Chapter 532

Ethan had said his piece. Callum was still going to say something when he saw Ethan glance over at him with a warning look in his eyes. He decided to heed the warning and stay silent. If Ethan kept his cool, it was easy to reason with him; if he lost his temper, nothing anybody said would matter. Ethan turned to look at Rebecca, who had a lot that she wanted to say. Hadn't he said that she was the only one he saw as a sister? Hadn't he promised to always protect her? Why was this happening now, then? She didn't understand why the brother who had pampered her so much before had become like this. However, she had no choice but to take the consecration ruby off with reddened eyes and hand it over to Madison, looking unhappy the entire time. "You have to take good care of this consecration ruby, Maddie," she said in a low voice. "Mom specifically obtained this for me." Madison hummed in acknowledgment, accepting the ruby from her. She didn't wear it around her neck and instead hel