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Chapter 142 You Did It On Purpose!
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Beatrice’s neck hurt, Caden bit her hard this time, as if he wanted to punish her. But she dared not make a sound, breathed heavily, clenched her fists, and endured the pain. At this moment, Caden unclenched her fist, her five fingers tightly intertwined, and the bite on her neck turned into a gentle nibble.
She was slightly stunned for a few seconds, but it was the sound of her neighbor knocking on the door that woke her up.
She struggled and said, “Let go.”
“Scarf.”
“Threw it away.”
“Beatrice, you should have known the consequences of deceiving me.”
Caden whispered in her ear, his voice deep and low, but carrying an irresistible sense of coercion.
“In the bag,” Beatrice whispered.
After being caught lying, her neck turned a faint pink, making the ambiguous bite marks stand out even more seductively. She lowered her long eyelashes slightly and pursed her lips, exuding a charming and coquettish allure.
She awkwardly moved her body, and Caden locked her waist.
“Don’t move.”
The man breathed heavily, his hot breath spraying on Beatrice’s ear. The tense muscles startled her, making her too afraid to move.
A few seconds later, she felt a warmth on her neck.
Caden
before slowly releasing
her.
rewrapped the scarf around her neck
Beatrice looked down at the word Caden on the scarf, not understanding why he had to do this.
Suddenly, the urgent knocking sound shattered her thoughts, and she glanced at the man entering the living room before partially opening the door.
“Sorry, I didn’t hear you in the bathroom, and we also ran out of vinegar at home.”
“No problem,” the neighbor stretched their neck and looked inside.
“What are you looking at?”
“It’s nothing,” the neighbor averted their gaze and hastily handed over a box of wontons, “I brought them for you.”
“No need, I had eaten enough today. You go ahead and eat. Goodbye.”
Beatrice politely finished speaking and quickly closed the door.
Her intuition made her look out through the peephole, and she didn’t expect that the neighbor was really nosy, actually sticking to the door to eavesdrop.
She could only tiptoe back to the living room.
Åt this moment, Caden had already been boiling water and making tea by himself. He didn’t look
up, absentmindedly twirling his finger.
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Beatrice stepped forward and said, “Uncle Caden, I showed you the scarf as well. It’s too late now, I’m really tired today and I want to go to bed early.”
The man paused as he turned the ring on his finger, raising his hand to his forehead and tapping it a few times. He lifted his gaze and looked at her, saying,“Are you sure your neighbor saw you wearing a men’s scarf and won’t be curious to find out more?”
Beatrice lowered her gaze and bit her lip, “You did it on purpose!”
Now it doesn’t matter whether we hurry or not.
He didn’t say a word, and made himself a pot of tea, calmly taking a sip.
Beatrice sat down weakly and, in order to avoid talking to him, she simply took out her phone and started playing in front of him.
As soon as she turned on her phone, her gaze was instantly captivated.
A news report about Devin’s self–theft and framing others went viral on the Internet.
In addition, many former employees of the Powell Group have also come forward to accuse him of sexual harassment during their tenure.
This report, however, did not vividly describe the affair between Selina and Devin.
Many media outlets nowadays, in order to attract attention, vividly describe how Selina seduced Devin and how they were caught in the act.
But that is not the main point of the whole matter.
Beatrice finished reading and felt a secret joy in her heart.
Finally, the media caught the key point and the main culprit.
Devin can no longer be an invisible person.
The stock price of the Powell Group plummeted.
The speed was so fast as if someone was controlling everything.
After Devin exploded on the spot, Madelynn also exploded, it was like a chain reaction.
Originally, someone posted online a photo of Madelynn having a meal with Selina and paying for things on Selina’s behalf. The two of them were so close that they were like sisters.
Together with Devin’s plot against Beatrice and Selina’s incomplete name mentioned during the live broadcast…
Misfortune quickly befell Madelynn.
There was no concrete evidence, but the suspicion was enough to make Madelynn restless.
Beatrice thought for a moment, if Selina had revealed Madelynn’s name during the live broadcast, it might have been dismissed as nonsense.
Now, with the ironclad evidence framing Devin, Selina and Madelynn were able to explain these little actions all at once.
Beatrice’s
account
unexpectedly
gained
many
kind–hearted
online
friends.
“Miss, I heard that you and Selina were best friends, and you got stabbed! You should stop hanging out with her.”
“I reviewed the timeline, and if nobody collaborated with Mr. Powell, the gem could not have
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“Sister, I have been wanting to remind you for a while now, Selina often meets Madelynn privately, be careful.”
Looking at these messages, Beatrice almost burst out laughing.
Caden put down the teacup and said softly, “So happy?”
Beatrice immediately suppressed her smile, forgetting that he was still here. He was so protective of Madelynn that one might have thought she was up to something.
“Uncle Caden, if you think it was me accusing Madelynn, you are free to investigate yourself. Just don’t let your fiancée suffer unjustly.”
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Caden frowned and raised his hand to rub his forehead.
Beatrice didn’t notice Caden’s expression and continued to look at her phone, replying to everyone’s kindness one by one.
Unconsciously, she got so tired that she fell asleep on the pillow.
Caden shifted his body to the side, casting a gaze at Beatrice. His scarf pressed against her cheek, providing support, but it was probably uncomfortable. She wrinkled her nose, adjusted her position, and continued sleeping.
He lingered for a moment, his eyes filled with scattered specks of starlight.
Until the phone screen lit up, he glanced at the content, and his gaze instantly turned cold.
After carrying her back to the room, Caden turned around and thought of something before turning back.
After a long time, he finally stepped into the darkness and left.
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The Baldwin’s mansion.
The night fell, adding a touch of solemnity to the ancient and elegant mansion.
Caden walked into the tea room, where the room was filled with the sound of gurgling hot steam, but it couldn’t dispel the coldness that surrounded him.
Xander did not raise his gaze, slowly brewing tea with boiling water.
With a few hisses, the tea fragrance filled the air, yet it also rendered the tea room quiet and filled with an undercurrent.
After the second cup, Xander turned the teapot and casually asked, “Where did you go?”
“Dealt with the Powell family.”
Caden sat down calmly, with no emotion on his face.
After the soup was served, Xander poured tea into the cup in front of Caden. “Dealing with it overnight? Since when did you care so much about the Powell family? In the past,, you never had the interest to find an opportunity to deal with the Powell family, otherwise, why would the Powell family have the chance to cause trouble today?”
“After all, Oscar is the eldest son and only child of the Baldwin family, and if we let him get away
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with everything, it will tarnish the reputation of the Baldwin family. Now that he is pushing, the boundaries, it is time to make an example out of him, otherwise everyone will think they can do whatever they want in front of the Baldwin family,”
Caden slowly spoke, with a coldness in his eyes that did not diminish in the slightest. Xander’s cup was smashed.“Just because of this?”
“What else?”
Caden drank tea without any ripples.
Xander looked at him for a moment, nodded slightly, and then said, “And how is Madelynn? The matters at the mine won’t be able to hold off for much longer.”
“I told her that, given the current situation of the Bradford family, she had no other choice,” Caden said coldly.
“You were also ruthless towards her, watching her persuade her father to invest so much money in the Powell family. The Bradford family might not recover from this hole for a while. Xander poured tea while asking questions, his gaze still fixed on Caden’s face.
Caden’s fingertips touched the rim of the cup, but he didn’t feel the scalding hot tea. He said in a deep voice, “Throwing stones
with consequences.” into well naturally comes
a Upon hearing the words, Xander set down the teapot and waved his hand. “Alright, I trust you to handle things. It’s getting late, so drink this cup of calming tea and to sleep.”
“Um.”
Caden got up and left.
The tea room do
go back
slowly closed, and Xander’s face darkened slightly as he waved to the butler.
The butler respectfully approached and said, “Sir.”
“Continued to have someone keep an eye on Beatrice.”
