The Captain I Married by Chance novel Chapter 535

In Leonard's mind, Mia was certainly spoiled and threw her fair share of temper tantrums.

But she had always been sharp enough to protect her own interests.

Plus, her mother had clawed her way to the top by being a mistress.

Even Cynthia had known back then that securing her position required keeping a clean reputation; she had only ever been with him.

Leonard had never imagined Mia was harboring such chaotic, scandalous behavior behind closed doors.

This was a disaster.

Elite social circles placed immense value on reputation and fidelity.

It wasn't about archaic purity standards.

It was about the fact that saving face meant absolutely everything.

Imagine hosting a lavish gala, only for some rival to burst in and announce, "I can't believe the heir actually married someone I've already tossed aside. Your family has fascinating taste!"

How would the family ever recover from that humiliation?

Leonard understood the unspoken rules of the wealthy elite intimately. If Mia wanted to play around, she needed to be impeccably discreet.

Have your fun, but never let a single soul find out.

Yet here was Aaron, screaming her dirty laundry for all to hear. The scandal was guaranteed to leak now.

Leonard's face turned thunderous. He glared at Mia and Cynthia as if he were staring at two fresh corpses.

"Shut up!"

Having just survived a near-death experience, Mia was now taking a brutal stab in the back from her most intimate partner. Blind with fury, she grabbed a fruit knife from the nightstand and lunged at Aaron.

With the police present, such a violent outburst was never going to fly.

The chaos was shut down before it could even escalate.

Doctors rushed in to sedate Mia. Cynthia's mind raced, desperately trying to salvage her daughter's dignity, but Leonard didn't give her the chance.

"Officers, this man maliciously assaulted my daughter. The Hayes family will be pressing full charges."

"Make sure he doesn't get away with this."

With the family formally pressing charges, Aaron was immediately hauled off toward the station.

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