CHAPTER 126: CHAPTER 126: ETHAN GRANT ALWAYS PROTECTS YVETTE ASTON

Charlotte’s eyes reddened as she clung tightly to Jayden’s clothes. "Jayden... I won’t apologize. Why should I apologize to her? What qualifications does she have for me to apologize to her?"

Jayden’s face looked displeased. He knew Ethan’s temperament; even if Arthur came, he might not be able to persuade him, let alone Jayden himself.

He looked up at Yvette, hoping she would speak up by herself to end this.

After all, he felt indebted to Charlotte, a debt he couldn’t repay in this lifetime.

Yvette stood silently with her head down on Ethan’s side.

"Why are you looking at her? Look at your woman." Ethan stepped in front of Yvette, perfectly blocking Jayden’s view.

Yvette felt the towering figure in front of her, and the complete sense of security instantly calmed her heartbeat.

"Yvette, why should I apologize to you?" Charlotte shouted at Yvette with reddened eyes.

With Ethan around, Jayden couldn’t protect her at all.

Charlotte was unwilling to give in.

Why should she...

Yvette didn’t speak, only kept her head down.

"Yvette, you owe me. If you hadn’t taken over my life, you should have been dead long ago. Even if I killed you, I wouldn’t need to apologize!" Seeing that Jayden couldn’t help her, Charlotte cried as she shouted at Yvette.

"So, Miss Summers admits to spreading rumors about Yvette due to personal vendettas?" Christopher stepped forward and asked, summarizing for Charlotte.

"Charlotte, are you mentally deranged? Why do you drag us into your conflicts with Yvette?" Tom had just hung up the phone, after being scolded by his grandparents, dad, and mom, making him depressed.

Tom was very angry, and he didn’t look kindly at Jayden at this moment either. "Jayden, can’t you control your woman? With her spreading rumors everywhere over these years, if it weren’t for your sake, I wouldn’t have let her off!"

Jayden looked very displeased, glaring at Tom as a warning.

Tom snorted, furious.

The others were also scolded severely by their families, as pressure from Ethan was direct, and their families dared not provoke him.

"Ethan, we’re at fault in this too. We will definitely hold Charlotte accountable for spreading rumors. It was also our fault for not standing up for Yvette and clarifying things immediately. We apologize first!" The few exchanged glances, hurriedly apologizing to Yvette; they certainly didn’t want to face lawsuits.

If it came to that, their families would surely be peeled by them.

Besides, everyone could tell that Ethan now had Yvette’s back.

Times have changed; it’s a revolving turn of events.

Ethan said nothing, just glanced at Yvette.

Yvette instinctively moved closer to Ethan, clearly resisting these people.

"Scram!" Ethan frowned and spoke up.

The group took a sharp breath and left in a hurry.

"Brother, I didn’t provoke her, I..." Tom walked over, trying to explain.

"You scram too." Ethan seemed a bit impatient.

"Okay..." Tom made a smooth turn and was about to run with his tail between his legs.

Christopher couldn’t hold back on the side and laughed aloud.

Tom paused, backed up beside Christopher, and pointed at him. "You wait, I’ve noted this slap."

Christopher rolled his eyes without saying a word.

Tom snorted, glanced at Yvette, and left irritably.

There was no need to guess that Jayden and Charlotte had come to bully Yvette again, but this time they had hit a brick wall.

"Jayden..." Charlotte looked nervously at Jayden; she didn’t want to apologize.

But if she didn’t apologize, it seemed Ethan wasn’t intending to let her leave.

"Brother, you don’t understand the situation between Yvette and Charlotte. It was Yvette who first stole Charlotte’s life. Even if there’s a fault, Yvette’s at the forefront. Charlotte lost twenty years of her life, filled with grievances during those twenty years." Jayden still tried to explain for Charlotte.

"So you mean your mother was somewhat malnourished when she was pregnant with you." Ethan had limited patience for them, constantly checking the time.

Everyone knew Ethan’s schedule was packed today, and because of Charlotte, the company’s normal operations were disrupted, delaying the CEO’s time.

"I heard that when Young Master Jayden’s mother was pregnant with him, she was the mistress, living on edge. At that time, his mother was just a poor student, with nothing. No wonder Mr. Grant said she was malnourished during her pregnancy."

"Yes, I heard that too, the mistress climbed her way up."

Company employees muttered quietly, not daring to speak loudly, but with so many speaking, everyone could hear.

Jayden’s face turned darker and darker, eyes filled with rage as he glared at Ethan.

Charlotte panicked, looking helplessly at Stellan.

Stellan kept his head down, never saying a word.

He felt humiliated, but he couldn’t leave his sister alone.

"When Yvette and Charlotte were swapped, both were infants. Without any choice, both sides were victims. The main culprit has already been convicted and imprisoned. You keep saying she stole your life, but what about hers? How do you repay it?" Ethan coldly questioned Charlotte.

"Or do you think only the Aston family’s life is one worth living? A wealthy life, a superior social status? In Yvette’s eyes, she would rather live with her brother, growing up pampered by Caden, not needing to be wealthy, just having a peaceful family life, better than all the Aston family’s facade."

Ethan’s gaze fell on Stellan.

These words were also meant for him to hear.

Claiming love for his sister, yet when discovering Yvette wasn’t truly his sister, he instantly changed his demeanor; the two-decade deep sibling affection turned out to be utterly fake too.

This kind of kinship was utterly disgusting.

Stellan’s fingers clutched tightly, knuckles turning white, yet he couldn’t voice a rebuttal.

Ethan’s words were piercingly truthful.

"That’s because her mother coveted our family riches, purposely letting her daughter enjoy life, leaving me to suffer with them!" Charlotte yelled sharply.

"According to my investigation and visiting neighbors, the Summers put all their efforts into you these years. Caden wore summer clothes in winter, while you had new clothes year-round. To send you to the best schools, Caden’s mother worked day and night to support your education. You went to the same elementary and middle school as Yvette, enjoying the same education. What kind of family do you think the Summers are to provide you with the same educational environment as the Aston’s? Your dropout was because of your poor performance, not passing the exams, wasn’t it?"

Since Charlotte refused to repent, Ethan saw no need to save face for her.

Charlotte was stunned, looking at Jayden in panic. "That, that was... that was because of the Summers’ guilt."

Ethan could hardly bother to say more to Charlotte; looking at such a foolish woman annoyed him.

"Charlotte, it’s your fault this time; apologize to Yvette, and I’ll take you home." Stellan held Charlotte’s wrist, softly pleading with her to stop talking.

If this continued... he would be the first to collapse.

Ethan wasn’t wrong, Yvette wasn’t at fault...

But over these years, what had he done to Yvette...

Now, he only wished to escape.

He didn’t even have the courage to lift his head and look at Yvette.

Together they destroyed Yvette.

Especially him.

He stood by, watching someone enter Yvette’s room six years ago, watching her being bullied, violated...