บททั้งหมดของ The Billionaire's Detective: บทที่ 171 - บทที่ 180

NARRATORThe moment Cecelia opens the door, she is welcomed by rays of light and flashes from cameras on her face.She tries closing the door, but they won't let her; instead, they drag her out."What's going on here? Let go of me!" she yells, struggling to break free from their grip, but they aren't having it."You should have thought of that before you decided to sleep with your friend's husband!" one of the women in the crowd says."Yes, you are shameless, and you don't deserve to be pitied!" another adds."She's been pretending to be a saint all this while. Who would have thought she could do something as shameless as this!" another adds, pushing the first one aside to take a proper look at her.One of the ladies with a camera steps out."Tell us, is it really true that your son belongs to Mr. Martin, or are the news stories all fake?" the lady asks Cecelia, with her camera fixed directly on Cecelia's face."I don't know what you people are talking about. Please let me go. Please,

NARRATORThey spend the rest of the day apportioning blame. One minute they are blaming Cecelia, the next minute Jade, and the following minute Clara for letting the media know the whole thing.Seeing that the situation is beginning to turn sour, they dismiss themselves and everyone goes to their separate homes, except Annabelle and Grace.They go to Jade's place to see her. No matter what she did, they still consider her a friend.They knock, and the maid opens the door. At first, the maid doesn't want to let them in because she thinks they are there to confront Jade, but when she sees they don't look like people who have come to fight, she allows them in.The maid then leads them to Jade's room, where she is lying on the bed. She isn't sleeping but is barely conscious.When they enter her room, she manages to sit up with the help of the maid."How are you feeling now?" Grace is the first to ask her.Jade hesitates for a while before she finally mutters, "I'm feeling better.""That's

NARRATORMrs. Webster hisses in frustration the moment Rose ends the call.She has come from the hospital to grab a few things for her husband, who is still in the hospital, only to encounter Annabelle, Grace, and even one other random lady whose name she doesn't know.Thankfully, she is already inside before they arrive; she manages to see them through the doorbell camera. On her way home, she had called Marie to come back because they had something very important to talk about.But upon getting home, she sees how angry they look. She tries calling Marie to stay back, but the call isn't going through. She texts, but the message still doesn't send because of the network.Now she is stuck because she knows so well that they aren't going to spare Marie for making things so rough for their friends. Now they are there to give her a piece of her own cake.At one point, Mrs. Webster decides to call Rose because she knows what is coming; she knows they will deal with Marie if they set eyes o

NARRATORMarie is rushed to the hospital while the cops take the rest.Mrs. Webster has no choice but to follow them to the hospital; on the other hand, she is already weak and tired. First it was her husband, and now Marie. To make matters worse, Rose doesn't even want to help her in any way. So, in the truest sense, she is all by herself.When they get to the hospital, she tries reaching out to Rose, but Rose still doesn't pick up. So she has no choice but to go over to her place. She needs someone to help her take care of them, and the only person who can help is Rose. Taking care of her husband and her daughter at the same time all alone won't be an easy task for her.She knocks at the door and slowly steps back. After waiting for about two minutes with no response, she knocks again for the second time, and that is when Rose responds. The reason Rose responds is that she isn't aware it is her mom; if she had known it was her mom, she wouldn't have bothered coming down to get the d

NARRATORThe slap forces Priscilla to go quiet. She should have just listened to the lawyer when he told her to stop making a fuss about their mother's mood.She wants to say something but doesn't; she just turns and storms away angrily.Then the first daughter moves closer to their mom and holds her hands."I'm sorry if we made the whole thing seem like we don't care. Trust me, we do care about you. It's just that we didn't want to feel like we wouldn't be better without him. We're sorry," Victoria says."I'm not blaming any of you. I just want you all to understand that it's not as easy as you think. I understand you want me to be fine without him, but then again you should all know that moving on isn't as easy as you think it is. We've done so many things together, and having to do those things without him won't be an easy task. But it's fine; I'll be fine. I just need more time to process the whole thing," she says as Victoria pulls her into a tight hug. Skylar slowly moves closer