Chapter 809 My Name is Lorenzo
Jasper's words made Saul's face turn red with embarrassment.
Adeline had been back with the Phoebe family for a while now, and as the family's butler, Saul had always been careful not to speak out of turn in front of her.
He knew his place and understood that as a servant, he shouldn't meddle in his employer's affairs.
But today was different.
The last time he saw Howard this angry was when Oliver insisted on stepping down as president of the Phoebe Group to take Joseph to find his mother. Back then, Howard had Zara to take care of him. Now...
Regardless, Jasper was right.
As a servant, he shouldn't overstep his bounds.
Saul took a deep breath, walked over to Adeline, and bowed respectfully.
"Ms. Phoebe, I was wrong. I misunderstood you."
Saul looked older than Howard, and Adeline wasn't about to hold a grudge against him.
She knew that Saul's misunderstanding was due to someone else's manipulation.
With that in mind, she glanced at Daisy and Brandon in the distance.
"Saul has apologized. What about you two?"
She looked around at the onlookers.
"Everyone, you heard it clearly. Jasper and I are here together because my friend Linda is connected to Jasper's friend David."
"So, those who accused me of bringing Jasper here to upset my father, shouldn't you apologize too?"
She raised an eyebrow at Daisy and Brandon. "What do you say?"
The crowd began to murmur.
"Yeah, it's really unfair to accuse her of trying to upset her father without knowing the full story."
"An apology is in order. It was just a coincidence. I mean, who would intentionally try to upset their own father?"
"You don't get it, do you? Ms. Adeline Phoebe is the biological daughter, and Ms. Daisy Phoebe is adopted. If Ms. Adeline is out of the picture, Ms. Daisy stands to gain."
The murmurs made Daisy's face turn pale with anger.
She hadn't expected that the people she had rallied to accuse Adeline would turn against her so quickly.
Each word from the crowd felt like a thorn in Daisy's throat, making her uncomfortable and unable to respond.
Daisy clenched her fists, ready to retort, but Brandon squeezed her hand.
He smiled warmly at Adeline. "Adeline, I'm sorry."
"Daisy was just too concerned about her father. When she saw you and Jasper together, she spoke without thinking."
He pulled Daisy into his arms.
"Please, consider that Daisy just had a baby and is suffering from postpartum depression. Don't hold it against her."
"If you really want an apology, I'm willing to apologize. You can also ask for any material compensation, and we'll do our best to meet your demands."
Daisy's brow furrowed deeply. She whispered to Brandon, "Why are you apologizing to her?"
"The more we say, the more mistakes we make. We need to handle this carefully."
Brandon lowered his voice, warning coldly, "I'm protecting you. If you don't appreciate it, I won't help you anymore."
Daisy bit her lip, finally quieting down and pretending to have a postpartum depression episode, leaning into Brandon's arms.
Before she could secure the Phoebe family's vast assets, her two main supports in Oceancrest City were Howard and Brandon.
With Howard already in a critical condition, losing Brandon's support would leave her with nothing to fight Adeline.
The onlookers, seeing Daisy's pitiful state in Brandon's arms, began to murmur again.
"Postpartum depression, that explains it."
"If she's sick, she should get treatment instead of falsely accusing others."
"She probably didn't mean it. No need to be angry with someone who's mentally ill."
These comments made Adeline smile.
"You're right." She glanced at Daisy.
"There's no need to be angry with someone who's mentally ill."
She looked at Daisy, held by Brandon.
"Daisy, if you're sick, get treatment. Don't come out and harm others."
Daisy's face turned white with anger, her body trembling.
But she gritted her teeth and nodded. "I... I understand."
Adeline narrowed her eyes, about to say more when the hospital room door opened.
A doctor in a white coat stepped out.
"Mr. Phoebe is stable now."
"He wants to rest and asked Adeline to leave with her people."
The doctor then turned to Brandon.
"Mr. Torres, Mr. Phoebe wants you and your fiancée to go in."
Brandon sighed. "Father still needs us."
He looked at Adeline with feigned helplessness.
"I'll take Daisy in to see him."
"It's late. You should go. If Father hears you and gets upset, it won't be good."
With that, Brandon led Daisy into the room.
Watching the door close tightly, Adeline felt a pang of sadness.
"Adeline, let's go. Your father isn't worth it."
Linda sighed, pulling David's hand off her shoulder and walking over to Adeline.
"It's so late, and we're exhausted from the church. You insisted on coming to see him."
"And now..." Linda rolled her eyes.
"Ungrateful!" Adeline closed her eyes, smiling bitterly, and turned to leave.
"Ms. Phoebe," As Adeline reached the elevator, Saul called out to her.
"Did you go to pray for Mrs. Phoebe today?" Adeline nodded.
Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and looked at Saul.
"Can you take me home?"
"I want to talk about my father's health..."
And the poison Howard had been taking.
Adeline suspected that the poison was the same one that killed Lily.
If Zara was the only one who could make it and her people had always kept it...
Did Zara have a hand in the Phoebe family's poisoning of Lily?
"Ms. Phoebe, I can't take you."
Saul smiled. "Mr. Phoebe needs me here."
"But my son can take you."
"My son was once Mrs. Phoebe's confidant. He knows about your father's illness and the poison."
He took out his phone. "I'll have him come over."
Adeline nodded, thanked Saul, and went downstairs with Linda to wait for Saul's son.
As soon as Adeline reached the lobby, a slender man in black with gold-rimmed glasses approached her with a smile.
"Ms. Phoebe, hello."
"I was Mrs. Phoebe's confidant. My name is Lorenzo Pena."
From a distance, Jasper, who had followed Adeline downstairs, froze when he saw Lorenzo.
He remembered this man.
The man who had been at the scene of Lily's death, Zara's confidant.
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