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
Stephen handed the police close to a dozen videos. It was all proof of Benjamin raping women.The police contacted every single victim in the videos, asking them to come to the station and make their statements. When the women watched their respective videos, they cried in fury. They yelled and told the police to lock Benjamin up.They had cold, hard evidence and witnesses.William brought his attorney to the station. When they saw the evidence, the attorney could only shake his head, saying that even God couldn't help Benjamin. He was definitely going to go to prison.William recounted everything to Hazel. She instantly burst out crying. "My poor Benjamin! How could he have ended up this way …"Right then, Noah, who was by the door, snickered. "He deserves it."Benjamin had been fooling around all these years and causing a lot of trouble. Noah had warned him time and time again that there should be a line, even when having fun. It was a pity Benjamin had ignored him.When he'd
It took James less than an hour to prepare a feast with dishes that took up the entire dining table.Lina was stunned. "Can the three of us finish all of this?""We'll see." James tapped his tummy. "I've been so anxious for the past few days that I haven't had a good meal. It's a really happy day today, so I'm going to feast!"James was about to sit next to Linda, but Stephen suddenly took a step forward, forcing himself between them and sitting down as if nothing had happened.James didn't take it to heart. He moved to the side, picked up his drink, and cheered for Benjamin's arrest."Karma is still a bitch! All is good in the world!" One of James' specialties was to liven up the atmosphere. There wasn't a quiet moment if he was at a party.Linda looked at James with a wide smile and a twinkle in her eyes. Stephen realized that the situation was rather off and knew he had to pull the focus back. He cleared his throat and said, "You have to thank Yvonne properly for how this tu
Two days later, Linda finally prepared herself to return to work. She brought coffee to work and passed the cups around while greeting her colleagues.Linda realized something was off when she saw how her colleagues were trying to avoid her like the plague. They didn't even dare to accept her coffee. In the end, Linda only managed to give out three cups of coffee before taking the rest back to her desk.Seeing a desk full of coffee cups, Linda fell into deep thought. What had happened while she'd been away from work?Right at this moment, she saw someone take a cup of coffee away. She looked up to see Suzy leaning against her desk with a cup of coffee in her hand.Suzy smiled and thanked her, "Thank you. I needed it this morning."Linda's eyes brightened. "Suzy, let me ask you something, I—""Mr. Scott has been fired, and everyone is speculating that it was because of you." Suzy continued in a low voice, "We'd just taken over Benjamin's portfolio, and he was arrested soon after
Since Stephen was making a fuss, Linda had to get the gift on her own. She visited the Miller Villa once again on the weekend.Lloyd immediately recognized her as the salesperson from the previous time. "Why are you here again? Can you get a different salesperson?"A salesperson?Before Linda could react properly, a car stopped behind her. When Lloyd saw that it was Caleb's car, he immediately opened the gates. Linda used this opportunity to slip in with the car.Lloyd was furious. "You shameless person! I didn't open the gates so that you could enter! Get out!"Linda ignored him and ran inside, bumping into Yvonne. She immediately smiled. "Yvonne!"Yvonne furrowed her brows. "Why are you here?""I'm here to thank you." Linda raised the gift in her hand and smiled brightly. "You saved me yet again.""I didn't do it on purpose. It was just a coincidence.""You said you had to leave suddenly that night. So it was to rescue her?" Caleb's voice suddenly rang out.Linda turned b
"Knowing the Anderson family, even if Linda has a relationship with Stephen, they wouldn't have let Benjamin go to prison because of her. No matter what, she's still an outsider, right?"Caleb raised an eyebrow, looking in the direction where Linda had disappeared. "But the fact is, they were seeking justice for Linda when they sent Benjamin to prison."Yvonne hadn't really thought much about it before, but when she heard Caleb's analysis, she found it strange. Indeed, that was very uncharacteristic of the Andersons.Benjamin's arrest had affected the Anderson family adversely. The most important thing for a family as prominent and wealthy as the Andersons was reputation.Logically speaking, they would have paid Linda a huge sum and forced her to settle it privately. That was their modus operandi.Yvonne suddenly thought back to the day when Stephen came looking for her and promised her that he'd never let Benjamin off the hook. Now that he'd done it, Yvonne found it weird. She co