Jedidiah angrily yanked at his cor. “Chole, what on earth is going on? You organized the banquet; don’t tell me you know nothing about this!”


    Chole remained calm. “I really don’t know what’s happening!”


    “Jedidiah, although Mom intended to set up Ranita with someone today, the event was officially a celebration for Dad. I’ve always been filial to our parents and would never do something to anger them.”


    Chole paused and shrugged innocently. “Ranita got into trouble, and you immediately me me? I’m not taking the fall for this.”


    “Chole, you better be telling the truth!” Jedidiah was truly furious. “I’m going to find Ranita. You stay with Mom and Dad and calm the guests.”


    As soon as Jedidiah left, Shannon anxiously asked, “Chole, what is going on? Didn’t you say everything was prepared? How did this happen?”


    “Calm down!” Chole’s expression didn’t change. “I’ll ask Rodolfo what happened…”


    Before she could finish, Rodolfo limped in. His once-dapper suit was wrinkled, two buttons were missing from his white shirt, his chin was bruised, and he had a ck eye. He looked badly hurt.


    “What happened to you?” Rodolfo’s appearance was rming.


    Rodolfo touched his wounds, wincing in pain. “Chole, I’m done with this mess!”


    “I’m leaving.”


    Rodolfo was very angry. This time he had really messed up.


    “Mr. Hatfield!” Chole tried to stop him, but Rodolfo just wanted to leave the scene and preferably go abroad to hide.


    He could get by in Stnd because people gave him some respect, but Brendon… Brendon was ruthless.


    Rodolfo couldn’t afford to offend him.


    “Chole, you better clean up this mess. If I get dragged into it, you won’t have it easy either.” This whole thing was Chole’s idea; otherwise, he wouldn’t have gotten involved.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.


    Rodolfo appeared to be a charming and capable young man from a wealthy family, which helped him fit in well among other rich kids.


    He liked chasing women.


    He had some interest in Ranita during their arranged meeting, but it was just for fun; he never intended anything serious.


    Then Chole approached him for help.


    Sleeping with Ranita and gaining a favor from Chole seemed like a win-win, so Rodolfo agreed.


    The camera had been set up in advance to avoid capturing his face and only aimed at the doorway…


    Everything was nned perfectly.


    But at the critical moment, Brendon showed up and beat him up without a word!


    “Don’t worry! This won’t implicate you! But I hope you keep the truth to yourself,” Chole warned him.


    Rodolfo nced at Shannon and Chole. “Take care of yourselves.”


    After Rodolfo left, Shannon’s face turned grim.


    “Chole, what do we do now?” Shannon clenched her fists in frustration. Who could have predicted that Brendon would show up at thest moment?


    “What can I do! Things are already like this; I still need to exin everything to my parents!” Chole’s face also turned dark as she continued, “Didn’t you say Brendon wouldn’t return to the country? Why did he suddenlye back?”


    The recent issues with Stuart’s Corp were indeed rted to the Murphy family. Specifically, it involved Lena Diaz, who had whispered some things to Brendon that caused him trouble, forcing him to leave Stnd.