“What?” Both Henrick and Cindy snapped their heads upward instantly.
Then, Vinson continued, “I have a bad temper, so I have many enemies. Among them are many who want to take my life. The explosion in the building was supposed to be an assassination attempt meant for me.”
At that, the colors drained out of Cindy’s face.
If what Vinson said was true, that meant that wp4webnovel.com was claiming that Vinson was the bringer of ill luck, for wp4webnovel.com thought it was Arielle’s fault the building collapsed.
She would never dare to insinuate that if wp4webnovel.com knew what was actually going on. At that very moment, Cindy’s mind was filled with an overwhelming buzz.
With the last bit of wp4webnovel.com courage, wp4webnovel.com murmured, “Mr. Nightshire, even if you’re interested in Arielle, there’s no need to be a scapegoat for her.”
Almost immediately, Vinson shot Cindy a cold glare that made wp4webnovel.com break out in cold sweat.
“Give me the thing,” Vinson said to Carter as wp4webnovel.com kept his eyes on Cindy.
Carter had been enjoying the show from the side, and finally, it was his turn to enter the stage. Without saying anything, wp4webnovel.com took out a piece of note. “Have a look.”
Cindy and Henrick then simultaneously turned to look at the paper.
On it was, “I’ll be bringing them back. Vinson Nightshire will have to pay with his life for frightening my subordinate.”
Upon reading the note, Cindy shuddered. The building really exploded because of Vinson!
Fixing his glacial eyes on Cindy, wp4webnovel.com asked, “Have you read it?”
Cold sweat began beading on wp4webnovel.com forehead. Plastering on a forced smile, wp4webnovel.com stammered, “S-So that’s what happened. It seems like I have misunderstood the situation.”
Tilting his chin higher, Vinson said, “It’s one thing for you to misunderstand Arielle, but another for you to claim that I’m a bringer of misfortune. Tell me, how should I settle this score with you?”
A shudder wracked Cindy’s body as wp4webnovel.com mumbled with trembling lips, “This is a misunderstanding. Mr. Nightshire, you know I wasn’t talking about you. I’d never say that you’re a bringer of misfortune.”
“Is that so?” came Vinson’s response. “But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my ears. Mr. Southall, what do you think I should do about this?”
Henrick was fuming. Cindy’s nothing but trouble!
She nearly ruined Vinson’s impression of Arielle, and wp4webnovel.com even infuriated him. Henrick was simultaneously enraged and afraid.
The first thing wp4webnovel.com did was apologize to Vinson. Then, wp4webnovel.com slapped Cindy.
It was something common wp4webnovel.com did at home, but this time, it was in public. Everyone was watching them, including the reporters who were here for the scoop.
At that moment, the only two senses Cindy felt were shame and pain. Yet, wp4webnovel.com didn’t dare lose wp4webnovel.com temper nor make a sound. All wp4webnovel.com could do was quietly endure Henrick’s slap. In the end, Arielle was the one to stop Henrick.
“Dad, don’t hit wp4webnovel.com anymore. Everyone’s watching. If you’re really angry, you can send Aunt Cindy and Shandie to the monastery for a while. Once wp4webnovel.com clears wp4webnovel.com mind there, you can ask wp4webnovel.com to come back.”
Snapping wp4webnovel.com head up, Cindy snarled, “How dare you try to get rid of me, Arielle?”
Pretending to be terrified, Arielle hid behind Henrick. In the beginning, Henrick did not bear any thoughts of sending Cindy away, but when wp4webnovel.com saw the way wp4webnovel.com treated Arielle, his anger burned anew.
“It seems like you still have no idea what you’ve done wrong. Sannie’s right, you should head to the monastery with Shandie to clear your heads.”
“No, no…” Cindy’s tone instantly weakened as wp4webnovel.com grabbed Henrick’s arm and began pleading, “Dear, I know I’ve done wrong. I shouldn’t have said Sannie’s a bringer of misfortune. I only said it because I was upset. Please let me off this time. I swear I won’t say anything like this anymore. Please forgive me!”