The Darling of the Paranoid Tycoon by Cheryl Rice

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Chapter 46 A Mother’s Dilemma

Chapter 46 A Mother’s Dilemma

“Mrs. Munoz, may I ask if Mr. Munoz’s tax evasion is true?

“Do you know about this? Have you helped him?”

“Your eldest daughter, Harriet, is now married to Mr. Delbert. Will you seek his help in resolving this matter?”

“By the way, why haven’t we seen your second daughter, Nora? Can we ask her to come out and comment on this matter?”

The reporters bombarded Bessie with questions, each one more aggressive than the last.

As she grappled with the relentless onslaught, Bessie silently urged herself to endure through this trying time.

Since there was no bad news coming from Nora, she probably had successfully executed their plan.

Bessie could then leverage her motherly influence, and the Carlson Group’s money would flow in, making her the esteemed first lady of Meawood City.

With that secured, she would simply ignore Clifton and leave him to clean up his mess.

Clifton, lurking in the shadows, found the situation too intense. Attempting to slip away unnoticed, he was unluckily noticed by

Bessie.

“Honey, you’re back!”

reporters followed Bessie’s line of sight and saw Clifton.

up, and they immediately rushed over, directing their

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questions, he cursed Bessie under his breath. Hastily summoning his bodyguards to ward off the press, he whisked

across the street

back to her car

done! We’re

the phone aside and drove

unfinished business to attend

living room, Clifton confronted Bessie angrily. “What is going on?”

snapped back, “How would I know? You should clean up your own mess.”

this.

and he

go and ask Mr.

added, “Didn’t you go to the island today? Does

her with scorn. “What are you talking about?

right, though. Today on the island, I saw that Mr. Delbert was indeed concerned about that silly girl. I’m his future father-in-law,

words were interrupted