It was not just Charlotte whose eyes widened in shock—everyone present drew a sharp gasp.
"Prison? Why on earth were you in prison?"
"This woman must have forced you to take the blame for her, didn't she?"
Charlotte lunged at me like a hungry wolf, trying to scratch my face.
"Hey, you! What shady business did you drag my dad into to make him take the fall for you!"
"You've wasted over twenty years of his life! I will not let this go unless you hand over the Johnson Group to us as compensation!"
Henry rushed forward to silence her and hissed in a low voice.
"Stop it! It's not what you think it is!"
"Not what I think? Then how did you end up in prison for no reason, Dad?"
"What exactly are you afraid of, Dad? Giving the company to us is still letting her off way too easy!"
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