Chapter 1082
Originally, she had thought that Lauren was no big deal, and on top of that, she was an ex-convict. She had no background and no support, and her reputation was flawed too. As the relationship between them was not that close, with the incident, it was a good opportunity from them to win over the Cook family and the Milton family. Even if it was a meager, a million ants could feast on even an elephant, and perhaps it would be useful in the future.
Coupled with the relationship between the Cook family and the Bowles family, they could no longer have their hopes on getting their children wedded. If they could be on their way and do something for them, the end result would essentially be the same.
It had never occurred to her that Willy would come to them for that and lay it all out in the open. That was equivalent to crushing their reputation to the ground!
In the end, she indeed couldn't reap what she wanted, but even lost herself to it!
It really did push them from a possibly neutral stance straight to side that Frederick actually oppose. In the future, Christian might not even be able to speak a word even if he was to obviously take sides!
What a mistake, a truly devastating one!
At that moment, Penny was really regretful!
If Willy was able to come straight to their door without caring about their pride at all, they might not be able to place their hopes on the Cook family either!
Meanwhile, Hallie had burst into tears, while Penny's headache worsened. "All right, what are you crying for? You're so annoying!"
After giving her a pinch, Penny lowered her voice and glared at her indignantly.
"Didn't I tell you to be more careful? I've told you so many times not to let anyone catch you! Who told you to do these things at home? Everything was ruined by your hands! You really can't do anything right!"
Thinking about it, Penny was still furious.
They had clearly planned it all to a tee. They had been worried about being discovered if things went wrong, so they planned and decided to cooperate with each other. All the calls would be made near the Bowles family mansion or somewhere that Vanessa would be at, and all of those were precautionary steps.
She didn't expect her to be so stupid as to make a call in their own house.
So be it! However, she had even been stupid enough to get caught redhanded, rendering her efforts to stall the people downstairs and shouting at them useless! What an idiot! They had caught the culprit and gotten the evidence, how wonderful of her! Being in possession of the evidence, there was no chance for them to even wiggle out of it!
For a while, Penny was so filled with rage that she felt like she was going to explode. "Don't you know there's a banquet being held in the Bowles family home today? How dare you pick a time like this? Are you out of your mind?"
Indeed, one shouldn't be afraid of a strong opponent, but a useless team player!
She was also very wronged. Hallie sobbed and her voice became louder. "It's not me, it's..."
"That's enough! Why did I give birth to a useless child like you? There's nothing good about you! You'd better just stay here and behave yourself!" Penny reprimanded her impatiently, then turned around and strode away. If it kept going on like that, Christian would become biased too, and their whole family would be doomed!
Behind her, Hallie bit her lip, and more tears streamed down her cheeks!
Meanwhile, after getting in the car and driving for a while, Lexx said, "Willy, did we cross the line? Should we inform Mr. Clements or at least let Master Frederick and Master Trevor know about this?"
No matter what, blood was thicker than water. Moreover, there were a lot of connections between the families. If it was not handled properly, it would turn out to be a ticking time bomb after!
Willy frowned and he was distracted. He squeezed his brows, looked up and rolled his eyes. "Don't you think that's just unnecessary?"
There was no point in saying that after everything had happened!
"Cough, cough..." Lexx was speechless. He could only turn his gaze back to the front.
"All we're doing is giving them a scare. It doesn't matter if we tell them about it or not. After all, we didn't do much!" As he thought about it, Willy continued.© NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
"I'm just worried that this isn't the end yet!"
"Do you mean... that they might have other plans?" Turning around, Lexx subconsciously narrowed his eyes. "That can't be!"
That time, they were practically already completely at odds with each other. Smart as they were, they should know when to stop! As their eyes met, Willy sighed.
"I do hope so! It's just that we couldn't do much to either of them, apart from just giving them some harmless warnings! After all, Lauren is the victim here who's the most hurt and wronged. If there's anything to be afraid of, it's that they might not think the same!"
If they had a little kindness, how could they, as women, be so cruel to another pregnant woman?
At that moment, Willy's heart ached so much for Lauren! He felt so sorry for her that he could not do anything for her when she was at her weakest, and had to endure everything on her own.
"What do you mean?"
"Let's punish the Milton family as a warning to others first! Also, arrange for people to pay attention to Hallie's movements! It's almost certain that there's someone acting behind the scenes! It isn't up to us to deal with such an enigma! Unless there is no other choice, it is better not to have direct conflict with the Clements family! As for the Cook family, let's see how they react!"
"Understood!"
Almost at the same time, on the other side,
Frederick had received a reply from his subordinate. When Alicia returned to the room with some tea, she saw him toying with his cell phone and smiling suspiciously. She went forward and handed him the cup of tea.
"What happened? Why do you have such a weird look on your face?"
"Do I?"
Putting down his cell phone, Frederick took the cup with one hand and hooked onto her with the other. He said with a grin, "Someone is bored and is looking for trouble again!"
"Huh?"
As their eyes met, Alicia suddenly recalled a lot of things that had happened recently. Naturally she thought of Hallie, whom most the dramas was related to.
"Is there something wrong over there again?"
Then, Frederick briefly told her the whole story, which shocked Alicia so much that her eyes widened. "Does she even use her brain? It's just like the plot of a drama. It's just too vicious!"
After being pregnant and giving birth, she had inexplicable feelings towards pregnant women and their babies. It was so bad that she couldn't see or even listen to those things. In an instant, Alicia was obviously agitated.
He patted her on the shoulder and hugged her tightly.
"You little dummy, dramas are all
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based on reality, but reality is even crueler! Ally don't think too much of people! Hallie has probably has become like a mad dog now, and would bite on to everyone whom she comes across! You and Clinton have to be careful for now. Remember to tell me if anything happens..."
At first, considering her family background, she could have had a bright future However, she just couldn't reflect on herself and
couldn't stand seeing other people happy. He was afraid that Hallie had ended up being the final nail in the coffin for both herself and the Bowles family. Sustaining multiple blows, she might turn around, stir up a havoc, and dig a deeper grave for herself. She just continued to disgust others when she was still around!
Those were definitely things that she was able to do!
He had to think of a way to stop the family from running around and torturing others, once and for all.
The brief interlude somehow came to an end. The knot between Vanessa and Lauren was half untangled, and their relationship was awkward and strange. They still somehow avoided each other. After leaving the hospital, Lauren continued on her way back home.
Without the disturbance of outsiders, her days gradually returned to peacefulness.
However, after the incident, she no longer had a carefree attitude towards life. Even if she did not express herself clearly, the Bowles family and Willy were completely separated from her life.
After leaving the hospital, there was only one thought hovering in her mind every day. How about the future of her and the baby...?
Although the baby was hers, it had also become an unbreakable connection between her and Willy! While the baby was in her womb, she could still
decide, but once the baby was born...
Lauren did not dare to think about the future...