Chapter 100

Jacob was so excited about the unexpected turn of events that he didn't even wait for Ethan to park the car properly before stepping out of the car and rushing into his house to share the good news with Lisa.

It had been several months of shame and disgrace for no reason.

Now that he had been vindicated, why wouldn't he be happy?

Ethan chuckled as he watched the family man behave like a child who had just been given a pack of candy.

He got down from the car with Louisa following close behind though he did not attempt to head inside.

With a knowing smile, he waited for Jacob to come back outside.

Meanwhile, Louisa grappled with questions and soon enough, found herself asking one. “Why did you do that?”

“Do what?”

“Help Jacob.”

“Shouldn't I have done so?” Ethan inquired as he turned to face her, unsure of what to make of her strange question.

Louisa hesitated but then she explained. “It's not like that. It's just, you could have done nothing and no one would judge you. So why would you