Inside the hotel, Elysia was nervously preparing dinner with Emmett, trying to keep herposure.


    Pam and Baby were also in the kitchen, oblivious to the chaos unfolding downstairs. However, Tarquin and Elijah were well aware of the situation.


    Elijah clenched his tiny fists, worriedly asking, "What are we going to do, Dad?"


    Tarquin frowned, ncing toward the kitchen. Emmett was standing on a little stool next to Elysia, eagerly helping out. Every so often, he looked up at Elysia with eyes full of adoration.


    Tarquin''s concern deepened. He had refrained from releasing the video of Cecil''s gambling to protect Emmett. He didn''t want people to associate Emmett with Cecil, his disgraceful brother. A father''s love thinks far ahead.


    But it seemed the only way to shield Elysia and Emmett from online trolls was to expose Cecil''s wrongdoings to the public.


    Tarquin''s phone rang; it was Elliot.


    "Dad, we''ve got everything set up. What''s the next move?"


    "Post it online, now!" Tarquinmanded.


    "Got it!"


    After the call, Tarquin made another, instructing, "Organize all the evidence we''ve gathered and send a copy to the police and another online."


    "Roger that!"


    Meanwhile, Cecil was downying his sins to the media and bystanders, iming his daughter desperately wanted to see her brother before she passed away.


    But his act was interrupted when someone eximed, "Look at this! Isn''t that Maria?"


    People quickly pulled out their phones, and the atmosphere shifted as they turned their disapproving gazes towards Cecil.


    Checking his own phone, Cecil was shocked to find Maria trending online. A video of her in a hospital gown, tearfully revealing the abuse at the hands of her father, had gone viral.


    In the video, Maria shared the harrowing details of her life with Cecil-his temper, his violence towards her and her mother, and his gambling. She even showed off the bruises that "Dad" had given her, contrasting her own injuries with the more severe ones her mother


    suffered to protect her.


    Maria also revealed that Emmett wasn''t taken by Ms. Thorne but sold by Cecil,


    who now wanted him back only for a hefty ransom.


    As the video ended, Cecil was left speechless, his reputation in ruins. He desperately tried to deflect


    me onto ire, the children''s


    mothe, and fled the scene to


    confront the hospital about the


    video.


    The video was Elliot and Evan''s doing. After Cecil left, Elliot and Evan had managed to get ire out of the way and speak with Maria, executing their n to expose Cecil and protect Emmett and Elysia from


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    further harm.