“We are no strangers to Ms. Thompson’s commendable character. If my brother was such a scumbag, do you think Ms. Thompson would operate on him? Wouldn’t that make her a silent accomplice?”
James’ carefully worded statement caused tensions to rise.
The Iverson brothers were cut from the same cloth. Charles was beyond redemption right from the start, and the whole world was aware that he was not a good man. Instead of apologizing for his brother’s bad behavior, James tried to help Charles get away with it. It did not matter how the world saw James.
However, Bella was a different story.
By making the surgery public in a delicate moment, James was hinting that Bella was on the Iversons’ side.
James planted doubt in the public’s minds. Though Bella had her moments, she stood by the Iversons when it counted.
“The incident with my brother has taken up a lot of public resources. I’d like to apologize to everybody on behalf of him and the Iverson group.”
James hunched over. “With the public and all sectors as our witnesses, we will be strict on ourselves to lead by example.”
The news came to an abrupt end.
Bella scowled hard.
“Damn it! James is the son of a bitch! He’s so desperate to name the young madam as a complicit.” The overwhelming emotions made Ian’s voice tremble and his eyes turn red-rimmed.
Sure, Bella was not happy. However, she was a lot calmer than before.
Her man was not having it, though.
Justin’s grip on her hand was icy to the touch. Bella could even feel his gradually tightening hold and veins creeping on the back of his hand.
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