The Final Seduction novel Chapter 19

A heavy storm rolled in that night after the engagement party.

In the study of the Lesterfields' villa, Roxanne finally told her family about her and Brandon's secret marriage.

She started with how she had secretly fallen in with him and then kept it hidden when they had married. Then, she told them about the bet she had made with Nicole, how she had lost it, and all the pain and humiliation she had endured along the way. 

Roxanne didn't withhold a single thing from her family. The room was shrouded in a heavy silence once she had finished.

She initially thought her family would reproach her for getting involved with the Slewmans' son. But to her surprise, the only thing her parents were upset about was, "Our daughter is good, beautiful, capable. Yet, Brandon Slewman drove her to this point."

Bridget's heart ached, and her eyes filled with tears as she looked at Roxanne's scarred left arm. "You told me your burn scar was from a hot oil accident in the kitchen, when in actual fact, it was because you had been splashed with sulfuric acid. It must've felt so painful…"

Ezra's hands were fisted, and his jaw was clenched from rage.

"How dare Brandon Slewman treat you that way? I'll make him pay for what he's done!" he gritted out.

But Roxanne shook her head at him and said, "I don't even care anymore, Ezra. Whatever happens to him has nothing to do with me anymore. Plus, I no longer love him and seriously don't want to remain married to him."

Martha chimed in at this. "We must get him to sign the divorce papers. The Quinns have already set a wedding date, and we can't let anything jeopardize Roxanne's marriage to Julian."

At this moment, Dillon asked Roxanne, "Are you absolutely sure you don't have feelings for Brandon Slewman anymore? Marriage is a big deal and isn't something to play around with. And since you've made up your mind to end it, it must be done cleanly. There can't be any loose ends, especially on the Slewmans' side."