Chapter 131 Turning Point
“Grace! Give me my money back!”
Among the crowd, Evelyn stood out more than anyone.
The moment Grace spotted her, her eyes lit up as if she’d found a lifeline. She immediately pointed at Evelyn and shouted, “You want your money? Go to her! She’s my in–law! The Rivers family is rich! They can pay you back on my behalf!”
As soon as Grace said that, everyone turned to look at Evelyn.
Evelyn hadn’t expected Grace to shout something like that so suddenly. Her face turned even uglier, and just as she opened her mouth to distance herself-
Someone had already grabbed Evelyn by the wrist. “It’s her, that’s right! I saw her posts on social media. They really are in–laws!”
“I saw them too! Tell us–did you guys run off with our money? Huh? Speak!”
“I—I didn’t! I’m a victim too! Our family got scammed out of eighty million!”
Evelyn panicked and tried to explain, but no one was willing to listen. A few of them raised their hands, looking like they were about to get physical.
Even though the police were holding people back, Evelyn’s hair was still yanked into a mess. Naomi was also grabbed by someone in the chaos.
Seeing the scene unfold, Grace immediately took the opportunity to pull Zayden and make a run for it.
Zayden shielded Grace the whole way.
Once they got into the car, Grace slapped Zayden across the face.
“What the hell were you thinking today?”
Her face was dark with fury.
If Zayden hadn’t gotten drunk, they never would’ve been tracked down like this!
Half of Zayden’s face was already red and swollen from the slap.
Grace continued angrily, “Why would you mess with Eliza of all people?! Who does she think she is? You threw away your whole future over a girl like her! Who told you to drink? Do you have any idea how stupid you were?”
If Zayden ended up with a criminal record, getting into a top–tier university would become nearly impossible.
All her years of effort would be completely wasted.
That only made Grace more bitter.
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She gritted her teeth. “I don’t care how you do it–you need to fix this. The SAT is just around the corner. Go to Eliza and beg her to change her mind. That’s what’s best for both sides. Didn’t that girl like you? I bet she’s doing this out of spite–spite from love turning into hate.”
“Mom, this has nothing to do with Eliza.”
“What do you mean it has nothing to do with her? You didn’t see the way she looked at me today–so arrogant! She didn’t treat me like an elder at all!”
Just thinking about it made Grace even angrier.
Eliza was the younger one–how could a younger person talk to a senior like that?
“Anyway, you go tell her: as long as she drops the rape charge, anything goes. We’ll settle it privately. If it really comes to it, agree to marry her! Just keep up the relationship for now–once we get through this crisis, we’ll cut her off.”
As Grace kept talking, Zayden’s face grew darker and darker.
“Are you even listening to what I’m saying?”
Grace glared at him. “Son, you’re the future of Holt Group. You can’t afford to fall apart now. You must score well on the SAT. Otherwise, everything I’ve invested in you will be for nothing!”
Zayden didn’t respond this time.
Of course he would take the SAT seriously.
There was no way he could just stand by and watch the Holt family fall apart.
The next morning.
Eliza was scrolling through online news.
Because of the attempted rape and drunk driving, Zayden had once again become the subject of online videos.
Most of the clips were posted by creditors who had been at the scene yesterday.
They wanted to destroy the Holt family’s reputation to vent their rage.
The school group chat was also full of gossip about Zayden.
He used to be the school’s golden boy, but now he had become a laughingstock. Everyone was mocking him.
The fall from grace–from a school idol to utter disgrace–must’ve been hard to swallow.
Eliza closed her phone.
This was just the beginning.
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Things were far from over.
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In the bathroom, Nolan stepped out half–naked, his upper body bare.
Eliza had just set down her phone in the living room when she looked up and saw well–defined muscles and perfect abs.
She froze.
It took her a second to come back to her senses, and only then did she realize Nolan wasn’t wearing a shirt.
“You–You!”
Eliza stammered, unable to form a full sentence.
Even though they’d lived together for a month, she was usually gone during the day, so she’d rarely seen Nolan right after a shower.
Nolan also hadn’t expected Eliza to be in the living room. For a moment, he was stunned.
“You…”
“Could you could you at least put on some clothes?!”
Eliza quickly covered her eyes.
Even though she wasn’t exactly a young girl anymore, she had never seen another man’s body besides Zayden’s.
Hearing her words, Nolan finally turned and went back to the room to get dressed.
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