Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss!
Chapter 257 Grave Mistake

"You..."

Micah suddenly broke the silence. "Since Mr. Potter is so eager to see you, why don't we just meet him?" Sadie's heart tightened even more. Micah was probably curious about what Ronan was up to.

If Ronan did or said something that might give Micah the wrong impression, they would be in deep trouble.

"At least someone here is a gentleman," Arianna said with a faint smile, gesturing towards the private booth. Reluctantly, Sadie followed her inside.

Micah casually draped an arm over her shoulder, putting on a show of intimacy.

Catching a glimpse, Arianna sneered. "My brother would be so surprised if he knew about your unique tastes."

"He'd be even more shocked if he knew about you getting cozy with Ronan," Sadie retorted coldly.

Arianna faltered for a moment, then feigned confusion. "What are you talking about? Ronan and I are just friends. He's been down lately, and as a friend, what's wrong with offering some comfort?"

Sadie raised an eyebrow with a mocking smile. "Comfort in the backseat of a car?"

"You..." Arianna was taken aback, apparently not expecting her secret to be known.

But she quickly regained her composure, stating coolly, "Any accusation will do when you're looking to condemn."

She had put on that show at the restaurant just for Sadie to see.

It was no surprise to Arianna that Sadie would guess she was the woman in those rumors. She was confident Sadie had no proof and could be stonewalled.

Sadie gnashed her teeth in anger. She would have exposed Arianna's true ugly, hypocritical nature if it weren't for the fact that she had to consider her ties with Mason.

The petty squabbles between women seemed utterly trivial to Micah.

However, seeing Sadie at a disadvantage, he felt compelled to intervene. "If it's evidence you need, it's always available."

Arianna stopped in her tracks, looking at him in bewilderment. "What do you mean?"

"Just what I said."

With a cool smile, Sadie grabbed Micah's hand and pushed open the door to the private room.

"Get out, all of you—OUT!"

As they entered, a flying bottle narrowly missed them.

Thankfully, Micah reacted swiftly and pulled Sadie out of harm's way.

The bottle shattered against the wall, sending fragments of glass scattering everywhere.

Several servers scurried out in panic.

"What's gotten into you, Ronan?" Arianna, her arm nicked by glass, rushed to calm Ronan. "Stop drinking. You've had enough for today."

Ronan drowned his sorrows in a bottle, his appearance ghastly and disheveled. Upon noticing Sadie, he froze momentarily, frantically attempting to smooth out his clothes and hair. Sadie's heart twisted at the sight of him. He used to be suave and genteel, but her memory of him was tarnished now. Those good impressions slowly shattered.

"Sadie, why... Why are you here?" Ronan nervously got to his feet. "I've been meaning to talk to you, but..."

He hung his head, eager yet afraid to look at Sadie.

His helplessness made her eyes well up with tears.

Nonetheless, she couldn't let Micah see her like that. Taking a deep breath, she pretended to be indifferent. "Why are you giving up on yourself? Who are you trying to impress with this mess?" "What did you just say?" Arianna snapped angrily.

Micah's piercing gaze swept over, causing her to panic and shut up immediately.

"It's... It's all my fault," Ronan admitted with shame. "Everything... it's all my fault..."

That sentence encapsulated all his emotions.

Indeed, breaking off the engagement, marrying Leah, pining for Sadie, and choosing company interests over her were all grave mistakes.

From start to finish, he was utterly misguided.