Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 275

Alaric's warning left the living room dead silent.

Not a single person dared to breathe a word of protest.

Even Eleanor maintained her silence.

They had no choice. The entire Foster empire rested on Alaric's shoulders.

Without him, the family's current wealth and prestige simply wouldn't exist.

So, even when he was completely ruthless, cutting down his own flesh and blood, Eleanor could only turn a blind eye.

His iron-fisted rule kept the family in line, preventing greedy relatives from ruining the Foster name.

As long as it benefited the family, Eleanor deferred to his judgment completely.

Ignoring everyone else, Alaric murmured soothingly to Stella as he carried her out the door.

Only after the father and daughter were gone did the suffocating tension in the room slightly lift.

Eleanor turned to Madeline, her eyes filled with deep resentment.

"You stepped right on Alaric's bottom line. You know perfectly well what his temper is like, so why on earth did you force the child here?"

Madeline kept her head bowed, too terrified to speak.

If she had known the kid belonged to Alaric, she never would have touched her.

If Ivy hadn't blurted out the truth in a panic, Madeline would have already had her men sell the brat off.

She shuddered to think of what her brother would have done if she had actually gone through with it.

With his temper, he would have literally torn her limb from limb.

Thank god she had thought of the grandmother excuse as a backup plan.

"None of you are to pull a stunt like this ever again. I don't care if she shares our bloodline or not—no one is to bother that child."

Eleanor's stern gaze swept across the room.

"If any of you ignore this and get kicked out of the family by Alaric, don't come crying to me. I won't save you."

The room remained in sullen silence as everyone mentally etched the warning into their brains.

After a long pause, Madeline finally muttered,

"Alaric seems exceptionally protective of that Ivy girl. He even let her take care of Stella."

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