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His mood had shifted from finding a way to help David to a strong desire to defeat Cyrus.
Cyrus paused, staring at him expressionlessly.
“Admit it. You’re causing trouble for us at every turn, not out of some righteous sense of justice. You just want revenge for Alyssa and Tatiana!”
Narrowing his eyes, Cyrus tilted his head and mouthed, “So what?”
Those two words, although just mouthed, enraged the Schmidts beyond measure. They wanted nothing more than to rush forward and beat this lad to a pulp.
As soon as Cyrus left, Victor couldn’t hold on anymore. He sat down on the couch with the help of his two sons. After drinking a cup of hot tea, he felt a little better.
“Josh, Jimmy, what do we do now?”
“Dad, calm down.”
Josh’s gaze was menacing. “Even if Cyrus arrests David, he won’t get anything out of him. It’s been so long since Tatiana’s incident. There’s no evidence left. Without evidence, Cyrus can only release David eventually. I’ll send our lawyer over now.”
“Josh, you’re talking nonsense. Attempted rape doesn’t have any solid evidence to begin with, so what’s there to fear?”
Jameson sneered, subtly provoking Josh’s competitiveness.
“In my opinion, those two girls David touched are the real-time bombs. If either of them explodes at this moment, David will never be released.”
“Hmph! You don’t need to worry about that. Those two girls will never speak up.”
If even one of them did, Josh would ensure that none of them would see the light of day again.
That night, Alyssa, Jeremy, and Sean safely escorted Tatiana back to Heightsnew Villa.
The ladies and Winston were all at home. They were aware of the livestream. Instead of blaming
Tatiana, they praised her as a brave girl with a kind heart.
Tatiana cried easily. After returning home, she threw herself into her father’s and mother’s arms and cried for a while.
As Winston comforted her, he was overwhelmed with guilt. He felt that he owed Tatiana too much.
Lyla had intended to scold Tatiana, but when she saw her, she couldn’t bring herself to say anything harsh. She just hugged her daughter and cried.
When Colene saw someone insulting Tatiana, she used an alias and argued with the trolls.
Not only that, she also contacted Nathan, asking the members of his five gangs to comment on the livestream under aliases. Nearly a hundred of them flooded the comment section and eventually got banned.
No matter how big the storm was outside, it seemed everything would dissipate the moment they entered Heightsnew Villa.
Watching this heartwarming scene, Alyssa couldn’t help but feel tears welling up in her eyes. She even choked up.
Ever since her mother left, she hadn’t considered this place her home anymore. Even if her wandering days were tough, she only wanted to escape.
But now, this place was becoming more and more like home.
Alyssa had only two sanctuaries¡ªHeightsnew Villa and Jeremy’s warm embrace.
After the livestream incident, Winston and Lyla seemed to have a subtle change in attitude toward
Sean. Seeing the pitiful look of the young couple reluctant to part ways that day, Winston broke his usual rules and let Sean stay in the house.
However, they had to sleep in separate rooms.
Of course, Sean was not allowed to sneak into Tatiana’s room at night while everyone else was asleep.
This was undoubtedly a joyous event for this couple, who had been through so much.
Tatiana was as happy as a clam, and Sean was so moved he almost burst into tears. Sean kept thanking Winston and promised earnestly to take good care of Tatiana and give her happiness for the rest of his life.
Even Sean was forgiven and accepted by Winston again.
Watching the happy family scene from the side, Jeremy felt like an outsider.
Alyssa caught the contagious happiness radiating from Tatiana and Sean, oblivious to the fact that
Jeremy was feeling gloomy and jealous.
After a while, Jeremy forced out a bitter smile of acceptance and resignation.
Although he couldn’t stop feeling down, he accepted his fate. It didn’t matter, even if Winston wouldn’t accept him in his lifetime. As long as he could accompany Alyssa and be with her at all times, he would be satisfied.
A sinner didn’t deserve forgiveness.
Being able to stand here was already a great blessing for him.
“It’s getting late. Taty is exhausted. Everyone should calm down now. Let’s go in and rest,” Winston urged with a smile.
Everyone started heading back to the villa.
Only Jeremy remained standing in place. This tall and good-looking man was so quiet that he was almost invisible.
Winston turned around to look at him. Frowning, he asked, “Jeremy, it’s late. Aren’t you planning to go back to Solana City?”
Alyssa had intended to send Tatiana back to her room before returning to find Jeremy. Hearing this, she abruptly stopped in her tracks. She looked at Jeremy with concern, feeling inexplicably anxious.
“Sorry, Mr. Taylor, for disturbing your rest.”
Jeremy swallowed hard. His voice was hoarse as he spoke. “I’ll go¡ª”
“Stay here tonight if you don’t have anything planned tomorrow.”
Winston’s words made everyone stop in their tracks. Suddenly, everything went quiet.
Alyssa widened her eyes and parted her lips in disbelief as she stared at her father.
“W-What did you just say?”
Jeremy’s chest rose and fell with tremors, and his pupils contracted as he gazed at Winston’s face. His heart skipped a beat as well.
“If you go back now, you’ll probably arrive home at dawn, right? If you don’t have anything planned tomorrow morning, stay here tonight.” After saying that, Winston lowered his eyes and cleared his throat.
This time, Jeremy heard it clearly. So did Alyssa and everyone else.
This enormous surprise sent Jeremy’s heart pounding with excitement. His eyes welled up with tears of emotion, and his throat felt heavy with gratitude as he extended his thanks to Winston.
“Thank you, Mr. Taylor. Thank you for taking me in.”
He actually used the words “take me in”.
This indomitable man, the scion of Solana City’s top company, was extremely humble at this moment.
Alyssa’s heart ached. Unable to bear seeing him like this, she quickly intervened. “What are you doing?
It’s just staying overnight. It’s not a big deal.”
“It is, Lyse.” Jeremy’s eyes were red-rimmed, with barely perceptible tears shimmering in his eyes. But the excitement in his heart surged like waves. “I’m so happy now. None of the achievements I’ve made in my life have made me as happy as this moment.”
For others, it was just a simple overnight stay.
But for Jeremy, it was like a ray of hope for a rebirth.
Winston gave Jeremy a meaningful look, then turned and walked into the villa.
“Sean, has Dad forgiven Jeremy? Has he accepted Jeremy?” Tatiana asked excitedly in Sean’s ear as she held his arm.
“I hope so.”
Sean looked at Tatiana gently as he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Anyway, any progress is good.”
Moved, Alyssa cupped Jeremy’s face in her hands. She suddenly pressed her soft, red lips against his, kissing him as if there was no one else around.