Chapter 10

He charged at Diane, grabbing her by the collar. He looked like a wild lion ready to attack, eyes burning with rage. “It’s you! You ruined me and Vivian!” “What’s really in your heart?” “My whole life is destroyed because of you!” “How could you treat me this way?!” Eric was on the verge of breaking down. His grip on Diane’s collar was so tight the veins on his hands stood out and trembled. Diane’s eyes turned red, too. She felt nothing but disappointment. All her careful plans, and no one understood her. “I did everything for you! The family business is more important than romance!” “I did nothing wrong! Everything I did was for you! For the Carter family!” “Look at what the Carter family has achieved! That’s all the proof you need that I was right!” Eric’s teeth clenched in hatred. “You’re wrong!” “All those years you controlled me, I just wanted to die!” “Vivian was my only reason to keep going!” “I spent ten years making myself stronger, not for t