Jaw-Dropping Son-in-Law

“Yes. Someone had spiked my drink. After that, I somehow ended up inside this room where I ran into Ms. Rhonda. But I did not touch her, I swear.”

Narrowing his eyes, Artemis turned to regard Ken. “Get some people over to the scene and look into the beverages to see whether there are any issues with them.”

“Understood.”

Felicity walked in from the outside, and a frown appeared between her brows when her sights fell upon Rhonda. “What's up with you? How did you end up here?”

Rhonda's emotions became gradually settled through Beatrice's pacifying. Wrapping her arms tightly around herself, the former then started choking up, “I've been set up. Mom sent me back here to pick up some clothes, and when I was passing through the side passage, someone knocked me out and forced some drug down my throat.”

With that, she lifted her head to regard Felicity with teary eyes. Then, she continued in a hoarse voice, “Laurence is Max's granduncle and my future uncle so how could I possibly... You have to be the judge of this, Mrs. Luther. I've been set up by some wicked people.”

Looking up at her son, Felicity asked solemnly, “How do you intend to handle this?”

While Artemis' gaze fell upon Laurence., his eyes betrayed nothing about his thoughts.

Considering how the two matters were intertwined, he reckoned that Luther Group's reputation would surely suffer if he should choose to do nothing about it.

Certainly, none of that really mattered to him, for his primary concern was with his son. What would others think about the boy should word of this spread?

Even if they would not say anything nasty to his face, what would they say behind his back?

He was positive that his son would be turned into a laughing stock.

As a father, he saw it as his responsibility to provide a conducive environment for his child to grow.

“Have the family doctor come over. If they had both been drugged, this matter must have been perpetrated by a third party.”

With that, he scrutinized the reporters all around him. His keen eyes conveyed an implicit look of deterrence and caution. “If they were set up, then they too could be considered victims. I trust that every one of you here is a reasonable person who would not seek to compound upon their misery.”

masses exchanged knowing looks with

indirectly using his tone to hint that they were to

Mr. Luther? Are you forcing us to

am offering to acquire your equipment at three times its value. Of course, you also have the option of calling up your boss to get him to make a trip down to

any and had that reporter so spooked

the crowd, Artemis let out a subtle smile. “Luther Group has wielded influence in Hallsbay for many years, and I believe that all of you may yet continue to benefit from our presence here in the days to come. If we could all be discreet about the events that took place here tonight, I have no doubt that there would be more opportunities to collaborate abound. However, should anyone

The crowd collectively shuddered.

could they have

about the night's incident were to get out, the first person to be implicated would be the young princeling of the

Clack!

of film from his camera which he handed

been handed over to your bodyguard. I swear that I'll not breathe a

be given access to Luther Group for your coverage of finance-related

responded with delight, for exclusive rights to cover financial news concerning Luther Group would be enough

is Beau Monde's

is ours from The

to produce their own rolls of film from their cameras which they

way of his subordinates, they got the hint and approached the

hand a goblet

ascertained that there are indeed traces of a drug inside of this wine glass, Mr. Luther, but I am unable

families hustled in just as his voice

up, “Quick, Dr. Zelinski. Come over here and have a

calm. There will be a way

that someone was out to get Rhonda, there would be no way

the Luther family would likewise