"I... this..." Natalie Rogers stamred, unable to speak.
Seeing Natalie’s deanor, Lily Armstrong was even more convinced she was hiding sothing, "Aunt, just tell ."
"I... ugh." Natalie turned and sat on the sofa, "I just thought the lesson for Aria Richardson wasn’t enough, so I sent people to block her at the Richardson Family’s entrance, but who knew that little vixen had bodyguards when she left, and wasn’t hard much. Instead, the people I sent all ended up in the police station."
Lily’s heart was pounding, biting her lip, she forced herself to stay calm, looking at her, she continued to ask, "So what’s the situation now?"
"I had originally bribed my way through to safely get them out of the police station... but then..."
"But after nearly a day and a night, they’re still locked up in the police station, aren’t they?" Lily was shaking with anger.
No wonder she didn’t dare to tell her.
She had reminded Natalie many tis to not do anything extra, lest she get caught, and instead ends up worse off.
"So what do we do now?"
Now Natalie was starting to panic.
Those she hired were found with money, and she had promised that even if they got caught, she’d get them out.
But now, after a day and a night, they’re still locked up, and they’ve started to panic.
Just now, Silas Knox ssaged her furiously telling her to get back imdiately.
Natalie felt it was about this matter.
"What can I do? Aunt, I’ve told you before, you’re too impulsive with these matters." Lily rubbed her throbbing temples.
Natalie’s phone kept ringing, Silas was relentlessly pushing her to return ho.
Natalie was extrely anxious.
"Lily, please help your aunt, I’m at a loss now, and your uncle keeps pushing to go back..."
Lily was a ss in her mind, feeling like everything had turned into chaos overnight.
And there was Natalie constantly stirring trouble on the side.
She waved her hand, "Aunt, you should go back first, I need to think about what to do about this. I’ll tell you once I’ve co up with sothing."
Hearing Lily’s words, Natalie could only nod, got up, and prepared to go ho.
Lily sighed as she glanced at her, afraid of letting her go alone and ss things up further, so despite her anger, she got up to accompany her back ho.
anwhile, at the Knox Family’s entrance.
The families of those detained were gathered around the Knox Family’s entrance as if in agreent, demanding Natalie co out and give an explanation.
Those detained were originally contacted by Natalie online, especially those who cursed the most bitterly. After contacting them privately, she paid them to do the job for her.
Under the temptation of a large sum of money, they eagerly agreed and even called so of their friends.
Most of them were young, so had just graduated from school.
Natalie had assured them that even if things escalated and they ended up in police custody, she’d settle it without leaving a record.
Combined with Natalie’s lavish spending, they had no doubts and thought it was a great opportunity.
But they ended up waiting in the police station for a day and a night with nobody coming to bail them out, only to find Wyatt Lewis arriving with a lawyer to have them detained.
The lawyer explicitly stated the charges they faced: creating trouble, malicious harm, enough for a prison sentence.
If they were truly sentenced and had a criminal record, their lives would be ruined.
So, they contacted their families, explaining at the police station that they acted under soone else’s instruction.
Now, the families of these individuals, holding records of Natalie’s online conversations and paynt evidence, demanded a reasonable explanation from her.
Inside the Knox Family’s living room, Old Lady Mrs. Knox, Alexander Knox, and Silas Knox all had icy expressions on their faces. Nobody spoke, the atmosphere almost tangible.
When Lily drove Natalie to the Knox Family’s entrance, Natalie looked confused at the crowd gathered there.
They imdiately blocked their way.
Natalie rolled down the window and shouted irritably at the people outside, "Who are you all? Do you know where this is? What are you causing trouble here for?"
Natalie’s sharp voice instantly drew everyone’s attention.
The crowd looked at Natalie then at photos in their phones, soone shouted, "That’s Natalie Rogers! Perfect timing, drag her down."
Natalie instantly panicked.
They’re here for her!
"Who are you... ah..."
Thankfully, Lily reacted quickly, locking the car doors and windows, preventing Natalie from being dragged out.
Natalie, still shaken, looked nervously at Lily, "Who are they? Why are they after ?"
With a somber expression, Lily backed the car away, "Aunt, don’t you get it? They must be the families of the detained. Since those people weren’t released, the Lewis Family likely pressured them, and with a bit of manipulation, they confessed everything."
"They all confessed?" Natalie gritted her teeth in anger, "A bunch of useless idiots, after I gave them so much money, they betrayed just like that."
Lily, exasperated, her face turning colder, accelerated the car to shake off those people, then circled around to enter through the Knox Family’s back door.
Before entering the living room, Natalie tensely clutched Lily’s hand, "Lily, I now..."
Sighing helplessly, Lily said, "You’re scared now, but why didn’t you consult before acting?"
Natalie simply couldn’t swallow the grievance she suffered for so many days, wanting to teach Aria a lesson, she didn’t think things through.
Lily sighed, directly walking in, and Natalie had no choice but to follow.
As soon as Natalie returned, sharp stares swept towards her.
Silas spoke in a muffled voice, "You still have the nerve to co back?"
Though unhappy with Silas’s commanding attitude, Natalie knew she was in the wrong and couldn’t argue, losing her usual arrogance.
Old Lady Mrs. Knox spoke up, "Since you’re back, take responsibility for this issue yourself, apologize where needed, hire lawyers where needed."
Old Lady’s words displeased Natalie. What did she an by taking responsibility herself?
She was still the wife of the Knox Family. Faced with this issue, they didn’t help her think of solutions, but wanted to push her out as a scapegoat as soon as she returned.
"Mom, I’ve been your daughter-in-law for over twenty years, how can you be so heartless."
"Heartless?" If it weren’t for her frail legs, Old Lady Mrs. Knox would have rushed over to slap her into clarity.
"Natalie Rogers, after marrying into our family, all you’ve done is cause trouble, cause trouble, and cause more trouble. The Knox Family has settled so many issues for you, haven’t we been generous enough?"
Natalie, rendered speechless by Old Lady’s reprimand, looked to Silas and Alexander, "Do you both agree with this too?"
Silas, "Mom is right, this decision is the result of our discussion."
Alexander said nothing, quietly sitting on the side, as if it had nothing to do with him.
From the video exposure to the current situation, Alexander showed no stance, neither helping nor preventing, as if it was all unrelated to him.
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