When Lionel arrived home, he waspletely unprepared for the swarm of media reporters surrounding his property.


    Even some major influencers had shown up to livestream from the scene, eager to capitalize on the buzz.


    After all, anything involving him and his wife was guaranteed to go viral and generate a massive surge in traffic. In an age where clicks are king, everyone rushed over at the first sign of a story.


    Lionel''s brow furrowed as he looked at the sea of people gathered around. He went inside and ordered the household staff to get rid of them.


    "We''ve tried, sir, but it''s no use. We''ve driven them away several times already. Your parents came over as soon as they heard what was happening."


    The staff member looked at the crowd helplessly. He had tried to disperse them the moment they arrived.


    But they just came back two minutes after being shooed away. It was their right to be there, and since thend in front of the house was public property, there was nothing more the staff could do.


    "We received a call reporting that you are holding a woman named Sandra in your basement. We need you to confirm if this is true and take us to the basement to investigate."


    A police officer looked at Lionel with a stern expression, his tone serious.


    False imprisonment was a grave offense, and once a report was made, they had to investigate the truth of the matter immediately.


    It wasn''t just the police who had shown up; Sandra''s parents, Mr. David Woods and Mrs. Edith Woods, were there too, clinging to each other and sobbing dramatically.


    The moment Mrs. Edith Woods saw Lionel, she erupted. "Our daughter came back to the country, but she never came home! I called you, but you never answered! Where is she?!"


    "I thought she was too ashamed to


    face us, but no matter what she''s


    done, she''s still our daughter! We would have forgiven! I was her! Worried she''d done something


    herself, but I never imagined you had her locked up!"


    Mr. David Woods lunged forward, trying to punch him, but was held back by the people around him. He struggled, pointing a trembling. finger at Lionel''s face. Let my daughter go right now! I''m taking


    her to a hospital for a full check-up! I swear, I''m not letting this go! I''ll make you pay!"


    Lionel''s face turned ashen as he stared at Mr. and Mrs. Woods. Anyone who didn''t know better would think they were the most caring parents in the world.


    They hadn''t bothered to check on their daughter once since she returned, but now that they heard she was imprisoned, they showed up to twist the truth.


    Lionel desperately wanted to expose their hypocrisy, but the most pressing matter was figuring out who had reported him.


    When he first got the call, his immediate suspect was Quennel!


    He must still be holding a grudge after Lionel exposed his scheme with the letter he sent to Hannah. He knew Sandra was in the basement and called the police, all to destroy him without any regard for the Rosenberg family''s reputation.


    “Lionel!” Mrs. Mary Rosenberg stepped in front of him, hissing through clenched teeth, “Tell me the truth right now. Did you or did you not lock that woman in the basement? Do you have any idea how illegal that is?"