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Chapter 21

As the sun dipped below the horizon, Christie and Ethan Manson settled into their car for the drive home.

Christie's music filled the air, but Ethan's focus remained fixed on the road ahead, his mind preoccupied with the events of the night.

He couldn't shake off the feeling of justified anger towards the bar manager who had sought to humiliate him.

The silence between them was palpable until Christie removed her earphones and turned to face Ethan.

"Brother, do you know I've felt like I've lived my entire life miserably because you weren't there?" she asked, her voice laced with emotion.

"Tonight, we had an amazing showdown, and you proved why an heir will always be the preferred child of every family."

"I remember the last time Alessia and I went out, seventeen months ago. A man disrespected us, and all we could do was call Dad, who promised to take care of it, but he never did."

"But you, Ethan, you handled it just great."

He thought about how Christie's lifestyle might h
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