Chapter 247



“Didn’t you hear? The Nixons come from Ferelden, a prominent clan there. Their wealth shields them from facing the music, so it doesn’t shock me one bit.”

Bria’s face paled, and her body trembled with rage. She swept through the crowd with a fierce look, but found her men nowhere in sight.

Ewing’s face turned grim. He only knew that Bria had a woman locked up and didn’t expect her to have committed such an inhuman thing. Bria usually got away with anything, but this time she crossed a line. Was she crazy?

Before Ewing could speak, Bria rushed over to the kneeling Kallie, all fake smiles. “Kallie, honey, what’s gotten into you? Get up. I treat you with delicious food and no mistreatment. If you want to leave, just say so. There’s no need for this drama.”

Bria then raised her voice for everyone to hear. “Oh my, what a misunderstanding! This is just a woman I found on the streets, pregnant and alone. So I took her in. But it seems she has some mental issues. Don’t believe me? Call the police and have them check it out! In fact, these days, I’ve treated her like a queen. I have specially arranged a nutritionist for her, as well as the massage sessions. Why would I do all those things for her accusations?”

Kallie’s jaw dropped. Her face drained of color. She hadn’t expected her little trick to backfire so spectacularly.

The crowd quickly switched sides.

“Oh, just a misunderstanding then!”

“I knew it! Miss Nixon wouldn’t do such a thing! How ungrateful can you get, accusing someone so kind?”

Stuck behind the crowd, Linsey craned her neck, trying to see what was going on. But she couldn’t squeeze in. Finally, Linsey grabbed the arm of the person next to her. “What’s going on? What’s everyone saying?”

The man snorted with disgust. “Nothing much. Miss Nixon took in a mute woman, but then that woman was quite ungrateful and even tried to slander her! How awful is that, accusing someone who has been helping? And that woman is pregnant!”

Linsey’s eyes widened in shock. Mute and pregnant. Sounded like Kallie. Ignoring the crowd, Linsey pushed her way through, yelling, “Kallie! Kallie!”

Kallie heard Linsey’s voice and attempted to look for Linsey. However, Bria swiftly grabbed Kallie’s arm and pinched it hard.

Unable to speak for herself, Kallie had no choice but to endure the pain. She looked up at Ewing for help, but he was lost in thought and frowning. Kallie’s heart sank in an instant. She felt rather desperate.

The next second, Kallie spotted a familiar figure in the crowd. It was Jake! Jake had been staring at Kallie from the very beginning. When their eyes met, Kallie saw happiness and concern in his eyes.

Kallie tried to move toward Jake, but Jake remained still. He simply clenched his fists and looked away. Jake kept reminding himself not to do anything rash. At least, he knew where Kallie was now. There were plenty of ways to get Ewing to let Kallie go, but he had to wait for the perfect moment. He just couldn’t approach her and take her away instantly. It wouldn’t take long before the day came. He had tackled most of the obstacles. If he acted now, everything he’d done so far would be for nothing.

Bria raised her hand to slap Kallie and then put on a sad act. “How could you do this to me? Don’t you have a heart? Don’t you want to leave? I wonder how you’ll survive without the Nixons’ help.”

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