As soon as Aurora finished speaking, Mr. Whitmore's face changed. He had believed Isabella's story and really thought Aurora had done such a foolish thing. He had even been comparing her unfavorably to her mother in her youth, thinking Aurora wasn't as good as her mother had been.He'd even started to regret bringing Aurora back. Now that the truth was out, Mr. Whitmore felt even more guilty towards Aurora. And after Aurora's speech, he wasn't just guilty - he was deeply disappointed and angry with Isabella.Isabella clenched her fists as she looked at Aurora. She'd experienced Aurora's sharp tongue before, but never imagined she could be pushed this far. Everything she had said earlier had become a weapon for Aurora to use against her, leaving her with no way to refute it.Seeing his daughter's predicament, Thursto spoke up: "Dad, Isabella didn't mean any harm. We can't blame this all on her. She's still young - she's your granddaughter after all. How can we condemn her based on a fe

Aurora was mercilessly mocking Isabella, treating her like the biggest idiot on earth. The thing is, Aurora wasn't wrong - Isabella really had screwed up big time to end up in this situation.Isabella glared at Aurora furiously and said, "Don't think this is over! I won't let you get away with this!"Aurora just laughed it off. "Cousin, I don't know about anything else, but this matter is definitely over. Who do you think is gonna come to your defense?""Aurora, one day Grandpa will see your true colors! Our whole family will know what you're really like!" Isabella raged.Aurora looked at her mockingly. "And will that be before or after we kick you out of the family?"Isabella was stunned. "What did you say?""I said, not only am I going to get you kicked out of the company, I'm going to get you thrown out of the family too. I'll ruin your reputation and leave you with nothing!" Aurora enunciated each word clearly as she stared Isabella down."Why?" Isabella looked at Aurora in confus

In the afternoon, Mr. Whitmore and Thursto were both out. The recent construction site incident had everyone on edge. Even though the truth was out now, they still needed to make frequent appearances as the pillars of the company.Aurora took advantage of their absence to visit Isabella's room. Isabella had been moved to the bed, but she was still sitting there hugging her knees. Apparently, just getting her onto the bed had been quite an ordeal.There weren't any servants watching inside or outside the room. Isabella's mood was unstable, and she'd occasionally throw a fit, not letting anyone near her. So Mr. Whitmore had told the servants to leave her be.Aurora easily pushed open the door and went in. Isabella kept her head down, not even glancing at her, as if she hadn't heard anyone come in.Aurora called out softly, "Cousin?"Isabella sat motionless on the bed, seemingly not hearing Aurora at all.Aurora slowly walked over and sat on the edge of Isabella's bed. She smiled and sai