Chapter 81
After returning from the charity auction, Alyssa locked herself in her room. She refused to come
out. She was in an unusually low mood.
In the evening, Jonah and Silas visited their sister. Although Alyssa came downstairs, she seemed listless. She was lacking her usual vigor.
“Lyse, I heard about what happened at the auction from Mrs. Taylor,” Jonah said as he gently held his sister’s bandaged hand. He stroked it tenderly. “How’s your injury? Did Sean take care of dressing the wound for you? Does it still hurt? Is there any infection?”
“I have basic first aid. I can take care of it myself. Sean’s already worried about many things. I don’t want to bother him with something this small,” Alyssa replied sullenly. She quickly pulled her hand back.
“Sean is becoming less reliable! If I hadn’t bumped into Mrs. Taylor at home and learned about what happened to you at the auction, we would’ve been kept in the dark!” Silas said, his eyes filled
with rage.
“Tomorrow, I’ll deliver a subpoena to the Becketts. Jonah can contact the KS legal team and
formally sue those old hags for damaging your reputation! I’ll burn down their home! We’ll show
them the might of the Taylors!”
“Let it go. It’s not worth it.” Alyssa leaned against Jonah’s wide chest. She said softly, “We have a
legal team, but don’t the Becketts have one too? If things escalate, it will reach Dad’s ears. It’s not
worth it.”
In the end, she was afraid of her father knowing about her and Jasper’s affairs. While he couldn’t
do anything to her, he might get hypertension from anger. Despite his tough appearance, he was
aging. And she didn’t want him to worry about such a mess.
However, that didn’t mean she would let Liana off the hook. Alyssa looked at her injured hand.
She was reminded of the emerald bracelet she had been trying to repair for two days. Tears filled
her eyes.
“Liam is trying to return from the military because he heard you got injured. Meanwhile, Axel is
already on his way back. He’ll be home very soon,” Jonah said. He hugged his sister and gently
smoothed her dark hair.
“It’s just a scratch on my hand! How can I let them worry about me? One has a high position, and
the other carries great responsibilities. They can’t be bogged down by something this small,”
Alyssa exclaimed.
Then, she took out her phone to send a voice message to Taylor Family’s Secret Society.
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I’ll ignore anyone who dares to come back for a year!”
“Lyse, I already got permission,” Liam replied.
“I don’t care! Anyone who comes back is no brother of mine. Do with that information what you.
will!”
“Looks like you won’t be able to stop Axel. He’s probably somewhere in the sky,” Silas said,
“I’ll ignore him. I’m done being his sister!”
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