Chapter 12 - Ethan Confronts Diane Without Me
Ethan met Diane at the Harrow estate.
I did not go.
I was recovering with Sophie.
He recorded the conversation openly after telling her he was doing so.
Diane did not apologize.
She said I had manipulated him.
She said wealthy families required difficult decisions.
She said Sophie belonged to a legacy larger than one marriage.
Then Ethan asked:
“Did you order them to hold Lily down?”
Diane paused.
“I told them to get the signatures necessary to protect the child.”
That answer became important.
Ethan asked whether she fabricated my psychiatric history.
Diane insisted she merely reported behavior she considered alarming.
“What behavior?”
“My questions about the foundation?”
Diane went silent.
Ethan finally understood.
He had spent his life waiting for his mother to admit wrongdoing before
permitting himself to oppose her.
He no longer needed the confession.
He had evidence.
He removed Diane from every family role he personally controlled and
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supported an independent foundation review.
Then he moved out of the Harrow estate permanently.
