Chapter 336 The House of Guilt
A man in a black suit leaned against the Bentley.
When he saw Elliot, he said plainly, “You’re finally back”
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It had been ten years. Time had changed them both. But Elliot recognized him instantly–Kenneth.
Given what Kenneth had done to Lauren, he should’ve been punished too. But Felix had stopped at bankrupting the Gray family. He hadn’t pushed further for Elaine’s sake.
Kenneth’s expression hadn’t changed much. His features were still sharp, but his eyes were weighed down with constant sorrow.
Elliot’s
‘s tone was cold. “What do you want?‘
Kenneth pointed at the Bennett estate behind them. “I want to buy your house.”
The Gray family may have fallen, but Kenneth had business savvy. Over the past ten years, he’d rebuilt the family fortune–no longer at its peak, but still worth millions.
He’d been wanting to buy this house for years. But with Elliot in prison, the property had been frozen. All Kenneth could do was wait.
Lauren had lived here for three years. Kenneth wanted to live in the place she had–search for traces of her, try to feel closer to her.
Elliot let out a sharp laugh. “You think I’d sell Lauren’s home to you?”
A flicker of pain passed through Kenneth’s eyes. “Elliot, I think about her every day. I want to start over in the place where she lived. I want to be near her.”
Elliot didn’t even hesitate. “Not for sale.”
He pushed past Kenneth and headed toward the door.
Kenneth grabbed his arm. “Name a price.”
Elliot jerked away. “I don’t want your money. I won’t sell. Go.”
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He wants to be close to her? As if I don’t.
Lauren was gone. This house–this was all that was left. Selling it would be like letting go of the last thread tying him to her.
Especially that tiny, dusty storage room where Lauren had lived for three years. Once, it was the room he disdained the most. Now, he wanted nothing more than to move into it himself.
Maybe if I suffer the way she did, I’ll finally feel like I’ve paid for what I did.
Kenneth stepped in front of him again. “You’ve been in prison. You’ve got a record. You’ll never get hired. again. How are you going to survive?”
I can help. I’ll pay you. You’ll live comfortably for the rest of your life. I just want the house.”
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Chapter 336 The House of Guilt
But no matter what Kenneth said, Elliot wouldn’t budge
“Get lost.”
He shoved Kenneth hard.
“I’d rather die in this house than sell it to you.”
Kenneth stumbled, nearly falling
Just then, the back door of the Bentley opened, and a girl in a white dress stepped out.
She marched over, raised her hand, and slapped Elliot across the face.
“You don’t get to touch Kenneth!”
She stood tall, chin raised, eyes blazing with anger.
Elliot’s rage surged- but the second his eyes landed on her face, it vanished.
His pupils constricted. All the breath left his lungs.
“Lauren? Lauren–you’re alive! I knew it. I knew nothing could’ve happened to you!”
He grabbed her in a hug, laughing and crying all at once–completely unhinged.
The girl struggled. “Let go of me! What’s wrong with you? Who even are you? Kenneth, help!”
Kenneth snapped back to attention. He yanked Elliot off her and threw a punch.
“Get it together.”
Elliot stumbled back, dazed, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
He slowly turned his head, his face blank–but his eyes seethed with
He lunged.
His fist slammed into Kenneth’s jaw.
Kenneth wiped the blood from his lip, eyes flashing. He punched back.
Then it all unraveled.
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They exchanged blows, one after another, fists flying–no words, no logic. Just pain and blame and years of guilt.
The girl stood frozen, screaming. “Stop! Please, stop fighting!”
But neither man heard her.
Their fists spoke louder.
And then-
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The sharp click of high heels echoed across the pavement.
A woman in a long red dress stood a few feet away, watching them with
arms crossed.
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Her lips curled into a mocking smile.
Her voice was thick with scorn.
“All this for a fake? Really? You two tearing each other apart over a girl who isn’t even her….If either of you had cared even half this much back then, maybe Laure wouldn’t have died so young”
