Chapter 220

Facing Melissa's accusations, Serena was unfazed. She stepped forward, her nose nearly touching Melissa's outstretched finger.

"I've already asked to review the surveillance footage. And honestly, what benefit would I gain from disrupting Cole's engagement party?"

Melissa sneered, her voice sharp. "Oh, the benefits are plenty. If something happened to my son, your husband would continue to hold power in the Larson family. And if something happened to Ms. Arnold, wouldn't your sister be able to get closer to Cole?"

Serena didn't even flinch as Melissa's long nails left shallow marks on her nose.

Before Serena could respond, Hugh walked in, his gaze cold. "If I wanted to control everything, I would have handled it myself. Why would I have my wife resorting to these petty tricks?"

He stepped closer and gently pulled Serena back by the shoulder. Then, he turned his cold eyes on Melissa, his lips curling into a sneer.

He said, "When your son was out street racing, hanging out with his shady friends

at underground clubs, and during every moment you weren't watching him... Do you think I wouldn't take action?"

Melissa's confidence faltered instantly. It was clear she couldn't say anything against Hugh.

was obedient, but once

Calvin, Hugh had used his connections to track him down and had him at the airport within

Cole, but he wouldn't go

major spectacle, and the Arnold family wouldn't let this slide easily. She couldn't let Serena, who had organized the

"You won't lay a hand on Cole, but I remember your sister still has her eye on

don't mind letting you seek justice. After all, we're just half-sisters with no

rubbed the nail mark on her nose. She wasn't worried. She knew the truth would come out, and she wouldn't be blamed for

furrowed his brows as he pressed her hand down gently. "It's

I won't rub it anymore," Serena said obediently,

narrowing. She wondered if this

moment, Celeste arrived with

surveillance footage was reviewed, it was confirmed that someone had sneakily tampered with the custom platform the night before. To avoid detection, they had applied a

quickly. "Because of that adhesive, we didn't notice the damage during the inspection this morning. Luckily, Ms. Jansen was concerned that

had us rush to build a steel frame and install it from

from anger to

In fact, her additional reinforcement saved

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