Chapter 1098 The Gordon family's Daughter Cannot Set a Precedent of Compromising
Elijah was all kinds of flustered. It wasn't that she was clueless; she just didn't think the Gordon family would go this far.
Right then, Wesley grabbed the phone. "Cleo, what are you even saying? The Gordon family wants to blacklist me?"
"Yeah, Wesley, you said you were dating Miss Gordon. Why didn't you give me a heads-up? Now the Gordon family is ticked off and wants to blacklist you."
Hearing this, even though he kinda saw it coming, Wesley's breath still hitched. "Is this Samantha's doing?"
Cleo replied, "I checked. The order came from Billy. No clue if Samantha knows about it."
Wesley went quiet, his grip on the phone going all loose and tight. After a bit, he said, "Whatever. If they wanna blacklist me, let 'em. Worst case, I'll leave the music biz and go back to my old job."
Cleo sighed, "It hasn't come to that yet. Why not have a real talk with Samantha? Couples fight, it's normal. Just talk it out. Wesley, remember: if you can calm Samantha down, the Gordon family won't blacklist you."
'So, I gotta grovel and beg for Samantha's forgiveness?' Wesley's pride took a nosedive. He shot back, "I'm not gonna beg. If the Gordon family wants to blacklist me, let 'em."
With that, Wesley hung up.
The room was dead quiet, so Elijah, who was nearby, heard everything. She heard Cleo telling Wesley to calm Samantha down. But she knew him; he'd never grovel over something like this.
Elijah should've been happy 'cause things were going her way. Wesley and Samantha were definitely done. But if it meant wrecking his career to break them up, that wasn't what she wanted.
Thinking this, Elijah said, "Wesley, just listen to Cleo this once. Explain to Samantha. I bet if you do, she'll get the Gordon family to lift the ban."
Wesley snapped, "I did nothing wrong. What should I explain?"
"But..."
"No more. I didn't date Samantha for my career. If I go to her now, wouldn't I just be some guy who relies on a woman?" Wesley cut Elijah off and stormed into his room.
The door slammed shut. Elijah stood there, all anxious. After a bit, she pulled out her phone and dialed Samantha's number.
She couldn't just let Wesley's career go down the drain. She needed to hear what Samantha had to say.
Elijah had a gut feeling Samantha wouldn't be so cold-hearted to blacklist Wesley. It had to be the Gordon family acting behind her back.
Meanwhile, Ryan had taken Samantha to the lakeside.
Samantha was sitting on a rock by the lake, letting the cold wind hit her. Her mind was a mess; she just wanted the wild wind to clear her head.
Her phone rang. She slowly pulled it out and glanced at it. Seeing it was Elijah, she sat up a bit straighter. She wasn't close with Elijah. If it wasn't about Wesley, Elijah wouldn't be calling.
'Is something wrong with Wesley?' Samantha felt uneasy. She took a deep breath and answered. "Elijah."
"Samantha, are you really gonna be this heartless?" Elijah asked right off the bat.
Samantha was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Elijah cut straight to the point, "So, just 'cause Wesley didn't shout your relationship from the rooftops, you're gonna ruin him?"
Samantha frowned. "I didn't."
Elijah shot back, "Didn't you? We got word that all of Wesley's gigs are canceled. Your family's already blacklisting him."
Samantha was taken aback, but then it clicked. The Gordon family was known for circling the wagons.
So when word got out about her and Wesley, and the family found out she was hurt, they weren't gonna let it slide.
"Samantha, you can't do this to Wesley. He really likes you. It's 'cause you've been so wishy-washy that he got mad. That's why when I said you weren't dating and that you were clinging to him, he didn't deny it," Elijah pleaded, "Samantha, Wesley's worked hard to get where he is. Can you please be kind and let him off the hook? Ask your family to back off?"
Hearing "really likes you" hit Samantha hard. She liked Wesley too. She didn't want her family throwing their weight around.
Taking a deep breath, Samantha said, "I get it. I'll talk to them."
After hanging up, Samantha checked the family group chat and saw a ton of messages.
She'd muted the notifications earlier to avoid the noise. Scrolling up, she saw her family trying to comfort her.
She sighed and typed: [Don't use power to mess with people. Don't blacklist Wesley. I just wanna date like a normal person. Keep personal stuff out of business.]
As soon as Samantha responded, the chat blew up.
Nora: [Samantha, you okay?]
Aaron: [Samantha, you finally replied. If you didn't, I was about to come over.]
Samantha smiled a bit and sent: [Mom, Dad, I'm fine. Ryan's with me, so chill.]
Her eyes got misty. No matter what, Nora and Aaron were her rock.
Samantha loved them a lot. Even though she was just griping about their meddling, she knew it came from a place of love.
Billy: [How can we not worry? You're moping over some nobody. It's embarrassing for the Gordon family!]
Samantha knew Billy was trying to rile her up. She pursed her lips and typed: [What's wrong with the Gordon family? Can't I have feelings?]
Billy: [Fine, go ahead.]
Samantha: [Then don't blacklist him.]
Billy: [No way. If someone messes with a Gordon, we gotta show 'em we mean business, or people will think we're pushovers.]
Samantha rubbed her forehead and sent: [Why are you like this? This is why I didn't wanna tell you I was dating. I just wanna date, why do you have to make it a big deal?]
Then Alex chimed in: [Tit for tat. Samantha, we get your thing with Wesley. It's not that you can't date, but what I don't get is why, since the news broke, Wesley hasn't said anything. Instead, his assistant said you were clinging to him. So, tell me, were you clinging to him?]
Samantha stared at Alex's message, biting her lip, not sure how to respond.
Billy: [I don't think that's the case. So, he disrespected you first, and we hit back. The daughter of the Gordon family can't be seen as a pushover. If it were Millie or Erin who were wronged today, wouldn't you want justice for them?]
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