Trick Him Into Divorce, Then Flee With His Unknow Kid novel Chapter 317

Chapter 317: Chapter 317 Grace’s Judgement

Rose immediately looked away.

She finally understood why Ryan had told her he was busy when she’d called earlier. At the time, she’d assumed he was brushing her off.

Now she knew better.

He’d expected the Taylors to summon her.

What she couldn’t figure out was how he’d been so certain it would happen that very night.

She let the thought go.

At this point, she didn’t care who had orchestrated everything behind the scenes. As long as G.S. wasn’t dragged into the mess, whatever was happening inside the Taylor family wasn’t her problem.

She wasn’t even interested in whether Victoria had actually been responsible.

One thing was obvious.

The Taylor family was hiding far more secrets than anyone on the outside realized.

Whatever had happened before, Samantha and Victoria had become enemies now. Living under the same roof, they would turn every day into a battlefield.

Rose could already imagine it.

Peace wasn’t going to last.

Still...

Someone had framed her tonight, and they’d done it brilliantly.

If Samantha’s injuries had been any worse, Rose would have become the obvious suspect.

Who wants Samantha gone?

And who was using me to make it happen?

The thought made her glance toward Victoria.

Victoria stood alone, her face drained of color. She looked overwhelmed, almost fragile, like someone who had no idea how she’d ended up in the middle of a disaster. It was the kind of helplessness that naturally drew sympathy.

But Rose had learned something the hard way.

Everyone wore a mask.

Sometimes you couldn’t tell whether there was a decent person—or a predator—behind it.

*****

Samantha cradled her bandaged arm.

"I didn’t call the police because I wanted to protect this family," she said softly. "I thought we could settle everything privately. If this becomes public, what will people think of the Taylors?"

She sounded gracious.

Selfless.

Almost noble.

"Thank you for everything you’ve done today, Mr. Knight," Grace said.

Her voice remained steady despite everything that had happened.

She had lived through too much to lose her composure now.

Then she turned to Victoria.

"I know you’ve spent years overseas together."

"I know you brought her back because you wanted my blessing. You wanted me to accept her... and acknowledge her place in this family."

Across the room, Daisy looked up sharply.

Derick’s jaw tightened.

Age hadn’t softened him. If anything, the years had only deepened the weight he carried.

He had failed too many people.

Every person in this room had paid for his choices.

Grace continued, her voice colder than before.

"I don’t care whether what happened tonight is true."

"I’m an old woman. The two of you have spent more than twenty years tangled up in the past. I don’t have the strength—or the time—to keep watching it."

She took a slow breath.

"So today, you’ll have my answer."

Her eyes locked onto Victoria.

"As long as I’m alive..."

"...you will never be welcomed into this house."

"My Sophia deserves better than having her life reduced to a tragic love story people romanticize."

Silence crashed over the room.

No one spoke.

Victoria stared at Grace, stunned.

She had expected resistance.

She hadn’t expected finality.

Across the room, Samantha and Daisy exchanged a brief glance.

Neither smiled.

They didn’t have to.

It had worked.

Samantha’s injury had become the catalyst they’d needed.

From this moment on, Victoria would never have a legitimate place in the Taylor family.

She would always remain an outsider.

Derick opened his mouth to object.

Then Grace said Sophia’s name again.

His expression shifted instantly.

Pain.

Regret.

Memory.

Whatever words he’d intended to say disappeared.

Victoria looked as though every ounce of strength had left her body.

She didn’t even know how to defend herself anymore.

Tonight had begun as a dispute between Rose and Samantha.

Somehow...

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