A Woman Worth Billions Dated the Wrong Brother novel Chapter 236

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Amber POV

I sat quietly beside my grandfather’s hospital bed, trying to process everything he had just told me.

The engagement.

The kidnapping.

The castle.

The Ember family.

The fact that an entire piece of my life had been hidden from me.

“Why?”

The question escaped before I could stop it.

Grandfather looked at me.

I shook my head.

“No, really.”

My voice cracked slightly.

“Why now?”

The hospital room suddenly felt too small.

“Why didn’t you tell me before?”

A pause.

“Not when I became an adult.”

Another pause.

“Not when I inherited Phoenix Ashes.” 1

I swallowed hard.

“Not even when you knew we were investigating the Vincents.”

The words hung heavily between us.

For the first time since he woke up, Grandfather looked genuinely guilty.

He sighed deeply.

“I was trying to protect you.”

I laughed bitterly.

The answer was exactly what I expected.

“It never works.”

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Grandfather smiled sadly.

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A’pause.

“It doesn’t.”

Silence settled over the room.

I stared at the blanket covering his legs.

At the IV line attached to his arm.

At the monitors tracking every heartbeat.

He almost died.

And somehow he had still been trying to protect me.

“You should have trusted me.”

His expression softened.

“I know.”

The answer came immediately.

No excuses.

No arguments.

Just honesty.

“I know.”

For a moment neither of us spoke.

Then Grandfather reached out and placed his hand over mine.

His grip wasn’t as strong as it used to be.

But it was steady.

“Amber.”

I looked up.

His eyes were bright.

“I needed you to know now.”

My chest tightened.

“Why?”

He took a slow breath.

“Because if the Vincents truly decide to move against us…”

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A pause.

they decide to finish what they started…”

Another pause.

“You need to know what you’re fighting.”

The room felt colder.

Not who.

What.

An organization.

A system.

Something much larger than a single family.

Grandfather squeezed my hand.

“And because…”

For the first time, his voice faltered.

“I am proud of you.”

My breath caught.

He smiled.

A real smile.

The kind he rarely showed anyone.

“You built your own company.”

A pause.

“You protected those children.”

Another pause.

“You stood against people who were stronger than you.”

I blinked rapidly.

“You kept getting back up.”

His smile widened slightly.

“Even when it hurt.”

I felt tears burning behind my eyes.

“Grandfather…”

“No.”

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