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Sanford said , “ Alright , I’ll come with you . ” Without a word of protest or explanation , he stepped into the police car . He thought , Just as I said , impulsiveness always comes at a price . ‘
The Thomas residence , already quiet and somber , had now descended into utter desolation .
A housekeeper burst in , stumbling , panic written all over her face . She called out , “ Ms. Thomas , something terrible happened . Mr. Thomas has been taken into custody . ”
Liora exclaimed , “ What ? ” She thought , ‘ How could Yorick’s son be so utterly ruthless ? He still hadn’t spared Sanford after all .
She demanded , “ Get me out of this bed . I have to go to the police station right now . ”
The housekeeper pleaded anxiously , “ Ms. Thomas , you’re still not fully recovered . Please don’t move around . Mr. Thomas will worry if he finds out you’re up and about while he’s in detention . ”
Liora couldn’t just stand by and do nothing . She said , “ Sanford’s been detained . Will he be sentenced next ? No , I can’t just stand by and watch him go to prison . He’d never survive years behind bars . ”
However , as soon as Liora tried to get out of bed , her weakened body gave out , and she collapsed to the floor .
The housekeeper rushed over to help Liora up . She said , “ Ms. Thomas , please just rest and wait for the investigation results . ”
Liora couldn’t wait another second . Gripping the housekeeper’s hand tightly , she ordered , “ Contact Irene for me , right now . I need to see her immediately . ”
The housekeeper replied , “ Yes , Ms. Thomas . ”
For the past two days , Irene had remained in her hospital room , lost in thought as she stared at the test report . She refused to accept that her husband had fathered a child with Liora , the woman she hated most .
Just as Irene was reeling in silent despair , unable to calm her turbulent thoughts , the Thomas family’s housekeeper finally managed to track her down after asking around everywhere .
The housekeeper said , “ Ms. Thomas wants to see you . She says it’s urgent , she has something incredibly important to tell you .”
Irene snapped , “ Liora and I ? We have absolutely nothing left to say to each other .
“ Tell her this from me : since she resorted to such scandalous means to have that child , she should have kept him hidden forever , never let her son see the light of day .
“ Now that it’s all out , does he think he can waltz into the Lynn family ? In his dreams . ”
The housekeeper , intimidated by Irene’s fury , trembled as she stuttered , “ But Ms. Thomas has something important to tell you ! ”
“ I don’t want to hear it , ” Irene snapped , startling the housekeeper into leaving .
Meanwhile , Hayden called Jonathan . He said , “ I told you not to go after Sanford . What on earth are you doing ? Why am I seeing on the news that Sanford’s been detained ? ”
Jonathan said , “ If I don’t do this , I can’t answer to the board of directors , let alone
face my mother , the wronged legitimate wife . ”
“ Sanford is still your brother , Jonathan , a member of our Lynn family . Don’t go too far , ” Hayden said .
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Jonathan said coldly , “ This is strictly business . ”
Hayden said , “ You ! ”
Jonathan said , “ If you have nothing else to say , I’m hanging up . ” Without waiting for a response , he ended the call .
Jonathan folded his arms tightly across his chest . Since arriving in Shaville , he hadn’t had a proper night’s sleep . Closing his eyes , he stole what little rest
he could .
Sanford had now spent a full twenty – four hours behind bars . He was taken aback when someone suddenly came to see him .
Separated by the glass partition , Jennifer picked up the handset in front of her . She said , “ I saw the news that you’d been detained , so I booked the earliest flight and rushed here as soon as I could . ”
Sanford said , “ Thanks for coming to see me . ”
“ If anything , I should be the one thanking you , for keeping that secret for me , ” Jennifer said .
Sanford fell silent .
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