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!”

line of sight and saw

lit up, and they immediately rushed

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agitated by the reporters’ unrelenting questions, he cursed Bessie under his breath. Hastily summoning his bodyguards to ward off the press, he

the chaotic scene across the street was a figure

watching for a while, she went back

We’re

aside and drove

business

confronted Bessie angrily. “What is

back, “How would I know? You should clean

this. Who leaked the information?”

gripped Clifton, and he paced back

big deal? You can go and ask Mr. Delbert for help,” Bessie

the island today? Does Delbert listen to Nora

with scorn. “What are you talking about? Mr.

and added, “You’re 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,

were interrupted by Bessie’s shock.