jade than Doctor's diagnosis 🙄 he is rich , if he didn't believe that particular doc ,he cud take her to another doctor. N he says he thinks of her as sis I mean no brother is this obsessed with his sis ,he does have a bio sis, he doesnt behave with her like that....
Whats wrong with grandparents in this kind of stories? They force the wife to stay even if she is miserable bcos they believe their grandson loves her but never tell how a married guy shud behave just enabling his behavior. 😏...
He can be friends with Jade with no boundaries but she cant be friends with Ethan? Such hypocrisy. So he does know the way he is being with Jade is wrong and still does it...
This guy brought the kid against her mom's wishes and he doesn't even respect her n when her kids are hurt she can't even fight? What gives him the right? He is just plain disgusting...
Why does he have authority over other kids? Why wud he send his assistant to bring the kids over against their mom's wishes? This guy is just stupid ,it's like a mad n stupid dog sitting on money n just doing whatever he feels like without an ounce of respect for others....
You are just a snob and holier than thou person....
His aristocratic upbringing stopped him from losing composure? Seriously , his aristocratic upbringing is not that great , he got no morals , only using underhanded tactics on a helpless individual . He got money ,so it's a viable sophistry when his heart is rotten. When the winter's family is in the wrong ,why is he scared of them attacking his wife and the winter's family doesn't even give him a shot n he still acts like a dog for them. Please don't make him the endgame for her....
It's for her own good . He is afraid of Arthur Quinn ? I mean what use is he as a husband when he's afraid of someone will ruin his wife's career n already had done once and he still doesn't have the guts to stand up for her? He can only show his power n abuse on innocent ones with no background like his wife? How disgusting is he? N he thinks he's above everyone and even when he looks down upon someone bcos she is a maid's daughter , when he is this spineless?...
Why only one episode uploading for the last 2 days?...
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....