"He had a stroke?" Luke asked.Henry sipped his coffee. "That's right. It was his eldest son who called just now, begging for mercy. He said Anthony made use of his father's muddled state of mind to orchestrate this farce."Luke sneered. "Didn't Mr. Sullivan Senior just have a stroke? Is his son claiming that he was already mentally unfit before that? That son sure knows how to dodge responsibility."Luke was normally a gentle and mild-mannered person, but this time, his anger was real. He had no intention of letting the Sullivan family off the hook.Henry was the same. He wasn't the kind of man to go around picking fights with others, but Brad had handed him the knife himself this time. It gave Henry the perfect excuse to start a business war, and there was no way Henry would waste the opportunity.It was partly for revenge for Summer's sake and partly to expand Hartford Group's influence.After the recent storm, Henry had done some reflection. The truth was, Hartford Group stil
Anthony rushed forward when he saw Brad collapse onto the couch. "Mr. Sullivan Senior, are you alright?"Brad pointed at Anthony, his face pale. "If you don't handle this properly, I'll kill you!"Anthony started to panic. "Mr. Sullivan Senior, you forced me to do this. I didn't want to from the start, and I told you Summer isn't as easy to deal with. You refused to listen, so you can't just throw all the blame on me now that everything's gone wrong.""Shut up!" No one dared to talk back to Brad like that within the Sullivan household.Anthony's outburst only made Brad's rage explode even further.Suddenly, he felt numbness spread down one side of his body. Then, his whole form crumpled, and he collapsed on the floor.Yes, after this whole performance, Brad failed to get revenge on Summer. Instead, he ended up giving himself a stroke out of anger.Meanwhile, Summer still had no idea what was going on. All she did was quietly wait for a response from Anthony.When nothing came,
Breaking the setup by the Sullivan family was actually very simple. As long as Summer proved that she never dated Anthony, then everything Anthony said would fall apart.Soon enough, Anthony responded, "She said she didn't want others to know about our relationship. So, we didn't take any pictures or videos together. Even our phone calls were done through her adoptive sister. All I have are the chat logs with her sister."After that, he added, "As for her sister, the last time I saw her was two months ago. She seemed terrified, saying Summer was planning on sending her abroad to silence her…"That statement stirred up another wave of shock online. All of them quickly flocked to Summer's Twitter account to wait for her response.Summer didn't hold back at all as she released a timeline."The first time I met Anthony was three days after my birthday this year. My adoptive sister needed a tutor, and he was one of the candidates. He claims he has phone call records with her? Well, tha
The latter part of the video was just Anthony rambling on with pointless nonsense.But in summary, he was just saying one thing. Janice was incredibly pitiful, and everything had been orchestrated by Summer. Summer had ruined a woman who was once both smart and upright.In Anthony's carefully crafted script, he played the part of the dumped boyfriend bravely stepping forward to reveal the "truth".Public opinion flipped almost instantly. People who had defended Summer in the morning even deleted their accounts.Those who were attacking Summer doubled down, becoming even more vicious."Anthony, that little bastard!" Henry was so furious that he was stomping his feet.Summer was not surprised at all.Anthony had always been the type who'd stop at nothing to get what he wanted.Summer gently patted the back of Henry's hand. "Grandpa, why are you so angry? We both know that those who frame others with lies will get exposed in the end. There are so many holes in Anthony's story. It
"Actually, we were set up that time. Back then, a lot of people knew I had a girlfriend. And that girlfriend was none other than Summer Hartford, the heiress of Hartford Group," Anthony said."What utter nonsense!" Henry roared with fury.But Anthony kept going, saying, "We met because I was hired as her private tutor. Her adoptive sister at the time, the one who was assaulted by multiple men, used to help us cover things up a lot. "At first, I never even thought of a relationship because the gap between our families was just too wide."He continued, "But Summer said that her grandfather never cared about these things. Unfortunately, well, I guess she got tired of me eventually. One day, she started pulling away, and the next thing I knew, she was getting close to other rich young heirs."At this point in the video, people online were already wildly speculating."Other rich young heirs? Why did I suddenly think of Chandler?""It's not just you. I'm thinking of Chandler, too. Th
Judging from his voice, the great Mason Hunt was clearly furious as well.But in the end, he still listened to Summer. He didn't take any action and let the chaos on the Internet unfold on its own.…Over at the Sullivan residence, Brad was pacing back and forth in the living room.Anthony's face was still bruised as he sat on the couch, staring down at his phone."A media outlet caught Summer and her family heading out as usual. She went to report in at her college," Anthony said, frowning as he zoomed in on the photo.Even though the Internet was in an uproar, Summer and her family acted like nothing had happened.Especially Summer in particular. Phoebe had said something to her, and she laughed incredibly brightly."The topic is still trending!" Anthony said grimly.Anthony and Brad had already discussed this.Once the posts were released, they had expected Summer's side to do everything possible to suppress the trending topics.These kinds of scandals were often only mad
The whole incident was sparked in the middle of the night.Someone anonymously posted on a well-known gossip forum. The post's title was both alarming and dramatic. "Beloved Justice Heiress Is Actually a Despicable, Scheming Person."At that moment, only Summer really fitted the description of a popular heiress that had a sense of justice.The public had just begun warming up to her again after the scandal involving Chandler running over Paul. So, naturally, people clicked on the post immediately.The content of the post claimed that over the past few months, she had abused her sister, framed her classmates, and betrayed her boyfriend.Anyone with the slightest bit of media experience could tell that this was a professional hit piece. The narrative was full of twists and suspense and was highly engaging. Shortly after it was posted, the thread was shared across multiple platforms.With the usual gossip-loving online crowd, on top of the paid bots that were fueling the flames,
"Dad…" Patrick said.Brad turned away. "All of you, get out! I want to speak to him alone."The Sullivan family exchanged looks with one another.No one knew what Brad was planning, but no one dared to object, either. In the end, they quietly turned around and left.Once the door was shut, Brad slowly walked over to the couch and sat down, staring directly at Anthony.Anthony was incredibly uneasy. "Mr. Sullivan Senior, are you planning to silence me?"Brad said, "Young man, you're not nearly as pitiful as you're pretending to me. You latched onto Janice and the Sullivan family to use us as a stepping stone, so stop acting like some heartbroken victim.""You've always had a bias against me. Even now, you still do," Anthony said."Don't you want success and power? I can still give you that chance. The question is, are you clever and ruthless enough to pull it off?" Brad tapped his cane on the carpet twice.Anthony could vaguely feel like something was taking shape."There isn'
It was only thanks to Brad's constant objections that Anthony hadn't managed to enter the company.Brad was planning to let Anthony build a career of his own so he could observe Anthony from a distance.Yet, it hadn't even been that long, but Anthony had committed domestic abuse."Yes! I hit her!" Anthony struggled as he sat up. Then, he shouted, "But I didn't do anything wrong! Any other man in my position would have done the same!""What are you talking about?" Jessica stepped forward and slapped Anthony hard across the face.Anthony said viciously, "Mrs. Sullivan, what a brilliant daughter you raised! We were engaged, and I treated her sincerely, but her? Her mind was full of Chandler! Anthony continued, "Last night, after she kidnapped Summer, she even called me! I've got the call records! She said she wanted to break off the engagement, and she wanted to take revenge for Chandler!"To Patrick and Jessica, those words struck them like thunder.They had just been swearing t