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Chapter 857
Chapter 857 Lesson Learned
Joseph's face was stormy as he shot James a deadly glare. "James, I've made myself clear that if you want to
apologize, you'll have to do it on your knees and bow to my granddaughter.”
Bristling, James retorted coldly, "That seems a little over-the-top, Mr. Harrison. My family may never match up to
yours, but that doesn't mean you can trample on our dignity!" Upon hearing her husband speak up, Helen
chimed in defensively as well, "That's right! | know my nephew is to blfor whatever happened this time, but
certainly, there's no need for you to blow things out of proportion like this! What are you trying to accomplish
with all these men you've brought to our doorstep, Joseph? Do you plan on wiping us out? Have you forgotten
about the rule of law?"
Helen's blood boiled at the old man's threat. "Go ahead and call the police on us, Joseph!" she taunted angrily.
"You're the one breaking and entering into a private residence with this large group of thugs, which seems far
worse than our incident if you ask me! So my nephew told a couple of lies, but he might only be charged for
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtdefamation in the worst-case scenario. You, on the other hand..."
She trailed off with implication, and without missing a beat, Joseph countered, "Fine, then. Crystal, get the police
and tell them that we've caught a man who was trying to abduct women. In fact, | have a reasonable suspicion
that all those missing women cases in Eastcliff may have something to do with him!"
Tate began to panic. As far as criminal records went, his was not the cleanest, and an incident like this one could
easily get him thrown into prison for years. "Aunt Helen, you can't call the police!" he interjected hastily.
Confused by his belligerence, Helen blinked and asked, "Why? We have every right to call the police on them,
seeing as they broke into our home. There's nothing to be afraid of."
To the side, Sasha curled her lips into a humorless smile as she scoffed and interjected, "I think it's pretty
obvious what's really going on around here, Mom. This punk has probably done something despicable again and
landed himself in boiling hot water!"
Helen's eyes widened to the size of saucers, and she suddenly recalled what Tate had said when he arrived at
the house-he and his friends had wanted to teach Crystal a lesson, which culminated in the whole mess.
She had been so angry with the alleged affair between Crystal and Matthew that she completely forgot about
this detail.
Presently, Joseph's icy voice pierced the heavy air as he drawled, "President Cunningham, I'm going to assume
that you have no idea of the things this young man has done, have you?" He scoffed contemptuously and added,
"| just so happen to have brought along his scumbag friends who acted on his orders. Why don't | let them tell
you precisely what happened?"
Having said that, he clapped his hands once and cued the shameful entrance of a group of men, all of whom
were Tate's friends. They were brought in with their arms pinned behind their backs, and the next second, they
spilled the whole truth in front of everyone.
When the explanation cto an end, Sasha felt as if she might throw up in a fit of anger. There was a dark fire
in her eyes as she glared at Tate murderously and snapped, "You're really done for this time, Tate! Take a good
look at what your precious nephew has done this time, Mom! Are you still going to defend him? I'd like to see you
try!"
Helen, on the other hand, was in utter shock. It was only after hearing what those hooligans had said that she
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmfinally understood the full story.
Meanwhile, James was fuming as he shouted, "Damn it, Tate! You good-for-nothing bast*rd! | can't believe you're
trying to instigate a fight between us and Mr. Harrison after what you've done. How much more twisted can you
be?" He turned to his wife with a grimace. "Helen, | swear to heaven above, if you even try to speak up for this
boy one more time, I'm going to divorce you right now!"
Tears welled up in Helen's eyes as desperation washed over her. "Why would you even do something like this,
Tate?" She stared at Joseph in anguish. "I'm so sorry, Mr. Harrison. | really am. Please accept my apology on his
behalf. I'm begging you not to hold this against him. He didn't know any better."
The air around Joseph dropped to a freezing point as he regarded Helen impassively. "Remember what you said
tojust now, Helen? Allowto refresh your memory-you said with utmost certainty that your nephew would
never lie to you, and you called my granddaughter a sl*t, too."
Blood rushed to Helen's face. "I was ignorant, Mr. Harrison. I've learned my lesson now. Forgivejust this once,
Mr. Harrison, as a favor to Matthew."
However, Joseph was adamant in his stance, and with a slow shake of his head, he declared, "Absolutely not! I've
made myself clear just now that I'd jump down from the rooftop if | was in the wrong. | put my life on the stake
even though | was right the whole time, so do you honestly think an apology on your part could resolve this?"