When Love Turns to Ashes

Chapter 20 Everything Is Just a Game

"It's Xander.

"It was he who firmly believed in my innocence, which is why he arranged this press conference

for me.

"Although I had no blood relation with the Baldwin family, they treated me as their own and would never harm me.

"Thank you, thank you so much."

Beatrice bowed deeply to Xander.

Even though Xander was still angry, he couldn't say a word and could only smile and nod at the crowd.

But it had to be said that this move quickly resolved the public opinion crisis of the Baldwin family.

The press conference ended soon.

Beatrice hurriedly caught up with Gracie, expressing her gratitude, "Thank you. If you hadn't found the evidence against Abdiel, I... I don't know what would have happened..." Gracie asked her colleague to put the person in the car first and then looked at Beatrice with a troubled expression..

"It wasn't me. It was Mr. Caden's idea. Those girls were all found by Mr. Caden's people. It only took one night to find them. Before we approached them, no one wanted to provoke the Jimenez family."

"What did you say?" Beatrice was stunned, her breath catching in her throat.

"Abdiel's arrest and sentencing are inevitable. The Jimenez family won't be able to protect him.

this time."

Gracie's tone was heavy with meaning.

She seemed to be implying that Caden's goal was to make Abdiel face multiple charges, not just the attempted rape.

Gracie patted her shoulder and said, "I think it would be better for you to talk to Mr. Caden There seems to be some misunderstanding between you two."

By the time Beatrice regained her senses, Gracie had already left.

She turned around and happened to see Caden coming out. After a moment's hesitation, she was about to approach him when she saw Caden step aside to give way to Xander. Beatrice instinctively hid behind a nearby plant. Through the leaves, Xander seemed visibly angry.

Caden stood in the play of light and shadow, silently lighting a cigarette. The smoke swirled around him, his eyes half-closed, deep and cold, void of emotion.

Xander got straight to the point. "Did you do this?"

Caden nodded, and a puff of smoke curled from his lips. He said lightly, "Reconciliation only selves things temporarily. I don't like being coerced. Beatrice caused a mess, and the Jimenez family's chaos worked in my favor. If I can take the bigger gains, why settle for the smaller ones?" Chapter 20 Everything is Just Come

He lowered his gaze to tap off the ash, his expression unreadable through the haze, Upon hearing this, Xander nodded.

did quite well with this move,

do with her. She won't be in trouble," Caden said in

it. But Beatrice dares to

waste

to smoke slowly, his

was very

"Alright, I'm leaving."

Okay."

After seeing off Xander,

his back

wall, covering her mouth, and curled up her body,

he was trying to protect Madelynn. Thinking about the meaningless person Caden mentioned, Beatrice began to tremble uncontrollably, staring blankly at the wall. She didn't know how

upright, walking slowly back

Madelynn seemed to have suffered immense grievance, her

glanced at Beatrice

to say that

what happened, Caden would

people with a straight back and

conversation between Madelynn and

his hand, she reached out to grab the USB flash

she said, "Sorry, Mr. Caden, I didn't mean to. I just wanted to

it to you."

the shattered USB drive and

not didn't matter; what mattered was

had seen it, and that

walked out of the hall, Monica followed

just handed

can protect the

15.4

is

didn't you just play the audio directly? Everyone would have seen Madelynn's

with the Baldwin family and Ryan anymore? Do you think Mr. Caden will let us

underestimated Caden's feelings

because of that very relationship

Madelynn in the past

had already protected Madelynn in front of Xander, so how could he possibly let them ruin Madelynn's

what kind of luck

"Mom, I'm leaving."

Beatrice didn't want

and walked straight

wind howled. The gusts of wind cut through her clothes, the cold seeping into her thin body, making her feel like she

at the sun, and a wave of dizziness

to the ground, someone caught her from behind