Chapter 1137 Everett, You Deal With Cassie
"At first, Cassie tried to blame me for Grandma's death, but Robert took the fall to protect me. I fled Silverwood that night and later snuck out of Madison."
"What?" Ariana's face changed.
Thinking her mom was murdered, Ariana wanted to kill Cassie.
"She's so evil," Everett said. "How could someone be so cruel to their own family?"
"Probably jealousy. When Arthur and I got engaged, Robert and Helen supported us. Plus, Robert and Grandma felt bad for me because I was kidnapped, so they tried to make it up to me. Cassie hated that. She thought I took everything from her and resented Robert and Helen." Olivia saw Ariana's anger and held her hand. "Mom, I've heard Joseph isn't the richest man in Madison anymore, and the Hernandez family has fallen. Cassie married Joseph, but he soon found a new lover and dumped her."
Ariana laughed. "That's not enough. Now that I know, I won't let them off."
"By the way, where's your dad?" Everett finally asked what Ariana had always wanted to but didn't dare because Declan was there.
Sure enough, Declan's face turned ugly. He glared at Everett like he wanted to kill him.
Everett touched his nose, thinking Declan was really petty, but this needed to be cleared up sooner or later.
"Aiden?" Olivia sighed. "Mom, you had me out of wedlock. After dating you, Dad was arranged to marry Vera by his family. He didn't know about me for over twenty years."
Ariana was deeply disappointed. "I can't believe I was so blind back then."
Declan sneered. "Trash. He played with a woman and didn't take responsibility. Honey, your taste was really bad back then."
Ariana felt embarrassed but had to admit it was true.
Olivia laughed. "Recently, the media exposed that Vera had an affair, and their daughter Luna is actually someone else's child. The embarrassing part is that Vera had an affair with my dad's brother, Atlas."
"What a mess," Ariana frowned. Aiden was not only scummy but also stupid, the kind of person she despised the most.
"But later, Cassie pretended to be me and claimed Aiden as her father as he was a noble in Madison." Olivia shrugged. "However, in recent years, the Chapman family has also declined, and Cassie didn't gain any benefits. I don't want to acknowledge him, so I let it be. Anyway, I hate him and will never forgive him."
"He's not worth forgiving." Ariana held Olivia's hand. "From now on, having me as your mother is enough. You should stay here. Let me introduce you to your brother, Everett, and my current husband, Declan."
Declan nodded slightly, while Everett smiled at Olivia. "Don't worry. I'll protect you from now on. If anyone messes with you, just come to me. As for Cassie..."
His eyes narrowed coldly. "Mom, we can let some things go, but she killed Grandma and put Olivia through hell. We can't let her or Joseph off the hook."
"You handle this," Ariana replied.
After hearing Olivia's story, she thought carefully about the name Cassie. It sounded nice and strangely familiar.
"Mom," Olivia called out, worried she might remember something.
Ariana snapped back to reality and apologized, "Everett, you deal with Cassie. What she did to Olivia, I must repay a hundredfold."
"No problem, Mom. I'll head to Madison tomorrow," Everett quickly said. He was tired of staying in Neya City every day anyway.
"No rush. Now that I know where my hometown is, I must go back to pay my respects to my parents. As for Robert, we need to find a way to get him out of prison. Then we'll go together. In the meantime, you can show Olivia around Neya City," Ariana said sadly.
"Alright," Everett didn't dare to go against Ariana's wishes.
Olivia was secretly delighted. With the help of the Wittelsbach family and Isabella, crushing Cassie and Joseph would be easy.
She cursed inwardly, 'Cassie, Joseph, just you wait. I will be back soon, and I will settle all the old scores. Cassie, if you were tormented by your own mom and brother, it must be quite interesting. And I will become the heir of Emerald Haven Island.'
"By the way, Olivia, do you know my old name?" Ariana asked again.
"Mom, your name was Isabella," Olivia finally told the truth.
"Isabella," Ariana repeated the name, finding it very familiar. "Honey, Everett, from now on, my name will be Isabella."
"Honey, as long as you're happy," Declan said, his sharp eagle eyes sweeping over Olivia. Although Olivia's words were flawless, he still inexplicably disliked her as a stepdaughter.
It wasn't because Olivia wasn't his child.
Although he was narrow-minded, he would keep his promise to Ariana. He just instinctively felt some resistance towards Olivia.
Madison.
In the office of the Hayes Group.
At this moment, several shareholders were accusing Benjamin.
"Benjamin, what's going on? Why are the media recently flooding with reports that our company's cookies contain carcinogenic acrylamide? Yes, our cookies do contain acrylamide, but the levels are very low, low enough not to cause cancer. Now it's being magnified, clearly someone is targeting our company."
"This cookie is our company's best-selling product. Now the regulatory authorities are asking us to stop production for rectification. It's like they want to destroy our company."
"Other food companies also have this ingredient. Why is the regulatory authority only targeting us?"
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