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Eliza said, “I don’t think I’m anywhere near saintly enough to forgive someone who tried to hurt me.”
“Eliza! Eliza! I’m begging you–didn’t you always want to marry our Zayden? Look, if you become the Holt family’s daughter–in–law, then it won’t count as rape!”
When Grace shamelessly said this, Eliza frowned.
How could she even bring herself to say something like that?
Nolan’s expression grew colder. Only because Eliza was beside him did his voice stay calm and restrained. “Officer, can we go now?”
“Yes, of course.”
The officer immediately escorted Nolan and Eliza out of the police station.
“Eliza! How much do you want? We can settle this privately–Eliza!”
Grace, pale–faced, tried to run after Eliza.
But a police officer stopped her. “Ma’am, please calm down.”
Outside the police station, a black Maybach was parked.
As soon as the driver saw Eliza and Nolan, he quickly got out.
“Sir. Ms. Rivers.”
He opened the car door for them.
Eliza glanced at Nolan.
“It’s late. I asked the driver to take us home,” Nolan said.
Home was still several kilometers away, and getting a cab this late wouldn’t be easy.
Hearing that, Eliza nodded.
By the time they arrived at Eliza’s place, it was already well past midnight.
When she saw that Nolan had no intention of leaving, she hesitated. “Are you staying here tonight?”
“Not welcome?”
“It’s not that…”
“Good.”
Nolan walked right in.
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Eliza opened her mouth but said nothing.
He really did make himself at home like it was his own place.
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The next morning, a piece of breaking news was posted in the school group chat.
Because Zayden had been arrested, the police had contacted the school. The final decision was to let Zayden take the SAT first, then detain him afterward.
The group chat exploded.
Everyone knew Zayden was the school’s heartthrob.
What could’ve happened that landed him in detention?
Student 1: “You guys don’t know? The Holt family went bankrupt.”
Student 2: “Who doesn’t know that? I saw the news just yesterday.”
Student 3: “Word is the Holt family owes a ton of money. And because Zayden got arrested yesterday, the police notified all the creditors–today.”
Naomi opened her phone and immediately saw the messages in the group chat.
When she read that Zayden had been arrested, her face went pale.
And when she saw that the police were notifying creditors, she completely panicked.
She didn’t even bother putting on shoes before running downstairs.
At that moment, Nathan had just received a call from the police station.
At first, he thought it was a prank. But when they mentioned the Rivers family had invested eighty million in the Holt Group, Nathan could no longer stay calm.
He had no idea about any of this.
Why would he pour that kind of money into the Holt family, especially knowing they were broke?
“Officer, there must be a mistake–I don’t know anything about this!”
Hearing Nathan say that, Naomi quickly hid on the staircase of the second floor, too afraid to speak.
But no matter how Nathan argued, the records the police had were clear.
Left with no choice, Nathan hung up and immediately called the company’s finance department.
When he found out that someone had used his personal seal to invest eighty million in the Holt family, he completely lost it.
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Evelyn had just come downstairs and saw Naomi standing on the landing.
Nathan exploded. “You two, get down here right now!”
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Evelyn was so startled by his rage that she didn’t dare say a word.
Naomi only dared to follow behind her mother.
“Did you use my name to invest eighty million into the Holt family?!”
Nathan was on the verge of snapping.
Evelyn immediately realized the truth couldn’t be hidden anymore.
“Honey… please, let me explain. It’s a misunderstanding! I didn’t know the Holt family was actually broke! Zayden’s mom told me the company would bounce back, that it only needed eighty million to turn around, and she promised me a huge rebate in a few days. I really didn’t know they had no money!”
“You! Are you that stupid? You just believe whatever people tell you?!”
Nathan couldn’t take it anymore and slapped Evelyn hard across the face.
He didn’t hold back–Evelyn was knocked to the floor and rolled over.
“H–Honey…”
Ever since they got married, Nathan had always been gentle with her.
This was the first time he had ever hit her.
“Dad! Don’t hit her! Mom didn’t mean to… she only did it for me-”
“Shut up!”
Nathan roared, “How many times have I told you?! You just wouldn’t listen! Now look at this mess—you’ve dragged yourselves down, and you’re dragging the entire Rivers family down with you! Are you happy
now?!”
The Rivers family had already taken a huge hit due to the flu outbreak–projects had stalled, and they couldn’t even secure new investments.
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