Jasper clenched his fist so hard that his veins bulged when he received the update. He jeered. "Javier is a great father, isn't he? He wouldn't give up on his terrible daughter no matter what."

"This isn't about Betty. He is trying to save his face as the family patriarch." Xavier was furious. "I saw him busy taking care of Mr. Newton at the hospital while keeping tabs on Ms. Lauren's condition. I thought he had finally come around, but I was being naive!

"From the very beginning, he has been an egoistic person who only cares about himself. You can't expect him to self-reflect and change."

Jasper turned around to stare at the gray sky. "Well, since he's all about saving face, I'll make him lose face."

As public opinion continued to brew, there were increasing calls to prosecute the six bullies. Betty was implicated as well, especially because she was a Beckett and Lauren's sister. In some way, her behavior was more despicable than that of Zoe and the rest.

"Betty Beckett harms even her own sister; she is a vicious animal! She should be heavily punished!"

"How brazen of her to bully her autistic sister!"

"Betty Beckett, don't you ever dream of escaping the legal consequences with your dad's support! You have no way out!"

Therefore, he would protect Betty despite knowing her evil ways. To resolve the

lights at the press conference blinded Javier. The harsh lights illuminated his pale face. He began with anger and sadness in his tone. "Three days ago, my daughter, Lauren Beckett, experienced a horrific abduction and torture. Until today, she remained unconscious in

in pain. I have not

into silence out of consideration

like to keep

Lauren's abduction," one of the reporters finally blurted out. "Besides, we heard from the bullies that Betty was one of

How do you plan to deal with her? She kicked Ms. Lauren during the abduction—it

if you go

dirty laundry of an esteemed family. Everyone could tell by now that Betty was Zoe's accomplice. It would be unfair for Betty to walk away unscathed while

his teeth and admitted, "Betty is wrong for hanging out with the wrong crowd, but she's my daughter at the end of the day. She grew up before my eyes. Yes, she made a mistake,

Javier's blatant favoritism. In an effort to protect the image of the Beckett family, he tried to whitewash

open. A tall and strong figure marched into the venue,

"It's Jasper Beckett!"

Jasper proceeded toward Javier. Javier's expression hardened when

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