Ynda saw that Eden had just pulled on his pants, his upper body still bare, his chest and back covered in scratches from a woman''s nails.


    Meanwhile, Mignon was still on the bed, the picture of a tear-streaked damsel in distress.


    Ynda felt a surge of fury that nearly drove her mad. She lunged toward the bed and grabbed a handful of Mignon''s hair.


    "You little tramp, is seducing men the only thing you know how to do!"


    "I didn''t! It was him... he forced me!" Mignon, still naked, was powerless to fight back. Ynda dragged her out from under the covers,pletely exposed.


    Most of the onlookers were wives and daughters from prominent families, but a few men were present.


    Bet hadn''t even bothered toe in, likely already imagining the scene inside. The other men present averted their eyes and quickly left.


    Ynda dragged a naked Mignon from the bed, her face a mess of tears as she cried pitifully.


    She truly felt wronged. It was supposed to be Bet, so how did it end up being Eden, an illegitimate son? Not only was he illegitimate, but he was also married.


    The story of how Ynda had caught Eden in bed with a model and driven the woman to her death was well-known throughout their social circles.


    Mignon was so terrified she could do nothing but cry, forgetting everything else. Just then, Nelly burst into the room from outside.


    “Mignon, Mignon!” Nelly pushed through the crowd, rushing in to see Ynda kicking and punching Mignon.


    And her daughter, Mignon, wasn''t even wearing any clothes.


    "Get away from her, you bitch! Don''t touch my daughter!" Nelly shoved Ynda aside, then quickly took off her own coat and wrapped it around Mignon.


    "Mignon, what happened? Who hurt you? Don''t be afraid, Mommy''s here. Mommy won''t let anyone who hurt you get away with it!"


    Mignon sobbed in Nelly''s arms, her trembling hand pointing at Eden.


    When Nelly saw Eden, she was also stunned.


    It was supposed to be Mr. Thompson, so how did he shrink into this illegitimate son, Eden?


    Nelly, unaware that Bet had already gotten married, had been ying her cards with great confidence.


    Bet was unmarried and a


    military man, a position where any scandal rted to his conduct would be disastrous Mignon bad a fryst with him andtched on, he would have no choice but to marry her to protect his career.


    But somewhere along the line, something had gone terribly wrong, and Bet had turned into Eden.


    Eden was an illegitimate son with a low status and a wife. Their scheme was aplete failure.


    But at this point, they had no choice but to pin it on Eden. There was no turning back.


    Nelly held Mignon with one arm and pointed at Eden with the other. "My daughter was feeling unwell, so she came to a room to rest. I can''t believ@she was... was raped by a monster like you! I''m calling the police! I''m going to have


    to have you thrown


    in jail!"


    Nelly was hysterical, her performance utterly convincing. Mignon, nestled in her


    arms, yed the part of the victim to perfection, looking utterly pitiful.


    Today was the Thompson family''s banquet, and Nelly and Mignon hadn''t been invited. After all, their reputations were in tatters, and the Thompsons wouldn''t invite such trouble upon themselves.


    But with all the chaos, it seemed everyone had overlooked this detail, their thoughts<ppletely swayed by the mother-daughter duo.