SWNOVELS Chapter 22
Chapter 22 The Mistress Is Arrested for Alleged Kidnapping Suddenly, his phone rang.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Ab, where are you? Mom and Dad are having a big fight. You need to come home right away!”
Loud banging noises came from the other end of the call.
Absalom remembered that today was the day his mother and sister were flying back to their home country.
“I got it.”
He wore a grave expression. He let out a sigh and changed direction to head toward the Terran family’s mansion.
Absalom arrived at the Terran family’s mansion.
“You have the audacity to show your face here?”
Holly Terran was furious as soon as she saw him and began yelling at him.
“The other day, you said you wanted to throw a welcoming party for your Uncle Dimas. Even though he’s just a year older than you, he’s still your uncle. I was pleased that you were being so considerate, but that joy didn’t last long!
“While I took your sister overseas for a trip, you got a divorce and got involved in such a huge scandal! Now, this is just great! It turns out that Harmonia is the most outstanding graduate from Nilus University! She’s so much better than Luna!”
A mother scolding her son was perfectly natural.
His younger sister, Monica Terran, chimed in and said, “Harmonia is so great! Unlike a certain shameless woman who only knows how to use her pregnancy to climb the social ladder. As if she’s the only one in the world who can bear a child!”
Absalom, maintaining his composure, retorted, “Mom, marriage is a matter between two people.”
“Are you saying I’m sticking my nose where it doesn’t belong?”
Absalom’s father, Felix Terran, tried to support his son. He said, “It’s a done deal now. To be honest, Harmonia isn’t that great. They’ve only been divorced for a few days, and she’s already competing with Absalom for the Empyrean Tower project. Not to mention, she kept her educational background hidden for five whole years. Would a woman who lacks such honesty truly love Absalom? She’s from the countryside, after all. She can’t compare to the daughter of the Woods family.”
Upon hearing Felix’s words, Holly instantly jumped up from the sofa.
“Felix, are you out of your mind? Luna wasn’t carrying your son’s child! She was trying to make your son a stand-in father! And you’re still praising her?”
Holly’s yelling was giving Felix a headache. He looked at Absalom and asked, “Son, you tell me. Am I wrong?”
“Yes.” Absalom nodded.
That caught Felix completely off guard.
“Absalom, Luna grew up with you. You’ve always been close!”
“She has been suspected of involvement in a kidnapping, and has been taken in for questioning by the police.”
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Absalom’s tone was cold and devoid of emotion.
Felix looked shocked. “Luna was involved in a kidnapping case? Nonsense! She’s so gentle and delicate. Who could she possibly kidnap?”
“She hired someone to kidnap Harmonia.”
Felix found himself at a loss for words. “Luna is like a daughter to me. She’s as gentle and kind as a lamb. There must be a
misunderstanding. I’ll get to the bottom of this now. Perhaps it was Harmonia who orchestrated her own abduction!”
As Felix said that, he hurriedly walked toward the door of the mansion.
Seeing that Felix was trying to leave in such an anxious manner, Holly was filled with anger.
“Felix, it’s not even dawn yet. Where are you going? Are you rushing to find out the truth and clear Luna’s name? Don’t think I don’t know that she’s the daughter of your first love!”
Luna’s mother, Tessy Woods, was a college friend of Felix and his first love when they were young.
First love was one of the most wonderful things in the world.
learing Holly dredge up the past, Felix was infuriated as well. The argument escalated, with both of them exchanging harsh words.
Monica, who was frightened by the escalating argument, stood to the side. She mumbled softly, “They were just arguing about Tessy and Luna earlier, and now the subject circled back to them again.”
Absalom was about to intervene when he heard footsteps approaching.
“Felix, are you trying to bond with my sister here?”
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