SWNOVELS Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Elliott’s words were indeed not without purpose and were not baseless.
He remembered that Gavin had once said a sentence earlier, “If it’s about Horizon Group, can I help?”
At that time, nobody from the Taylor family believed in hirm, as if he could help them in the Horizon Group’s matter, and that
sentiment remained unchanged.
No one believed it back then, which remained unchanged until now, as no one believed it at that moment, either.
“Stop spouting nonsense here!” said Caleb.
Ruby remained silent, and Elliott’s father, Caleb, launched a barrage of angry words and immediately erupted.
“He’ Gavin?” he sneered.
“The Clifford family has long perished and been ruined! He is nothing more than a nobody now! How could Mr. Dunn have any
relationship or even connection with Gavin?
“Get lost! Get out of here! Don’t say such nonsense stuff and make me hit you!” said Caleb.
Elliot didn’t dare to defy and challenge his father. He meekly and obediently retreated after hearing his father’s words.
However, Layla fell under his gaze at the moment.
“Fine. I don’t dare to mess with my dad. Don’t you think I would certainly dare to provoke and mess with you, Layla, since you
are an illegitimate child?” thought Elliot inwardly.
He pointed directly at Layla and shouted at her.
“Hay, you, the bastard! Why don’t you have a single injury on you while others did?” yelled Elliott.
“You’d better tell us the truth. Is this matter related to you and caused the situation like this now?” asked Elliott.
“Me?” replied Layla doubtfully.
Upon hearing her younger brother’s accusing words, Layla was shocked.
“I don’t know. I have no idea. I didn’t do anything!” claimed Layla.
The members of the Taylor family seemed to have no intention of giving Layla a chance to speak.
Ruby stood up and looked at Layla. Her face was filled with disgust.
She said to Layla, “Alright! I know now. It must be you!
“You! You are such a worthless girl! I wondered why Mr. Dunn suddenly got so angry and said we provoked the wrong people.
“It must be you, the unwanted one, who stirred up trouble with someone and messed up outside, right? You provoked Mr. Dunn,
didn’t you?” said Ruby as she laid the blame on her.
Well.
The members of the Taylor family.
All the tasks were assigned to Layla. She was instructed to do everything for the Taylor family, but they still saw her as an
unwanted wild child.
<
Now, after some issues had surfaced and gone wrong to cause huge chaos, all the blame had been placed on Layla’s shoulders.
Layla felt aggrieved and quickly waved her hands to express her absence as she didn’t do anything wrong.
She said. “I didn’t. I didn’t do anything that provoked anyonet
“I didn’t really provoke anyone. When I was outside, it was others who bullied me. How would I dare to provoke anyone**
Although Layla’s words seemed to defend herself, what she said was the truth.
Despite being the adopted daughter of the Taylor family, she was still the family’s eldest daughter.
However, when she went outside, there was not a single person who treated her as the Taylor family’s eldest daughter”
They all treated her like the rest of the Taylor family, an unwanted girl!
Regardless of Layla’s explanation, the Taylor family had already found a convenient scapegoat.
Caleb then pointed his finger at Layla.
He shouted, “You, the illegitimate child! If you’ve done something wrong, can’t you admit it?
“Why were we expelled from the event if you didn’t provoke Mr. Dunn?”
1. Tears welled up in Layla’s eyes as she felt unimpeded.
She had no idea what had transpired and what had happened in this matter, but now everyone turned against her and began
to blame her.
“Hmph! No more excuses, huh? It’s all your fault! It must be you!” Elliott added fuel to the fire.
Layla was left without words and felt speechless.
She was unsure how to defend herself against the accusations of the Taylor family.
Unwilling tears trickled from the corners of her eyes and fell to the ground.
At that moment, Elliott spoke up once more.
He said. “You still have the nerve to cry? Because of you, our parents, our uncle and aunt, had to suffer a beating!
“You have to take responsibility for this! You need to find a way to resolve the problem we’re facing today!*
Elliot’s words seemed to remind Ruby, and she pointed at Layla
She shouted, “That’s right! Quickly find a solution, or we’ll strip you naked and beat you fiercely!”
T
Layla, who was sobbing, couldn’t say anything and just shook her head in despair.
“I don’t know! I don’t know about everything that happened today,” claimed Layla
Elliott’s eyes lit up at this moment, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth,
He said, “Aunt. I have a solution. However, the problem is whether you’re willing to sacrifice your daughter.”
Upon hearing Elliott’s voice, Ruby let out a cold snort
“She is just a picked-up and adopted girl What’s there to be reluctant about?” said Ruby
|||
Allnight Elfort nodded heavi
“Aunt, haven’t you and Uncle kept this girl, Layla, because she’s beautiful and has a good figure to use her to influence the
powerful?
“Now, who would have thought that she’d provoke Mr. Dunn?
“Although Mr. Dunn is not young, he’s still a man. I believe he’s in good shape and has a fit body. Why don’t we let this Layla
accompany him?” said Elliott.
As the conversation reached this point, a lewd expression appeared on Elliott’s face once again.
The members of the Taylor family were all taken aback when they heard this..
They exchanged glances, and Ruby and Jackson looked at each other.
Ruby asked, “Are you suggesting to let this girl accompany Mr. Dunn for a night?”
Elliott nodded emphatically.
“Not just one night. As long as Mr. Dunn needs, she’ll accompany him for that long!
“This
way, not only can we resolve today’s issue, but we, the Taylor family, can also be permanently tied to Horizon Group!” said Elliott.
After Elliott finished speaking, the eyes of Ruby and Caleb instantly lit up.
“Nice! What a great idea!” said Ruby and Caleb as they agreed with the suggestion.
“No!” exclaimed Layla after hearing that.
The heart-wrenching voice of Layla suddenly rang out.
Her eyes were red, and tears streamed down her face as she screamed.
“No! I don’t want to be with that man. I want to marry Gavin. I want to marry Gavin!” said Layla.
“Shut up!” Ruby raised her right hand, ready to slap Layla’s face.
But surprisingly, Elliott intervened to “protect” Layla Taylor.
He said to Ruby. “Don’t, don’t slap her! What if we hurt her, and Mr. Dunn doesn’t like her anymore?”
Ruby felt that what Elliott said was right.
Ruby frowned as she stared at Layla.
“I’m telling you, today, you must accompany Mr. Dunn whether you like it or not.
“Otherwise, I’ll drag you to the backyard, scar your face, and break your limbs. Let’s see if Gavin will still marry you after seeing
your condition!” Ruby threatened her.
Layla turned pale, her pupils widening in fear. She kept shaking her head and stepping backward.
She kept repeating the same response, “No, I don’t want. I don’t want to.”
Desperate, she sought help from her father, Jackson, who was sitting quietly in the back.
“Dad!
“Dad, please, talk to Mom. I’m your daughter!”
O
Г
But to her astonishment, Jackson glanced at Layla with an emotionless expression and turned his head away without a word, his
face devoid of expression.
Despair consumed her.
Layla’s heart had nothing but despair and a growing disappointment toward her parents, Jackson, Ruby, and the entire Taylor
family.
She looked at the faces of those she considered her family, and it felt like her heart was dying. She gritted her teeth heavily and
bit her lip until it bled.
A hoarse and grating voice came forth.
“I will go!” she muttered despairingly.