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    Zoie shot him a sharp look. “You fool! We won’t admit to anything. We will go to your grandfather first and y the innocent victims. We will say Wesley framed you because he is holding a grudge over Lawrence reprimanding him. Wesley has no proof tying us to the drugging anyway.”


    Zoie figured since Lanny had been the one who slipped Wesley the drug, as long as they denied everything, they would be safe.


    Lawrence nodded approvingly. “Exactly. Without evidence, Wesley can’t do anything.”


    Theo’s urgency spiked. He said, “Mom, Dad, we need to go now! We have to convince my grandpa before Wesley gets to him first!”


    Without wasting another second, the three of them bolted out of the room, rushing toward the Spencer family home.


    Theo pleaded, “Grandpa, I swear, I don’t even know how I ended up at that hotel! I was ambushed and dragged there. Now, the media is tearing me apart! You have to help me!” He stood before Gerald, his face full of grievance.


    Gerald’s expression remained ice-cold, his gaze averted, unwilling to spare Theo or his family even a nce. Theo’s scandal had be a public spectacle, tarnishing the Spencer family name.


    Lawrence interjected, “Dad, you can’t me Theo for this. He was set up. Wesley was also at that hotelst night. It has to be him who plotted this whole thing against Theo. That ungrateful brat wants to ship Theo off to Tauledo. He can’t even stand his own brother! All I did was speak a few harsh words to him, but he went as far as setting up Theo. Dad, don’t forget—Theo is your grandson too. Even if you favor Wesley, you can’t just sit back and watch him bully Theo like this!”


    His words dripped with deceit, but not a flicker of shame crossed his face.


    Gerald turned his sharp gaze to his son. His chest rose and fell heavily, his breathbored with barely restrained anger. His grip tightened around his cane until it trembled from the pressure. Did they really take him for a senile old man, too blind to see through their lies?


    Gerald had spent years molding Wesley into the man he was today. No one knew Wesley’s temperament better than he did. If Wesley had truly wanted to get rid of Theo, he would have done it long ago. He wouldn’t have needed such an borate scheme.


    Interpreting Gerald’s silence as a sign of siding with Wesley, Lawrence continued, his dissatisfaction evident. “Dad, you already made a mistake handing over thepany to Wesley. Are you really going to keep favoring him? He is ruthless and cold-hearted. He doesn’t deserve to lead the Spencer Group.”


    “Enough!” Gerald mmed his cane down, wishing he could knock some sense into Lawrence. How had he fathered such a short-sighted fool? Lawrence had the nerve to call Wesley cruel, yet he was the one who married his mistress and allowed her to mistreat the young Wesley. Now, Lawrence dared to call Wesley heartless?


    Gerald asked sharply, “Do you really think I can’t see through your lies? Is there even a shred of truth in anything you say?”


    Lawrence stiffened, caught off guard. Did Gerald already know the truth? No, that was impossible.


    Refusing to back down, Lawrence pressed on. “Dad, do you honestly believe Theo would book a hotel room and invite reporters himself? This has to be Wesley’s doing! If you don’t strip him of his CEO position, who will dare work for the Spencer family in the future?”


    Zoie seized the moment to add fuel to the fire. “Lawrence, please calm down. Wesley is clearly Gerald’s favorite. Of course, Gerald is going to side with Wesley. But no matter what, Theo is still part of this family. Surely, Gerald won’t just stand by and let Theo take the fall, right?”


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