Serena ignored her. Instead, she lifted her gaze and shot a faint, sidelong glance at Douglas. Slouching with his hands casually stuffed in his pockets, Douglas arched an eyebrow, an amused smirk tugging at his lips.
"Is my niece calling for backup again?" He strolled lazily until he stood between Anna and Isabella. Raising a brow, he looked at his parents. "Mom, Dad, let me correct the record."
He pointed a finger at his own chest. "The supposed mafia boss they're crying about? That would be me."
Holden and Kiera froze. What did that mean? Their son? A mafia boss? Wasn't their son running legitimate businesses? When did he become an underworld kingpin? They stared blankly at Douglas.
Douglas offered a carefree, unapologetic smile. "As for those scandalous photos they took... actually, that was my order."
The moment the words left his mouth, Isabella and Anna sobbed even louder.
Isabella clenched her hands tightly, humiliating tears rolling down her cheeks. She felt sure Serena had done this on purpose! Serena had brought Nicholas here just to watch her become a laughingstock, to make sure he knew she had taken those degrading photos. Her life was completely ruined!
Serena had summoned Douglas here just to mock her and trample her last shred of dignity into the dirt!
Anna, boiling with shame and fury, attempted one last desperate struggle. Lifting her tear-stained, ruined face, she wailed at Holden, "Grandpa, did you hear that?! Douglas admitted it! He did this to us on purpose just for Serena! He actually helped an outsider abuse his own niece!"
"Grandpa, Grandma, Isabella and I are the victims here! We're two helpless girls! Because of Douglas and Serena, we were forced to take those horrifying pictures! You have to seek justice for us!"
Holden frowned at his youngest son. "Douglas, what exactly is going on? Why would you do something like this? What's your reason?"

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