Christopher's face turned visibly cold. His sharp eyes were filled with a mix of deep anger and bloodthirst.

James had just revealed a portion of the Iverson family's scandal. Even if it meant tarnishing the entire Iverson family's reputation, he was determined to humiliate Christopher and his mother. He wanted to stir Lance's disdain toward them. He wanted to ensure that the so-called Mrs. Iverson would forever be seen as a disgraceful woman.

The crowd was in an uproar, shocked but eager to witness the spectacle. After all, who wouldn't be interested in such juicy gossip about a prominent family?

"Oh my, what does James mean by that?"

"It sounds like Mrs. Iverson might have done something to betray Chairman Iverson."

"I just remembered something!"

Someone in the crowd, who had been slow to catch on, exclaimed. "Years ago, there was a tabloid that reported Mrs. Iverson had an affair. Chairman Iverson supposedly caught her in the act and sent her abroad."

The crowd gasped. "Caught in the act?!"

time, news was not as widespread as it is now. It was all in newspapers and magazines. Within twenty-four hours of the scandal breaking, all the magazines and newspapers reporting it vanished from the market. Shortly after, even the magazine that first broke the story took it down. Looking back,

that Mrs. Iverson really did

watched as Mrs. Iverson, pale and caught between terror and confusion, listened to the crowd. Her gaze gradually became conflicted. Since her father used to be close to Lance,

woman. Although her background was not prestigious, she had married into the Iverson

Iverson children and completely devoted to Lance. Even as a child,

from the family. It showed that the Iverson family was cold-hearted from the start. The Iverson children grew up

from the Iverson family," Justin whispered

By bringing her here to face such harshComments and stares, Christopher is only worsening her

shocked but agreed with her sister-in-law, nodding. "Bella, Mrs. Iverson looks so distressed. If it were my mother, all I would wish for is

Take that guy with glasses, for instance. He looks proper, but he's a nasty piece of work, rotten to the core. I know you stepped up tonight to defend your sister-in-law,

as she quickly nodded.

forehead. Yet, his dark eyes revealed his deep concern. Thinking about Christopher's strange look toward Carrie earlier, he felt a shiver of unease. "Chris! Chris! I want to go home... I don't want to stay here... Let's go home, okay?" Mrs. Iverson clung to Christopher's waist, pleading

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