A Crazy One-night Stand

Hearing Sophie's scream,

all of them hurried over to where she was.

There was a pile of broken glass pieces lying on the ground.

Sophie was so angry that her face twisted with rage. She forgot to be ladylike and shouted in a loud roar, "Who did this?"

However, Alina clenched her fists. What was left to be said?

Sophie had obviously planned to slander her. First, she deliberately invited Alina for tea and took her fingerprints. After that, she claimed that the necklace she kept in another cup had disappeared. Now, the other teacup was smashed into pieces. Sophie would definitely insist that the broken cup was the teacup she had drank from.

Lincoln looked coldly at the glass fragments on the ground and said, "This matter ends here! Lina, follow me to the study."

"Yes!" Alina was grateful for Lincoln's intervention and responded immediately.

However, Sophie stood in the way. "Father, Miss Alina has not proved that she is innocent."

Lincoln rebutted discontentedly, "Then, can you show us Lina's teacup?"

Sophie had a displeased expression on her face. "The cup must have been knocked over by a servant. Alina, this must be your doing, right? You're such a crafty woman. You've only been in the Scott Family for less than a week, but you've colluded with the servants to do your bidding."

"Sophie!" Lincoln warned her in a stern voice.

Sophie lowered her head and said unwillingly, "I want to search her body!"

Lincoln's face was livid. "Sophie, you've gone too far!"

What's wrong with Sophie today? She seemed to have been possessed.

When Alina saw Lincoln trying to protect her, she didn't want to make things difficult for him. "Grandfather, I don't mind being searched to prove my innocence. The truth shall prevail." Since the teacup was broken, there was no way for her to prove that she was innocent. Now that Sophie wanted to search her, it was a chance for Alina to prove her innocence. Mr. Scott sighed. "If you insist!"

Silvia poked her head out and raised her hand. "Grandfather, let me handle this!"

Mr. Scott nodded.

It was appropriate for Silvia to search Lina since they were closer in age.

As soon as she received her grandfather's approval, Silvia glared at Alina and approached her. She patted down Alina's shoulders and ordered arrogantly, "Raise your hands!" Since it was a body search to prove her innocence, Alina no longer minded Silvia's haughty attitude. She raised her arms cooperatively.

Silvia patted down her shoulders, torso, and waist. After that, she asked, "Do you have an inner pocket in your jacket?"

"No!" Alina said as she put down her arms and tried to undo the zipper on her jacket to show Silvia.

Silvia reached into the pockets in Alina's jacket and suddenly pulled out a necklace.

She shouted in surprise, "Mom, is this your necklace?"

As soon as Sophie saw it, she reached out and took the necklace. "Yes, this is the one!"

Alina was so shocked that she was struck dumb. How could there be a necklace in her pocket? She really didn't know what was going on. When was the necklace placed in her pocket anyway?

Mr. Scott's face darkened.

Alina turned to him immediately and said through gritted teeth, "Grandfather, I don't know what's going on!"

She was not afraid of being misunderstood, scolded, or even beaten. Alina just didn't want to hurt Lincoln.

"Is Grandfather sad? Does he also think that I stole the necklace?" Alina thought sadly.

Sophie had already started cursing. "Alright, Alina, you shameless wench! Not only did you seduce my son, but now you're stealing things from my home. Your shallow thinking proves that you are indeed from the slums.

"Furthermore, I even gave you a chance to explain the rumours circulating on the Internet! How stupid could I be? There is no smoke without fire. If you hadn't really hooked up with Ken, how could the gossip have spread so fast on the Internet?"

"A shameless wench like you could even wish to enter the Scott Family. You must be dreaming!

"Father, I won't let this matter slide. I'm going to drive Alina out of the Scott Family right now, and make sure she never steps foot into our door again!" Sophie turned to the butler and shouted, "Mr. Kyree, why are you still standing there?"

Alina's eyes were full of tears. Her lips twitched, but she didn't know what to say to prove her innocence.

Lincoln's steely eyes swept across Sophie. The coldness in his eyes made Sophie shiver in fear. She knew that as of this moment, Lincoln was about to go mad from anger.

The last time she saw Lincoln so livid was eight years ago.

At that time, Lincoln was enraged because George's family was against his decision to elect Wilson as the president of the Scott Group.

Mr. Kyree didn't move. He looked to Lincoln for his instructions.

Lincoln redirected his sharp gaze and said calmly, "Sophie, you should think rationally about this. Would a person who rejected the shares of Scott Group steal your necklace?"

Sophie felt that this was her opportunity to drive Alina away, so she deliberately ignored Lincoln's suppressed anger. "Father, she was just putting on a front to make you happy. She didn't reject your shares because you will be transferring them to her when she marries Wilson!"

"Shut up! Lina, follow me to the study!" After Lincoln finished speaking, he left the room furiously.

Alina followed behind him, feeling uneasy.

In the study,

Alina stared at Lincoln with a clear gaze as she said, "Grandfather, I didn't steal the necklace!"

"I know!" He smiled and took out his fountain pen, ink, and paper. "Don't feel burdened, I trust you!"

How would a simple and kind girl like Alina steal anything?

Lincoln's words were quite enough to calm Alina down.

She was so moved by his unconditional trust in her that tears pooled in her eyes. With a smile on her face, Alina prepared the ink and paper for Lincoln's calligraphy practice.

She asked happily, "Grandfather, what are you writing today?"

"Today I'm writing the word 'Integrity"!" Lincoln smiled and spread out paper on the table.

Alina's heart skipped a beat. Was Grandfather still suspicious of her?

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Lincoln looked at her and dispelled her worries. He started writing on the paper. "Integrity is the most important thing in life. It is the practice of being honest and adhering to moral and ethical values. Having integrity in all your dealings with other people is vital to receiving their approval. Lina, do you understand what I mean?"

Alina shook her head. "Grandfather, I'm not very bright so I don't!"

Lincoln smiled, picked up his pen, and wrote the word again. "Your future mother-in-law is not a bad person. Since childhood, she never had to worry about food or clothing as she comes from a wealthy background. This caused her to be little spoilt and temperamental After marrying into the Scott Family, Ethan had protected her and taken care of her, so she always had her own way. Because of her family background, she has innate prejudice towards those who are less privileged. That's why she has been trying to drive you away from Wilson. Don't take it to heart nor feel pressured. She will acknowledge you with time."

"Thank you, Grandfather." Alina hesitated when she heard Lincoln's words.

She gritted her teeth and cheered herself up. Regardless of whether it was for Scumbag or Grandfather, she had to work hard to gain approval!

At five minutes to eight, she left the study and rushed to the golf course at the west courtyard. Ever since she moved into Scott's house, Jayden had been training her there.

When the training was over at ten, she returned to her room. She was exhausted and thirsty.

She went to the table, picked up a cup of tea which had gone cold, and gulped it down.

Alina went to take a shower and planned to go to bed early. She didn't have to go to work tomorrow, so she could go to the bookstore to pick out some books about gardening and business management. Halfway through the shower, she felt an ache in her abdomen, accompanied by churning in her stomach.

D*mn it. Was she going to have diarrhoea after drinking the cup of cold tea? The side effects appeared so rapidly.

After going to the toilet twice, Alina

laid down on the bed and rested her hands on her belly. It must be because of the cold tea that gave her an upset stomach. She would be fine after a hot compress. She used to do the same whenever she had diarrhoea previously. Children from poor families were not so sheltered.

But not long after she laid down, her stomach churned again. She had no choice but to get up and run to the bathroom.

After more than a dozen times of running to the bathroom, it was finally dawn.

On the way to the dining room, the servants ignored her and avoided meeting her gaze. They no longer addressed Alina with respect but whispered unpleasant remarks behind her back.

"Oh, I really didn't expect that she would do such a thing!"

"Mr. Wilson really has no taste in women."

"Although Wilson is perfect in everything else, he is still human. Everyone makes mistakes once in a while!"

"What a disgusting thief!"

Alina sighed inwardly. As expected, good deeds usually go unnoticed, but rumours spread like wildfire. It hadn't even been that long before the news had spread. Besides, there weren't many people at the scene yesterday.

Forget it, if she was innocent, the truth was on her side!

During breakfast, everyone looked at her with contempt. However, they didn't embarrass her publicly because Lincoln was present.

Alina's stomach ached again. She couldn't hold back the urge to rush to the bathroom.

She had no choice but to lie. "Grandfather, please excuse me from the table. I got up late and I have an appointment with the director to discuss the design plans, so I'll take my leave first. Please enjoy your meal."

"Alright, you may go!" Lincoln didn't say anything else. He assumed that Alina couldn't endure the mocking glances of other people at the table, so he allowed her to escape.

Alina hurriedly ran back to her room.

Originally, she thought that her illness was a small matter. Once she warmed her stomach with a hot compress, she would feel better. At least, she would be fine once her stomach was empty.

However this morning, her diarrhoea was getting worse and worse. On the way to the dining hall, her legs struggled to keep her upright. In order to not let Grandfather worry about her, she tried her best to sit up straight.

When she finally came out of the bathroom, not only did her knees go weak, but she also felt dizzy.

She really missed Wilson at that moment. If he was here, he definitely would have taken good care of her!

She didn't want to cause trouble for anyone, nor did she want anyone to know that she had diarrhea. Alina asked the butler to prepare a car and send her to the office.

After the car left, she went to a nearby pharmacy and bought some anti-diarrhoea medicine. She was worried that the medicine would not work well, so she asked for a stronger prescription.

After taking the medicine, she went to the bookstore to pick up some books.

It was eight o'clock in the evening, and Jayden came as usual for Alina's training class.

After a series of kicking and boxing movements, Alina was overcome with exhaustion.

Noticing Alina's distracted state, Jayden frowned and snapped, "Alina, didn't you eat today? Do ten minutes of the horse stance!"

Alina gritted her teeth and obeyed Jayden's instructions.

In less than two minutes, everything went black before her eyes and Alina collapsed onto the ground.