From Ashes of Scandal to His Embrace novel Chapter 45

Right now was the worst possible moment for any slip-ups. He had put everything on the line to make this deal with Frostford work. There just couldn’t be any mistakes.

“Dad, what Aiken did has nothing to do with Laura. She already told me that Laurinda gave her all the Austin Group shares when she left. As long as she—”

“Stop.”

Finn cut him off, staring at Fabian with such disappointment it almost hurt to watch. Was his son really this clueless?

The Austin family was one whole unit. They succeeded together. They fell together. When everything collapsed, nobody got out unharmed. There was no way Aiken’s mess wouldn’t drag the whole group down.

Getting mixed up with the Austins right now was practically a gift to the Bakers. Baal would definitely use this chance to go after the Gates family. That was just who he was.

Looking at Fabian’s stubborn face, Finn couldn’t even bring himself to explain anymore. He just picked up the phone and called the butler.

“From today on, Fabian isn’t allowed to leave the house for a week. Call the school, get his tutors to come here instead.”

Fabian was completely blindsided. He stared at his father, shocked. “Dad, are you seriously putting me on house arrest?”

Finn actually laughed, just a little, but it was the kind of laugh that didn’t reach his eyes. He grabbed a cigarette from the pack on his desk, lit it, took a long drag, and exhaled slowly.

“If you weren’t my only son, this would be a lot worse than just house arrest. I’d break open your head to see if there’s anything inside. Fabian, the day you break up with Laura is the day you get your life back. Until then, stay home.”

“The Brown family drama isn’t even over yet, and now this with the Austins. Fabian, you never make things easy for me.”

Finn ordered the butler to collect all of Fabian’s phones and laptops, anything he could use to contact Laura. From now on, he was completely cut off. No more chances for the Austin family to drag them down with them.

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