The Billionaire's Forbidden Longing

Chapter 29 The Brown Family Goes Bankrupt

Allison had never seen anyone as striking as Liliana, nor had she ever seen a mom defend her kid so fiercely. It was a feeling she hadn't experienced in her eighteen years.

A wave of bitterness hit her. Other moms would always believe in their kids, but what about hers?

Thinking about it, Allison couldn't help but smirk. She blinked away the heat in her eyes and quickly put on a calm face.

"Sophia was framed! You guys are the bad ones! It's all your fault what happened to my Sophia," Madeline ranted, still being unreasonable.

But Nolan had had enough and slapped Madeline. "Even now, you're still this stubborn. The police have proof of what Sophia did. You say she was framed, but where's your proof? How did I end up with a family like you? The Brown family is done, do you get it? All because of your precious daughter!"

With that, Nolan stormed off, leaving Madeline to fall to the ground from the slap. She eventually crawled away in disgrace under everyone's gaze. Hayden, feeling distressed, grabbed Allison's hand tightly, breathing heavily in anger.

Sensing Hayden's emotional change, Allison lowered her head and coaxed, "Grandpa, I'm fine, so please don't be angry, okay? Look, I'm perfectly fine."

"Even your shoulder is bruised! Allison, how could you be so foolish?" Mia was almost in tears again.

Liliana quickly went over to hug her shoulders while turning to Allison. "I'm Liliana, Mia's mom. Allison, thank you for saving my daughter! Mia said it's not safe for you to live alone. Why don't you come stay at my place?"

Yet Liliana's sincere invitation to Allison made Hayden feel a bit uncomfortable.

asked, "Are you the eldest daughter of the

him,

Allison's hand tightly as if afraid she would be taken away the next moment. "There's no need for the Carter family to worry about Allison. We can take care of her!" For some reason, Allison sensed that Hayden seemed to have

didn't get mad and politely said goodbye before leaving with

with Hayden around, she pretended to be motherly. "Where do you live? Take us

"No need to trouble yourself, Mrs. Bennett. I have a place to

present stunned, and they couldn't help but think,

cane. "Get out

turned and left, deciding to consider Allison as good as dead. Seeing Hayden so angry and upset, Allison decided to take a leave of absence and took the old Mr. Hayden

how much he valued his reputation, so if he wanted to give her a new

age made his heart ache even more. "About the shares, Jonah will come by tomorrow to handle the paperwork. I want everything settled." Allison lowered her head. Initially, she had agreed to accept the shares out of sheer impulsiveness, but now she felt it might not be right. "Grandpa, let's forget about the shares. They're right; Jasper is the rightful heir of the Bennett Group. It's not suitable for me to

in you! Your father knows nothing about business. If it weren't for me, the Bennett Group would have collapsed long ago! And

real estate, but his recklessness resulted in poor-quality buildings that couldn't be sold, nearly causing a financial crisis for the Bennett Group. Thinking about this, Hayden couldn't help

when others said her grades were poor, Hayden knew that

"Alright!"

even if Allison didn't want the shares, she would have to

But Hayden insisted on seeing where Allison lived, so

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Apartments, Hayden made a quick