Chapter 383

The Carter family totally miscalculated this time—there’s no way Mr. Hawthorne and Lance are gonna let the family fall into the Carters’ hands. "Whatever happens, Mom, you can’t let Grandpa or Dad go deal with canceling the engagement with the Carters," Mara Hawthorne sobbed, curled up in Linda Quinn’s arms. "I only love Ethan in this life. If I can’t be with him, I don’t even wanna live anymore." Mara’s mind wandered back to all their sweet memories together—how he used to spoil her like she was his whole world, the way his words made her heart race, how obsessed he was with her. He'd even gone as far as killing his fiancée Faye Hawthorne... all for her. If she lost him now, she didn’t think she’d ever find someone who’d love her that deeply again. She truly believed Ethan was just confused right now, temporarily blinded by Cassandra Taylor. Once he came to his senses, he’d come back to her like before—gentle, caring, treating her like his everything. But if Ethan stayed this way, stu