Chapter 417


    Samuel scoffed, “That’s unlikely. Does Skr have that much charm? Joe has plenty of women


    around


    him.


    “Any of them could easily outshine Skr, so why would Joe be interested in her? I even saw her


    with a boy toy!”


    In his eyes, Skr, whom he disliked, was inferior to Maisy in every way.


    Maisy met Kenny’s gaze. With newfound determination, she spoke directly. “I’m positive. I saw


    Skr and Joe acting intimately at a restaurant the day before yesterday. They were chatting and


    laughing.”


    If Kenny had been the only one iming this, Jeffrey might have hesitated and possibly even been


    reluctant to take such a risk again.


    Having mistakenly targeted the wrong person three times already, they had significantly offended


    John and Jacky. It was a significant blow to the Williamses. Offending Joe on top of that would be


    self-


    destructive.


    “Seems like it might be true then,” Jeffrey conceded.


    Samuel’s face darkened. “How could Joe be interested in her? What’s so good about her?”


    Maisy secretly agreed with Samuel’s doubts. She pondered what made Skr so special. Joe must


    have


    been misled by her words.


    “She’s on Alexander’s team and earns a substantial monthly sry, which says a lot about her


    capabilities. We clearly misunderstood her before,” Sadie spoke up unexpectedly, defending


    Skr.


    From an outside perspective, Sadie finally realized how badly they had misjudged Skr. Skr


    had always been sincere and kind to them, yet they constantly made things difficult for her, even


    making her a


    scapegoat.


    Samuel was incredulous. “Mom, why are you sticking up for Skr? We all know what kind of


    person she


    is, don’t we?”


    “Do we really? Do we truly understand her? We know what Joe’s like. If he’s interested in Skr, it


    means she has qualities we’re unaware of,” Sadie countered firmly.


    “Qualities? I think Joe is just interested in her skills in bed.” Samuel sneered.


    He held the belief that Joe was like any other fickle–minded man, solely interested in a woman’s


    body, and predicted he would soon abandon Skr.


    Sadie raised her hand to p Samuel, but Jeffrey quickly intervened. “Enough! You’ve changed


    completely since your ident. You’re not thinking straight!”


    “Mom, whether Skr is a good person or not doesn’t matter. What matters is if she can help us.


    Dad said thepany is on the verge of bankruptcy. We can’t let that happen, Mom,” Maisy said


    gently.


    On the surface, Maisy appeared respectful toward Sadie. However, inwardly, she was furious.


    She was


    convinced that Sadie had lost her mind. Why was she defending Skr?


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    There was no doubt in her mind that Sadie was not her biological mother. She felt that all her


    efforts to please Sadie over the years had been wasted.


    Sadie could now see through Maisy’s charade. She hadn’t been able to see it before, but now she


    deeply


    regretted it. She wondered why she had always favored Maisy and neglected Skr, who deserved


    her


    love and care the most.


    “She’spletely disappointed in us and has distanced herself. Finding her won’t help,” Sadie said


    coldly.


    Over the past few days, Sadie had be increasingly clear–headed. Since her ident, Kenny


    and the


    others had relentlessly pressured Skr.


    Skr’s choice to escte the situation rather than return home made it clear that she didn’t care if


    the


    Williams family went bankrupt.


    “Even if it’s a long shot, we have to try. It’s ourst hope. You’d bettere to terms with this and


    cooperate with us to record a video to convince Skr toe back,” Jeffrey said.


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    His gaze toward Sadie held a clear disapproval of her behavior that day.


    “Dad’s right. We can’t afford distractions right now. Our priority is surviving this crisis. Mom, if the


    company goes bankrupt, we’ll lose everything.


    “We could be homeless, forced to rent a tiny apartment. We have to take this opportunity,” Peter


    finally chimed in after a long silence.


    “We also need to find a way to meet with Joe,” Kenny added.


    Samuel’s expression darkened. “Have we reallye to this?”


    The weight of their situation hit him hard. No acting jobs, no work, no ie. Their family was on


    the verge of copse.


    Sadie took a deep breath. “Alright,” she conceded.


    At this point, they had no other choice. Besides, she, too, yearned to see Skr.