Since Linda's condition wasn't serious, she was discharged the next day. James helped her check out and get her breakfast while she sat in her bed alone, staring out of the window in a daze.Just then, there was a knock on the door.Linda turned to see Eugene smiling at her. He was carrying a basket of fruits. There were two other middle-aged men behind him. "Linda, how are you?"Linda looked at the men behind him. "Who are they?""Hello, I'm William Anderson, Ben's father.""And I'm Mr. Anderson's attorney."William walked over to Linda and said apologetically, "Ms. Mitchell. I'm sorry for what Ben did to you. I have failed as a father."Linda was alarmed. She subconsciously retreated backward. "Why are all of you here?""First and foremost, I'd like to apologize to you. The other thing we wanted to discuss with you is how to settle this issue."William nodded at her. "Look at you. You haven't suffered much, but Ben still in the hospital. He's already gotten his punishment. S
"What the fuck are you doing?" An angry voice came from the door.James rushed over to Linda's side and shoved Eugene aside. He glared at William. "Mr. William, if I were you, I would have hidden myself in embarrassment for having Benjamin as my son. "How dare you try to do this to a lady? I finally understand why Benjamin has the guts to do such things. He has shameless people like you supporting him!"James spat. "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree!"William furrowed his brows. "You're from the Davison family, right? What has this got to do with you? You have no right to speak here.""Linda is my friend. I won't let you bully her!" James sneered condescendingly. "Benjamin is such a coward. Getting his parents to clean up after his mess!"William was furious. "D—don't you say that about my son!"James said arrogantly, "If Linda wasn't here, I wouldn't be so nice and mince my words!""You …" William had an ugly expression. "Mr. Davison. Offending the Anderson family beca
Elvin's brows were furrowed while he stared at his laptop. Although he couldn't really understand the content on Benjamin's hard disk, his instincts told him that it wasn't suitable for children.He randomly clicked a video open to see bold red words written on the screen, "Not Suitable For Children."Coincidentally, Lloyd entered his room just then with a plate of fruits in hand. He was shocked, to say the least, when he saw what was on the screen.He strode over and closed Elvin's laptop. He was taken aback and stuttered, "Y—you're just a child. What are you watching?"Before Elvin could explain, Lloyd ran out of the room and yelled, "Ms. Yvonne! Something bad has happened to Elvin!"Elvin was speechless.Yvonne frantically ran over to his room. "What happened?"Lloyd said, "Elvin is watching porn! He is only five years old!"Yvonne looked at Elvin in disbelief. "W—why are you watching those things?"Elvin was curious. "What is porn?"Lloyd answered boldly, "Those things on
James dropped Linda off at her place before driving over to Oceania Villa.The moment he entered, he enthusiastically looked for Stephen. "Stephen, what should we do about Linda's problem? We can't just let Benjamin off the hook!"Stephen looked up. "How is she?"He knew that James had been with Linda for the past two days, so he'd spent all his time and energy collecting evidence. Although he'd found some of Benjamin's victims, they had been forced to settle it privately, so they didn't have any evidence against him.Stephen was stumped because of that. If they didn't have any evidence, even if they reported it to the police, it wouldn't affect Benjamin at all.James slumped onto the couch. "William brought men over to look for Linda today and said a bunch of nonsense to her. She was quite traumatized by them. "Stephen, William, and the others have crossed the line! If we were to just let this go this time, they would surely make us the butt of the joke!"Stephen furrowed his
Stephen sneered. "Are you trying to stand up for her? No. You're just doing this for yourself, so you could create chaos in this family."Benjamin had almost raped his cousin. If word were to get out, not only would it be a joke, but the Andersons would also be utterly humiliated. Arthur had come over to stir the pot. The messier, the better!"How dare you!" Arthur sprang up and rebuked, "What nonsense is this? Stephen, where the hell are your manners? I wonder how this family brought you up this way! How dare you say such a thing about your elders?""Arthur" Philip called him out with displeasure. No matter what, Stephen was his favorite grandson. Arthur scolding Stephen in front of him irked him."I know Stephen better than you. He must have thought it through before choosing to hide Linda's identity. As for Benjamin's incident, surely no one would have thought it would happen. How could you blame Stephen?"Then, Philip looked at Stephen. "You should talk less too.""As if!" Ar
In the study, Philip asked Stephen for an explanation about Linda. Stephen kept it short. He merely told Philip how he'd found Linda five years ago and her situation abroad. He didn't mention anything about Linda's pregnancy at the time.Philip listened to Stephen quietly, with mixed emotions. After Diane had died in labor, the entire family had been focused on her funeral. No one had paid any attention to the baby, who'd stopped breathing after she was born. Never in their wildest imagination would anyone have thought that the baby had been alive or that she'd been sent abroad by Arthur!The Anderson family's only granddaughter had finally returned. Philip was heartbroken and guilty at the same time. He didn't know what to say. Without knowing it, tears welled up in his eyes. He looked at Stephen and choked up a little. "I—Is she alright?""She's fine," Stephen said, adding nothing else.Philip smiled through his tears. "That's good. That's good." He sounded relieved. After a
Ariel rushed back to Northerna City through the night. The next morning, she went straight to Oceania Villa.The moment she entered, she frantically went up to Stephen. "Stephen, I heard that Ms. Mitchell is your sister. Is she …"Facing Stephen's icy gaze, Ariel subconsciously shut up."You were at the hotel that night too."Hearing the admonishment in his tone, she braced herself and said feebly, "I—I didn't know that Benjamin would do such a thing in the room. I was just about to head out when I heard the door being kicked open. I was so frightened that I didn't dare to go out. I only saw Yvonne through a small gap in the door. I also heard Benjamin screaming …"Ariel explained while observing Stephen's expression. Unfortunately for her, Stephen's face showed no reaction, only a frosty gaze. On her way here, she'd already thought about what she would say and felt like her explanation was flawless. Yet, when she faced Stephen, she lost all confidence in it."Stephen, if I'd
Hence, Jodie decided to go looking for Ariel instead. After Jodie had rung the doorbell many times and almost kicked the door down, Ariel finally opened the door.Seeing Ariel, Jodie was stunned and speechless. Ariel was still in the clothes she'd been wearing when she'd left the film set that day. Her hair was in a mess, and she looked distraught.Ariel turned to return to her room. Jodie quickly followed her. "Ariel, what happened to you? What's going on?""Stephen wants to call off the wedding."Jodie was baffled and grabbed Ariel's hand. "What happened?"Ariel wasn't willing to explain. She merely shook her head. "I won't agree to it.""Is the fight that bad this time? Then, the internet …" Jodie had initially intended to discuss a strategy to overcome the mess with Ariel. She'd been hoping to get Stephen to help quell the producers' and investors' fury.As things stood, that was probably impossible."Why did this happen? What should we do?""Just let it be." Ariel didn't