Chapter 161

Meanwhile, Jared and Alice could also feel Wilson's rage as they exchanged gazes in a trance for a few moments. After all, both of them didn't expect Emma would become Wilson's goddaughter, which made it hard for them to take advantage of her because no one in Kingsford dared to mess with the Young Family. Having nothing but contempt and disdain for Emma because of her humble origin, Alice had always kept her under her thumb until that very moment. Therefore, now that Emma was starting to show her backbone, she became frustrated and helplessly irritable. Her frustration grew into despair when she thought about the possibility that her daughter, Arianna, could face legal consequences for what she had done.

However, Emma ignored Jared and Alice's reaction and sobbed while speaking to Wilson over the phone. "I'm happy and grateful to hear that coming from you, Mr. Young. Anyway, I suppose I have to get going now because I have some important business to attend to." She hung up the call after Wilson talked to her for a few more moments. Then, she walked closer to the door and opened it to let Trevor into the house, although she didn't think Trevor's arrival would serve any more purpose since she was now able to keep Jared and Alice at bay with Wilson's support. After all, she no longer needed him to stand up for her in a conflict between her and his family because it was simply meaningless to her.

The moment Trevor entered the house, the first thing he did was stare at Emma to see whether she was mistreated. Meanwhile, the lady merely looked away upon meeting his gaze before she backed away and stepped out of his sight.

"Trevor, I can't believe this is the girl you fell in love with!" Alice made her point in an ambiguous manner. While Trevor looked at Alice, the latter began to mock Emma and said, "Don't you know that? She is now Wilson's goddaughter. Look how brilliant she is!"

Upon hearing his mother, Trevor gazed at Emma in surprise, wondering when she had become Wilson's goddaughter. When did that happen? Why wasn't I aware of it at all? In the meantime, Emma continued to avoid Trevor's gaze without seemingly bothering to explain what was going on.


Soon, Alice raised the pitch of her voice and responded in a sarcastic manner, "A goddaughter, huh? I bet you must be a replacement for Wilson's wife, who struggled to please him in bed. Ew! How filthy!"

While Emma was piqued and irked by Alice's offensiveness, Trevor was angry with his mother for slandering Emma, thinking he would have taught her a lesson with a slap in the face if she hadn't been his mother. The man then stared at Alice and coldly warned her. "You'd better watch your mouth the moment you walk out the door because you're going to find yourself in trouble if I ever heard anything bad about Emma."

In the face of Trevor's domineering aura that he had developed over the years, Jared and Alice couldn't help but feel intimidated, even though they were his parents. Soon, Alice snapped out of her trance and reacted madly, her eyes filled with anger. "I'm your mother, Trevor! How could you turn against your family just for this woman?!"

When Trevor heard how Emma was insulted, he quickly stepped forward and acted like a shield in front of her, scaring his mother, whose face immediately turned pale. Deep down, Trevor had no idea why everyone in his family wouldn't stop trying to hurt Emma. First, it was Arianna; then, it was my mom, and now, my dad joined the party too. Keeping Emma right behind him to protect her, he said, "My family? I assume that includes Dad and Arianna. Am I right?" While Alice didn't deny her son's words, Trevor went on and said, "But Grandpa is on my side." After all, Jared and Alice were afraid of the power that Trevor's grandfather, Christopher, had in his hands.

Alice was rendered speechless upon hearing Trevor's words because she couldn't deny the fact that Christopher and her son were both the most powerful people who ran the entire Bateson Family. For that, she was just as powerless as Jared as they were just figureheads, despite the positions given to them.

Soon, Trevor added, "Peace exists and thrives only in the presence of justice. So, if you and Dad could show some humility and politeness for Arianna's sake, I believe Emma will go easy on you guys." Knowing Emma, he believed that she could be forgiving if his parents were willing to concede sincerely. However, it broke his heart to think that no one ever cared to apologize to Emma, including Arianna and Crystal, as they had no respect for her at all. This is all my fault! She is being disrespected now because I didn't love her enough. If I had been treated like the apple of my eye, she would have been able to reverse the position and become the one who kept Arianna under her thumb instead.

"How dare you!" Alice started to burst into tears, feeling annoyed with Trevor for siding with Emma.

"Alright, that's enough. Let's go." Jared seized Alice's hand as the latter cried out loud, stopping her from stirring up any further trouble. In fact, the man was also helpless to Alice's difficult attitude, which reminded him of the time she made a scene when she caught him cheating on her back then.
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