Nelly even made a show of pulling out her phone, pretending to call the police.


    Dana and Emma were both there, but since it wasn''t their own sons involved, they couldn''t be bothered to intervene, content to just watch the show.


    Emma, in fact, was hoping the police woulde and lock Eden up for a good few years.


    Only Mrs. Walker, seeing Nelly about to dial, rushed over and snatched the phone from her hand.


    Ynda was so furious she lost control, raising her hand to p Eden. "Eden, are you blind? You''re so desperate you''d rape a tramp like her?”


    Eden was already seething. He knew perfectly well that Nelly and Mignon had been targeting Bet, but he was the one who ended up in this mess.


    "Are you out of your mind? Can''t you see I was set up by them?" Eden snapped, shoving Ynda away. He then pointed at Nelly and Mignon.


    "Don''t think I don''t know. You bribed a servant to sneak in here and climb into someone''s bed. Go ahead, call the police. Let theme and throw you two trespassing whores out."


    Nelly and Mignon never expected Eden to expose their n so bluntly.


    But they would never admit it. The two of them clung to each other, crying hysterically.


    Ynda tried to lunge at Mignon again, but Nelly fiercely protected her daughter. In her desperation to shield her child, she shoved Ynda, who lost her footing, fell, and suddenly there was blood.


    "My stomach... my stomach, it hurts so much," Ynda cried out, clutching her belly. Mrs. Walker immediately panicked.


    Fortunately, the Thompson estate had a doctor on-site.


    The doctor rushed over, gave Ynda a shot to prevent a miscarriage, and then had her sent to the hospital.


    With such a major scandal erupting at the Thompson family''s event, the banquet came to an abrupt end.


    After the guests were seen off, only the Thompson family remained in the vast first- floor hall.


    Dana, along with Noah and Karina, the main branch of the family, sat on the sofa to the left. Emma sat on the right with Yvonne and Bet.


    Frank sat in the center, his face a cold mask.


    Eden, knowing he was in deep trouble, stood before Frank with his head down, not daring to utter a sound.


    "A disgraceful illegitimate son who can''t even stay out of trouble. You insist on making a spectacle of yourself in public, dragging the Thompson family name through the mud."


    Emma said with cold sarcasm.


    Her words made Yvonne''s temples throb.


    Eden was indeed an illegitimate son, but he was also Frank''s biological child. Whether Frank liked Eden, o not was one thing, but Emma''s merciless scolding was also a p in Frank''s face.


    Her mother-inw was truly spoiled. Doted on by her family before marriage and by her husband after If it weren''t for the deep love between Frank and Emma, in a game of pure family politics. someone with her blunt natur?


    wouldn''t have survived the first five episodes.


    Yvonne cleared her throat and spoke with feigned apprehension, "Mom, Mr. Monroe is Dad''s son too. It''s not unreasonable for him to attend


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    today''s banquet. It''s just... M Monroe was so careless. To have his affairs be public.


    knowledge... Dad values his


    reputation so much, and this is the first time he''s been so publicly humiliated. I''m afraid the Thompson family will be the butt of


    everyone''s jokes."


    Yvonne''s words made Frank''s expression darken even further. They were far more potent than Emma''s insults.


    Eden wasn''t an idiot; he could hear the venomced in Yvonne''s sweet words.


    He shot Yvonne a re and was about to speak when Frank''s hand struck his face.