Hayden Cohen wanted to run, but Dexter Brookes grabbed him by the cor, making escape impossible. Dexter narrowed his eyes menacingly, his entire demeanor radiating danger. “Did you dare help that scoundrel deceive Serena? You’ve got some nerve, huh?”


    “I’m innocent!” Hayden pleaded with a near-tearful expression. “I swear, I had no idea Tina was Serena!”


    Serena, when she was on the mountain, never revealed her real name to them, only allowing them to call her Serena. Moreover, when Hayden had seen Serena, she was only nine years old. Unlike his eight brothers, Hayden had only spent two years on the mountain and hade down, so he truly did not recognize Serena as she had grown up.


    “Stand straight!” Dextermanded coldly, and Hayden immediately stood at attention.


    “Tell me honestly, how far has it gone between Serena and that scoundrel?” Dexter’s face was stern.


    Listening to Dexter repeatedly refer to him as “that scoundrel,” Hayden felt like crying. Ohe on! Mr. Farrell is my friend after all! He seemed to have forgotten his recent fierce vow to cripple that man.


    “Just… just…” Hayden hesitated a long while, pressed by the intimidating stares of his eight brothers, he reluctantly confessed, “They’ve already moved in together…”


    “What! They’re living together!” The eight men roared in unison, startling Hayden into shrinking back.


    “I don’t believe it!” Tristan Montague shook his head in denial. “My sister, who’s always so aloof and unreachable, living with that scoundrel!”


    “Beast!” Philip Cahan red furiously at Hayden. “This Jared Farrell is a beast. Serena is only neen today, and he, nearly in his thirties, how could he?!”


    “What! That scoundrel is that old!” eximed Gavin Forrest. “An old cow eating tender grass, shameless!”


    James Heart internally disagreed-was twenty-nine really that old? He was thirty himself and didn’t feel old. He was about to argue in defense of older bachelors when Dexter turned sharply and smacked him on the head. “Useless fool, you live in Ensford and you didn’t even know Serena was duped into living with that scoundrel!”


    “I never thought our high-and-mighty Serena would suddenly be so blind as to be charmed by that Jared Farrell,” James Heart said, feeling very aggrieved, wishing he could tear Jared into pieces.


    “It must be that scoundrel’s sweet talk that deceived our Serena!” Damian Kinley gritted his teeth.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    “Right!” Liam Archer added fiercely, “Serena is too kind-hearted, surely that scoundrel used some despicable means! Otherwise, how could she possibly agree to live with him!”


    “Tell us!” Dexter stared at Hayden. “Exactly how did that scoundrel trick Serena into living with him?”


    “Ahhh…” Hayden shrunk further, almost disappearing into his cor, “Could it be possible that Mr. Farrell… didn’t trick her? Maybe Serena felt sorry for him after seeing his hand swollen from a bee sting, and worriedly moved in with him with her luggage.”


    “Impossible!” the brothers collectively expressed firm disbelief. “Serena would never take the initiative; it must have been some sneaky trick by that scoundrel!”


    “You call that scoundrel Mr. Farrell?” James squinted suspiciously at Hayden. “Are you close?”


    “Not at all!” Hayden, feeling the intensity of James’s gaze, waved his hands frantically, pledging his loyalty. “Absolutely not! I can’t stand Jared Farrell; he’s always been bossing me around. I’ve just been waiting for you guys to back me up!”


    “Really?” Gavin Forrest pulled Hayden closer by the neck, his grip so strong Hayden feared he might be trying to break it.


    “Really, truly, as real as gold!” Hayden assured without hesitation.


    “Then prove it to us properly,” Dexter said with a menacing smile.


    “How, how do I prove it?” Hayden felt chilled by his smile, wondering if Dexter really would force him to mutte Jared.


    Forget whether he dared to do it or could even seed; Jared’s manhood would likely remain intact while he himself might end up a eunuch, bing sisters with Serena instead.


    “Since that scoundrel likes tricking Serena into living with him,” Wesley Soames sneered, “let’s just destroy his house, see how he’ll charm her then!”


    “Okay, no problem!” Hayden breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it easier to wreck a house than mutte Jared. “I’ll go and demolish his tworge apartments in Blue Cove!”


    “Hah,” Liam chuckled, seeing Hayden’s naivety, “Destroying just one apartment isn’t enough. Jared Farrell is the heir to the Farrell family corporation, next in line as head of the family; he must own quite a few properties, right?”


    “Destroying one means he could still charm Serena into moving somewhere else with him,” Damian Kinley also revealed a sly smile.


    “You’re not nning to make all his residences uninhabitable, are you?” Hayden looked at the eight brothers in horror, as if looking at eight demons, “Are you ying that rough?”


    “So,” Tristan also grabbed Hayden’s neck, nking him with Gavin, “you better honestly spill every property that scoundrel owns!”


    “Not one must be missed!” Philip Cahan raised a finger, clicking his tongue.


    Under the menacing gaze of his eight brothers, Hayden felt cold sweat running down his back. Mr. Farrell! Please don’t me me! My own life is more important!


    At the vi.


    Sophia, who had been rescued, had taken a hot bath under the care of Marie and the nanny, and now sat obediently in a clean nightgown on her pink bed while Tina checked her for injuries.


    Tina first examined the external wounds, finding only a scrape, then took Sophia’s pulse. Marie, anxious by the side, kept asking, “How is she? Is Sophia alright? Those damned viins, they had poisoned Sophia once before, could they have…”


    “It’s alright.” Tina shook her head reassuringly, interrupting Marie, “They probably thought Sophia was a goner this time, so they didn’t resort to other means.”