John and Louis, who had remained silent the whole time, promptly looked at me.
I explained, “Marcus died in despair after Benjamin and Sharon died. It was my fault. I didn’t know he’ll follow his parents’ path.”
Anthony narrowed his gaze. “What do Sharon and Marc’s deaths have to do with Sally?”
I hesitated and revealed the incident which happened ten years ago to them. I also informed them how Benjamin deliberately left most of White Corporation’s shares to Sally. As Sally had sacrificed her life for Sharon’s sake, Benjamin thanked her by giving her the shares.
Both of them had never paid attention to the news and didn’t know about the scandal. After hearing my explanation, tears rolled down Sophia’s cheeks. “What a misfortune in our family!”
Everyone was sighing, but Anthony remained calm. Finally, he exhaled sharply and concluded, “Forget it. It’s nothing but a tragedy.”
I had said and done everything I could, so it was all up to the elders now.
It was 9 p.m. when dinner ended. John told the driver to send Louis, Anthony, and Sophia home before turning to me. “Give me a ride home, will you?”
I pursed my lips. “You didn’t drive here?”
Shrugging his shoulders, he replied, “I came here in Uncle Louis’ car.”
Fine!
In the car, John kept stealing glances at me.
He finally blurted out, “You seemed to be on Sally’s side earlier. Am I right?”
I held the steering wheel and answered calmly, “Yep!”
Narrowing his gaze, he said, “Please explain. Don’t tell me you became a saint because of Anthony? Marcus meant a lot to you. You knew why he died. Don’t you feel guilty?”
The car rolled to a stop at the traffic light. I glanced at him and arched a brow. “Let’s deal with Cameron first. Someone will punish Sally for all her deed, right?”
“What do you mean?” he asked in surprise.
“It must be someone avenging Marcus. A few days ago, someone posted an article about the death of the Whites. It was all over the news. The article was basically cursing Sally for being a shameless homewrecker.”
He paused. “You didn’t write that article?”
“I’m not that good at writing.” Clearly, someone had hired a reporter to write that slandering article.
“If it wasn’t the Baumans or you, who else would it be?” John frowned and massaged his temples.
He couldn’t figure out who it was. “Who do you think it was?” he asked me.
Shaking my head, I replied, “I have no idea. But since that person knows everything, he or she must be someone close to the White family. Let’s wait and see. That person won’t give up as Sally wasn’t really affected by this incident. I believe that person will continue to trouble her.”
He smiled faintly. “So you struck up a deal with her and agreed to ask the Baumans to help her?”
I thrust the folder Sally gave me earlier in his direction. “Take this with you. Release the juicy bits to the media slowly Let’s torture Cameron inch by inch. Anyway, each video inside could tear her reputation to shreds.”
“Sure. Her reputation is extremely important to her now. If her name is sullied, she could no longer be Mrs. Moore. The Moore family values its reputation. If this goes on, they will kick her out for sure.”
He smirked and gave me a thumbs up. “Her career and reputation are almost destroyed. Are you going to target her loved ones next?”
I raised my eyebrows. “Bingo!”
Seeing my reaction, he hesitated before saying, “Letty, you really don’t care for your biological parents?”
I glanced at him again and frowned. “You’ve mentioned this at least a few times. Wasn’t I clear enough? They’ve abandoned me, so that means they no longer wanted me. If I keep thinking about this, I can’t move on. Why not let go and move on?”
He nodded, seemingly preoccupied.
My car came to a stop at John’s villa. I turned my head and realized he was deep in thought.
It took him a while to snap back to reality. “Letty, do you still hate me?” he asked in a serious manner.
I was taken aback. “Huh?”
“About Macy, and how I tortured you.” His voice grew softer. This is unlike him.
My mouth snapped shut as my expression darkened. “John, that’s in the past. Let’s not talk about it anymore.”
“So? Do you still hate me?”
As he insisted on getting an answer like a stubborn child, I was astonished. “It’s over. Besides, it was just a harmless threat. But for Macy, the painful memory would remain with her forever.”
Humans were complicated beings. I used to fear John, but now I relied on him as though he was my family. To a certain extent, I was very much like Sally, placing profits before feelings.
After a long silence, he rubbed his chin thoughtfully. “One day, if you found out I did something to harm you, will you forgive me?”
My eyes widened at his sudden question. “What did you do? Why would you need me to forgive you?”
He pressed on, “Will you?”
As he refused to answer my question, I pouted and responded, “Well, it depends on how outrageously wrong you are. John, you know me better than I do. I won’t forgive you if you go past my bottom line. So, don’t do anything to harm me. Let’s be siblings forever, alright?”
He reached his hand out and pulled me into his arms. “Mm, we’ll be siblings forever. Your parents aren’t with you, but you have me and Uncle Louis. We’ll be your family forever.”
I nodded. Strangely, my sixth sense told me he was hiding something from me.
Yet, I knew he wouldn’t say anything even if I urged him to.
Sighing, I pulled away. “It’s late. Time to go home!”
After dropping John off, I returned to the villa.
It was already 10 p.m., so I was utterly shocked to see Rylee waiting there.
Does she think this is her house? She comes and goes as she likes!
The moment she spotted me, she stood in my way as her lips drew back in a snarl. “Well, well. Look who’s back home late at night. Sienna, you can’t stop being a player, huh? Now that Anth isn’t home, you’re acting like a horse that had just broken free from its reins.”
Rylee was the most incompetent love rival I’ve ever seen. If it weren’t for Parker, she wouldn’t even get to be here right now.
I glanced at her briefly and suggested, “Ms. Lorraine, why don’t you rent a room here? If you agree to pay rent, I can consider renting out a spare room so you don’t have to waste time traveling.”
“Hey!” She pointed at me angrily.
I cut her off sternly. “It’s late. Please leave now, Ms. Lorraine!”
With that, I spun around and strode toward the kitchen.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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