Let Me Stay The Night

The threat in Maggie’s voice was evident, but she had overlooked the most important point.

Though Sebastian was a Taggart, he was not raised by them, and he had gotten everything he had through his own means. After his graduation, he began working for Nathaniel. To the Taggart family, Sebastian was insignificant.

Sebastian had advised Madison against her reckless endeavors out of courtesy, yet she was undeterred. In fact, she went so far overboard that she dragged her family down with her.

In any case, Sebastian did not owe the Taggart family a thing. Even if he did, he had cleared. his debts a long time ago.

The Taggart family not only knew about Manuel torturing him, but they also condoned it.

I do not deign to align myself with such a selfish family.

Sebastian understood Nathaniel. Despite his cold exterior, he values me enough, or he wouldn’t have entrusted me with the mission of setting Manuel up so he could come to the Taggart residence to cause trouble under the guise of a rescue mission.

Sebastian turned his head upward to display the scars on his cheek beneath the bright lights. His narrow eyes glinted coldly.

“You are old, Old Mrs. Taggart, but not senile. You must know that Manuel kidnapped me firstly as leverage to get you back, as he coveted the assets under your name. Before he manages to get them, he could not allow anything to happen to you.”

Realizing that his carefully veiled plot was about to be exposed, Manuel was livid. “Watch your mouth, Sebastian!”

“Silence, Manuel!” Maggie snapped. “Let him finish.”

Manuel clenched his fists. Like a venomous snake himself, he fixed his glare upon Sebastian.

Sebastian smirked. “Secondly, Manuel intended to use me to strongarm Mr. Hadley. Failing to prove himself to lead the Taggart family, he intends to take a shortcut and blackmail Mr. Hadley for some money to show for his abilities.”

glanced coldly at Manuel. Her eyes seemed to pierce through him and

nervous. “Don’t believe a word they say,

She was so impassive

to speak. “If you would like to see the evidence, Old Mrs.

family entered hurriedly and stopped before Maggie to whisper

turned pale. “What did you say?”

butler was grave. He cast a mysterious glance at Manuel before whispering,

increasingly

then beat him with her cane. “You

was stunned by the blows raining down upon him, but he could not avoid them. Instead, he stood there resolutely. “What happened, Grandma?” he cried indignantly. “Why

group of uniformed police officers entered. The one in the lead swept at glance around before speaking cordially.

under such circumstances, Old Mrs. Taggart, but I’m afraid it cannot wait,” he announced briskly. “We have been investigating an international financial. crime of late, and your grandson, Manuel Taggart, is one of the people involved. Also, he ist implicated in a kidnapping case, of which

his face. “Impossible.

man rumbled, “we would

and fell to his knees. “I didn’t do it, Grandma,”

questionable character, she knew he would

heart ached, but she maintained her scowl. “You mentioned something about an international financial crime my grandson is involved in. The Taggart family has a vast portfolio. You should be more specific if you want your accusations to

not at liberty to discuss any more than that. He himself knows whether

it when two officers pinned him to the ground and cuffed him. “There must be a misunderstanding. That’s

available evidence,” the captain said coldly without elaborating

Nathaniel. “It’s you!

the lights outside flickered and

image of Manuel being escorted away in

in her wheelchair. “What has the