Bianca didn''t even know how she made it back to the Lowell residence. It felt as if she had been through a near-death experience, but without any of the relief thates with survival. The feeling of suffocation remained.


    Forrest Lowell was back, sitting on the sofa watching the news. The broadcast was showing the interview Noreen had just given at the gates of Rivercrest University. She said she had epted WT Business School''s offer and nned to start their full-time MBA program next spring. She mentioned herpany would be ringing the opening bell for its IPO in Glenhaven City next week. And she had quipped that she preferred cold, hard cash to true love.


    Forrest was so engrossed he didn''t even notice Bianca had returned.


    After Noreen''s interview, the news shifted to a report on Bianca bribing a renowned business school professor to fraudulently obtain her doctorate. The report included intimate photos of the two. Although the media had pixted their faces, anyone who knew them could easily recognize Bianca.


    Forrest''s brow furrowed slightly.


    The next second, Bianca grabbed a vase and hurled it at the television. The widescreen went half-ck instantly, but the audio continued.


    The screen then showed a chat interface between Bianca and William. The messages they aired were the more restrained ones, yet they were still explicit.


    Bianca to William: "Make sure you give your wife sleeping pills tonight. I want to do it with you in your marital bed, with her sleeping right next to us. It''ll be more thrilling that way."


    William had replied, "Baby, you''re so wild."


    The second chat log showed William telling her his wife was pregnant. Bianca flew into a jealous rage, using William of sleeping with his wife behind her back. She then forced him to make his wife miscarry. It was utterly vicious.


    This was all evidence Mrs. William had privately collected. She had also provided the court with medical proof of the physical harm she had suffered and confirmation that the miscarriage had left her unable to conceive again.


    Bianca and William''s appalling actions constituted a serious criminal offense in that country, and the police would act ordingly.. The news also reported that William had been arrested, and the case was ongoing. As for Bianca, who had returned to the country, they would coordinate with local judicial authorities for a joint investigation.


    Bianca copsed onto the floor. Her face was no longer just pale; it was a sickly,


    sallow gray. It was over. Everything was over.


    Forrest went to help her up, calling her name several times, but she didn''t respond.


    Just as he was growing worried,


    Lillian burst into the Lowell


    residence in a panic. "Cousin, Uncle something''s happened! My brother and my mom have been taken away by the police!"


    Lillian was clearly terrified. She was crying and shouting, her voice trembling. She stumbled around, even tripping on the t ground, aplete and utter mess.


    Seeing that Yvonne wasn''t there, Lillian begged Forrest. "Uncle, please, you have to save my mom and my brother."


    Forrest frowned. "What happened?"


    Lillian was so panicked she was incoherent, her words jumbled. After a long


    moment, Forrest finally pieced together the gist of it.


    Spencer Reed was being prosecuted


    for embezzlement and bribery, which had caused massive losses for hispany. The amount was said to be enormous and the


    crcumstances partic


    severe


    he was facing at least ten years, possibly even life in prison.


    As for Lana, her crimes were even worse. Attempted murder. Multiple counts of attempted murder. She was likely facing life imprisonment, or even the death penalty.


    Forrest was stunned. "What on earth have you all done?"


    He had only been away on a business trip. How had every single one of them ended


    up in trouble?