The footage continued to play on the screen. A while later, Sophia and Heather started to incite a search on Caprice’s purse. Caprice gave her purse to Beverly. Beverly searched her purse in front of the crowd and found the diamond necklace in the deepest compartment of the purse. Caprice finally knew what happened. Beverly intentionally reached deeper into the purse at the very end to sneak the pink diamond inside and take it out in front of the crowd, so that it would look like Caprice had it in her purse all along. Even an idiot knew what happened after seeing the footage. The footage ended after that. The crowd was once again silenced and only the screen’s noise could be heard. Those who criticized Caprice were all silenced, nervous and anxious. Both Mr. and Mrs. Duwait were in an awkward position as well. Caprice was mistreated at their estate and they were unaware of it until now. They did not know how to face John and Sherry without guilt eating them up.
Heather seized the chance to land a few more kicks on Caprice. The women around her joined her and stomped Caprice’s back mercilessly. Isabel was under Caprice’s protection. She shouted, “One more kick and I’ll make sure all of your families are thrown out of Westchester!” Only then the women stopped kicking but their contemptuous gazes remained. It was until the staff at the entrance welcomed Odell, Sylvia, John, and Sherry, the crowd finally dispersed. The footage showed a silent crowd with Caprice and Isabel on the ground, looking miserable. The silence was like the quiet before the storm, so suffocating that people could not breathe. Other than those who were not present, those who were at the scene of bullying Isabel and Caprice were all drowned in guilt. It was John who broke the silence by saying, “Mr. and Mrs. Duwait, if you have any displeasure against me, please come at me. You shouldn’t have gone after my daughter while I’m away.” “It’s a misunderstanding!
“Don’t you know why I hit you in the toilet?” Isabel argued. “You and your friends surrounded her and tried to bully her. If I wasn’t there, you people would’ve bullied her.” Caprice wore a frosty expression and echoed. “Yeah. I ran into them when I was in the toilet. I don’t want to argue with them, so I tried to avoid them. But they stopped me and even pinched my face.” She clearly remembered what happened earlier. Sherry and John reacted coldly to their daughter’s explanation. Heather immediately argued, “No! I was just trying to say hi! I didn’t bully her!” “Let’s put this aside first,” Sherry said. She then looked at Mrs. Duwait and asked, “Mrs. Duwait, can I inspect your worker?” She looked at Beverly and continued, “I want to know why someone is targeting my daughter.” Upon hearing her words, both Sophia and Heather shuddered again. Mrs. Duwait nodded firmly. “Not a problem.” A worker brought over some chairs for John and Caprice to sit down. Odell, Sylvia, a
Her husband was trying to get her out of the sticky situation and also give a satisfying explanation to John and Sherry, so that the two of them would forgive them. Sophia bent over and knelt before John and Sherry. She cried and said, “Mr. and Mrs. Stockton, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have bribed her, I shouldn’t have hurt your daughter. I was wrong.” John continued to pat Caprice’s head without saying a word. Sherry scoffed. She knew the Masons were putting up a show to ask for forgiveness. She asked, “Why did you bribe Beverly to hurt Caprice?” Sophie’s eyes flickered nervously. “I-I saw Ms. Stockton and Ms. Ross hit Heather, so I was thinking of taking revenge. That’s why I bribed Beverly.” “I’m the one who hit Heather, Caprice didn’t even touch her,” Isabel bellowed, “Mrs. Mason, if you want to take revenge, you should’ve gone after me but you went after Caprice instead. Why?” “Yeah! Why did she go after Ms. Stockton?” someone in the crowd asked. Sophia was silen
Both Heather and Sophia looked up in fear. Even Roman was taken aback by the suggestion. John then helped Caprice up and brought her out. Sherry walked with them. She was worried about Caprice’s back after the incident. “Caprice, how’s your back?” Caprice felt better now that she cleared her name. “I feel better now.” …Odell exchanged an eye with Sylvia before they brought Isabel away. Mr. and Mrs. Duwait went after them. There was no way the event could continue anymore after that happened but they had to somehow apologize or at least make amends. Mr. Duwait went to John and said, “Mr. Stockton, don’t worry about it. I’ll call the police right away. I’ll give you and Ms. Stockton a satisfying explanation.” Mrs. Duwait went over to Sylvia and Odell. “Mr. and Mrs. Carter, Ms. Ross, it’s our fault that you have to go through something like that at our estate. Please forgive our mistake.” They left the estate swiftly. The other guests no longer linger and started to
The car soon arrived at the entrance of the estate. The bodyguard in the passenger seat got out and opened the door for Liam. When Liam stepped out of the car, he saw a group of people exiting the estate. Mr. Duwait was in front of John and Sherry. He said with a flattering smile on his face, “Mr. Stockton, I’m really sorry about what happened today. I hope you’ll give me the chance to apologize to you, Mrs. Stockton, and Ms. Stockton personally another day.” John was still angry about what happened. He did not answer the man. Sherry said, “It’s not your fault, Mr. Duwait. As long as you can handle the situation properly, we won’t hold you responsible.” Mr. Duwait nodded repeatedly and gratefully. “Not a problem! Thank you very much! I have already contacted the police and I’ll update you about the follow-ups. Please don’t worry.” Mrs. Duwait was also apologizing to Odell and Sylvia. “Mr. and Mrs. Carter, I’m really sorry for what happened tonight. I’m sorry that Ms. Ross
Liam released Caprice and then looked at John and Sherry. “Uncle John, Aunt Sherry, sorry I’m late.” He should have been there with Caprice. John wore a stoic look and ignored Liam. He said to Caprice, “Caprice, come here.” Caprice hummed reluctantly. She remained in Liam’s arms and refused to return to her father. John’s expression turned grim. Sherry sighed and said, “Caprice, Uncle Odell and Aunt Sylvia are still here. Isabel is watching as well. Come back here.” Caprice then realized she was being watched. She took a step back and saw Odell smiling at her gently while both Sylvia and Isabel smirked. Embarrassed, Caprice immediately returned to her father and mother. John's grim expression finally relaxed a bit. Sherry then looked at Liam. “Liam, it’s not your fault. You don’t have to blame yourself.” Isabel then stepped up and said, “It’s my fault, Aunt Sherry. I asked Caprice to accompany me to the event.” Sherry smiled and said, “It’s not your fault either
The driver was taken aback. Liam instructed in a timely manner, “Uncle Ben, just follow the navigation system.” Uncle Ben was the driver that had worked for the Stocktons for several decades. Upon hearing Liam, he did not enact a response. Instead, he glanced at John through the rearview mirror. John seemed rather upset. "Where are you taking us?" Liam answered firmly, “To my place.” "What are we doing at your place?” “We’re going to get something to eat, then settle in for the night,” Liam said without changing his expression. John frowned disagreeably, "No—" “Ahem.” Sherry stepped in. Caprice jabbed at her father with her fingers as well and made a face at him. The message was clear: stop making things difficult for Liam, or else she was going to get angry! John took a deep breath and kept his complaints to himself. Liam turned to John and Sherry. "Uncle John, Aunt Sherry, just take a quick nap if you need to. It’s a smooth drive to my place from here