Leonie, who had just gotten home, flew into a rage the moment she saw the video from Connor.


    She changed her clothes and stormed back out. Mr. and Mrs. Everhart saw her fuming and had no idea what was wrong.


    "Leonie, what''s gotten into you now?"


    Leonie ignored them, grabbed her keys, and sped off in her car, leaving her parents staring after her in confusion, wondering what mad whim had seized her this time.


    She raced all the way to the hospital, where she found Connor and his buddies hanging out.


    "Don''t you dare say bad things about my uncle. Maybe you just filmed a


    coincidence. Besides, he has so many employees at hispany, maybe it was a very important client?"


    Connor gave her a cold look. "Do important clients in your family get personally escorted to the maternity ward by the boss?"


    Leonie was speechless, her eyes welling up with tears. Though she couldn''t find the words to argue, she stared defiantly at Connor. "It can''t be. It''s definitely not my uncle."


    Liam stood by, looking helpless. He wasn''t about to step in now. He was even more afraid Connor would make him confront her directly, but thankfully, Connor didn''t do something so pointless.


    "You saw the video. The evidence is rock-solid."


    Leonie red at Connor. "I bet you fabricated it. You did this because you like my aunt, didn''t you? You''re being shameless. My aunt and uncle are not getting a divorce."


    Connor gave azy yawn. "I''m not that bored. Why don''t we make a bet? We follow your uncle for a day."


    Leonie didn''t hesitate. "Fine. We follow him."


    But then she nced at Connor, who was still lying in his hospital bed. "How are we going to do that? You''re stuck in the hospital."


    Just then, one of Connor''s guys walked in with a stack of papers. "Connor, your discharge papers are all processed."


    Leonie stared at Connor. "You can leave the hospital?"


    Connor grinned. "Yep. Thanks for everything. I''m all healed up and ready to go."


    Now Leonie wouldn''t let him off the hook. She grabbed his arm and pulled him up. "Let''s go tail my uncle right now and see what''s really going on."


    Leonie was a woman of action. Connor gave her a strange look. "He''s your uncle. Won''t it be awkward if you catch him in the act?"


    Speaking as Gwh''s childhood friend, Connor''s words carried a hint of a personal vendetta.


    Leonie shot him a fierce re. "No one knows my uncle better than I do. He would never betray my aunt."


    She was more anxious about the false usation against Hawthorne than if she had been wronged herself. She wanted to drag Connor over to confront her uncle right then and there.


    "It''s been over two hours since I sent you the video. Even if your uncle moves at a snail''s pace, he should be at hispany by now."


    Leonie was adamant. "Aren''t your injuries healed? Can''t you be discharged? From now on, we''ll stake out my uncle''s house and hispany. If it''s not like you said, then what?"


    Connor gave her a casual nce, a


    yful, roguish glint in his eye. "You''re so old and you don''t even have a boyfriend. If your uncle isn''t the kind of person I say he is, suppose I could do you a favor and be your boyfriend. Besides, aren''t you always curious about my body I''ll let you test it out for yourself, see if it''s all you imagined. Wouldn''t want to tarnish my legendary reputation."


    Leonie rolled her eyes and shot back, "In your dreams. Keep that fantasy to yourself."


    She was in no mood to joke with him. She was desperate to prove that her uncle


    was absolutely not the man Connor imed he was.


    Connor just grinned. He was more than happy to y along, if only to prevent Gwh from being deceived any longer. It''s just a marriage, he thought Who hasn''t


    been divorced these days?


    they


    split, maybe he''d get his chance to swoop in.


    "Fine, let''s go. But don''te crying to me when you see the truth. And don''t forget, if your uncle really is that kind of guy, you owe me. You have to be my girlfriend."


    Connor was only half-joking. He knew he liked Gwh, and to know the truth and not tell her wouldn''t be right.


    Liam gave a couple of awkwardughs from the side. "Connor, I think I''ll sit this one out. You guys go ahead."


    With Connor being so certain and the video as evidence, Leonie''s


    wit


    confidence was shaken. She agreed that something like this was best kept quiet. The fewer people who knew, the better.