If you choose her, you will lose me.

"What? M-Marry Lara? But…" Flabbergasted, Silas stammered. Wasn't his father told him to support his and Esme's relationship? Why was this sudden change of his mind?

Ewan's resolve remained unyielding, his tone firm as he reiterated his stance. "This is what I want. Miss Shaw is not suitable for our family. Leave her."

"Dad… I love her," Silas pleaded, his voice shaking with raw emotion.

Ewan turned away, his features hardening with resolve. "You have to choose between me and Esme… If you choose her, you will lose me."

Silas's heart sank at the ultimatum. He was at a loss for words. He couldn't understand why his father was demanding to leave Esme. What had happened all of a sudden?

A surge of anger bubbled within him as he began to suspect that his mother had something to do with the sudden shift in Ewan's mind. His posture stiffened. He wouldn't just marry Lara obediently. However, he wouldn't argue with his father either.