Lionel raised his fist, wanting to punch Mason, but Mason dodged and Lionel ended up crashing into a nearby shelf. This caused a loud commotion as items fell to the ground.
Suddenly, the roomâs door was pushed open and Rosalind rushed in. She saw her son lying on the ground, pinned down by a pile of debris, and quickly ran over to help him up. She nervously asked, âAre you okay? Does it hurt? Is it serious?â
However, Lionel seemed to ignore her and struggled to rush towards Mason again. âMason, you canât have your cake and eat it too. You benefited from kidnapping my sister, but Iâm the one who has to bear the blame. Itâs all because of you! If it werenât for you, I wouldnât have kidnapped my sister! Andâ¦you knew why I did it, so why didnât you go to the police station to help me explain?â
Rosalind also spoke up anxiously, âYes, Mason, Lionel did all of this because of you! You canât let him go to jail! If the judge finds out that you were involved in the kidnapping case, you wonât be able to escape eitherâ¦â
Upon hearing this, Archerâs face changed and he quickly stopped his wife. âEnough, youâre going too far!â
Archer, who was standing aside, immediately changed his expression and hurriedly stopped his wife, âEnough, youâre getting more and more outrageous!â
Rosalind also realized that she had said the wrong thing and immediately stuttered, afraid to speak again.
But Mason seemed to have not paid attention to what they said at all. At this moment, his gaze was just staring blankly at Veronica, who was standing by the door.
He knew that she had also heard these words, so what would she think?
At this moment, his heart was beating rapidly with anxiety. Her silence suddenly made him feel afraid.
Does this mean that she also believes in the kidnapping and that itâs related to him? Does he know about it?
No way!
She must believe him! At this moment, he said to himself in his heart.
âVeronicaâ¦â He walked step by step to her, âDid you hear everything?â
Veronica stared at the person in front of her for a while before saying with some difficulty, âYes, I heard it.â
âDo you believe me?â he asked.
âBelieve you about what?â she asked in return.
âBefore you believe me, I want you to know that I had no idea about this kidnapping and I was never involved,â he said.
Veronica suddenly felt a twinge in her nose. She really wanted to believe him, but Lionelâs words from earlier kept replaying in her mind, causing too many doubts and suspicions.
âAre you really not involved? Then tell me, why were you the first one to find the warehouse where the kidnappers were hiding? You said you got a lead, but what lead was it? Was it the text message Lionel sent you?â she asked.
âNo, I never received any text messages. I had blocked his number, so itâs impossible for me to receive any messagesâ¦â He hurriedly tried to explain.
âThen why did he mention you?â She asked.
âWellâ¦â He hesitated, his gaze falling on the pendant of her necklace.
Now is definitely not a good time to reveal this. If he says it, will she hate him again and give him the cold shoulder?
But if he doesnât say it, then⦠she might think that he and Lionel had planned the kidnapping case together from the beginning.
However, his hesitation was interpreted as an admission by her.
B