Chapter 4

I received a call from Chloe while I was in the middle of a board meeting at my office.

"Dad..." Chloe’s voice was laced with tears. "Mom and Cody came to my office."

I immediately stood up. "What happened?"

"They're downstairs screaming that I'm a thief, saying I stole the family assets. All my colleagues are watching... Dad, what do I do?"

"Stay where you are. I'm on my way."

As I rushed to the lobby of Chloe’s office building, I could hear Brenda screeching from a distance.

"Chloe! You ungrateful bitch! You stole your brother's penthouse! Have you no shame?"

Chloe stood near the entrance, her face pale as her colleagues whispered and pointed around her.

Zach shielded her, his face dark with anger.

The onlookers whispered intensely.

Chloe's tears kept falling.

As I walked over, Brenda spotted me and lunged like a wild animal.

"Arthur! You monster! You left us homeless, and now you're spoiling this girl, giving her a luxury penthouse!"

She raised her hand to slap Chloe.

I grabbed her wrist tightly. "Stop right there."

"Let go of me! I'm going to rip this bitch to pieces!"

Right at that moment, Vanessa suddenly grabbed her stomach, let out a sharp scream, and collapsed to the floor.

"Ah—it hurts!"

Cody rushed to her side. "Vanessa! What's wrong?"

Vanessa’s face was pale as she clutched her stomach. "My baby... she pushed me! Chloe pushed me!"

The crowd immediately erupted.

But many people had clearly seen that Chloe hadn't even touched her.

Yet, Cody immediately pointed the finger without hesitation. "Chloe! How could you try to kill my baby?"

Chloe shook with fear. "I didn't... I didn't even touch her..."

"Liar!" Brenda wailed to the heavens. "Attempted murder! My grandson is gone!"

At that moment, one of Chloe's colleagues stepped forward with a phone. "Mr. Miller, I recorded the whole thing."

I took the phone.

"Come on, everyone, let's look at the truth."

On the screen, the entire incident was captured crystal clear.

Vanessa had thrown herself to the ground. Chloe hadn't been within two feet of her.

"And I have something else to show you all."

I pulled a private investigation report out of my briefcase.

"Miss Vanessa Blake, you were seen cuddling with another man at a nightclub just last night. Is that how a pregnant woman behaves?"

Vanessa’s face instantly lost all color.

"This... this is a frame-up!"

"A frame-up?" I sneered. "Then let's go to the hospital and verify it. I’ve already called an ambulance."

The ambulance arrived shortly after.

After a quick examination, the paramedic looked at Vanessa with confusion. "Ma'am, you aren't pregnant at all."

Brenda and Cody froze on the spot like statues.