Chapter 16

Despite being faced with such a grand scene, Simon's expression remained unchanged. He took his sweet time and strode forward.

"I'm home, dad," Simon greeted Douglas, who was sitting at the main seat. Subsequently, he turned to look at the people beside him. "You're here as well, sister-in-law?"

Fiona was his sister-in-law. Five years ago, his elder brother passed away in a car accident. Consequently, he had to return to take over the Zachary family.

After the accident concerning Simon’s elder brother, Fiona and Howard moved out. They had done so as they did not want to stay in the house to keep seeing items that jogged their memory about Simon’s elder brother.

Douglas looked at him with a stern expression. He asked in a unhappy tone, "Where have you been? Why have you only reached home now?"

Simon raised his long brows as he found it rather hilarious. "Dad, I'm already a grown-up. I don't see what’s the problem with me coming back home slightly late."

In truth, he was well aware that his father was questioning him about his whereabouts so that he could find out if he had been together with Sharon.

Douglas snorted loudly. "Where's that lady named Sharon? She destroyed the banquet, but she didn’t bear its consequences. And you took her away?"

Fiona, who was just beside Douglas, had wanted to question Simon long ago. Since Douglas had brought up the matter, she could not hold herself back. She said, "Simon, Sharon is not a good lady. Five years ago, she did something and betrayed Howard. Now, her return spells nothing but trouble. You should stay away from that lady.”

"Yeah, Sharon is a lady who isn’t as simple as you might think. In the past, I was foolish enough to be her best friend; I wasn’t able to see through her true colors. I only realized later on that she had hooked up with another man even though she already had a boyfriend. Without Howard's knowledge, she went to other men and seduced them. I pitied Howard back then."

Sally put on a sorrowful look as she added on to Fiona's statement. She hated Sharon immensely as her wedding anniversary had been trashed.

Not to mention, Sharon had made her lose her composure in public. Consequently, everyone’s impression of her as an elegant lady had now disappeared into thin air. She could not wait to see Sharon vanish immediately!

What made her terrified was the comment that Sharon had whispered in her ear. 'Has Sharon found out something?'

Subconsciously, she raised her hand and touched her stomach as her body trembled slightly.

Howard did not say a word. He noticed that she was trembling and thus thought she was shaking out of infuriation. Feeling heartbroken, he hugged Sally and gently held her back as he comforted her.

After hearing their ruthless comment about Sharon, Simon said indifferently, "What's does the sort of person she is have anything to do with me? She was my partner tonight, and she was being bullied. Evidently, I had to stand on her side."

"Didn't you hear them say that she's a playgirl? Do you think any good will happen with such a lady getting close to you?" Douglas believed in what Fiona had said and was determined not to allow his son to get near such a woman.

"What evidence do you guys have to prove that she's a playgirl? Just a few statements and you guys convict her of being guilty?" Simon replied calmly.

"There is evidence. There are photos to prove it!" Sally suddenly said out of anxiety.

"Oh? Where are the photos then?" Simon asked.

Sally's expression turned dark as those photos had been lost long ago.

Five years ago, Howard had tried to look for the photos after the wedding had ended. However, the projector broke down, and the USB flash drive was destroyed along with the photos. Worst of all, he failed to pinpoint the culprit that had projected them.

Too many people had attended the wedding at that time. Thus, no one noticed that thing.

The photos, the only evidence of Sharon's betrayal, were gone.

Simon noticed that they were unable to hand him the proof. Therefore, he said, "If there's nothing else, I’ll be heading back to my room."

"Stop right there!" Douglas suddenly barked in a deep voice.

Simon turned around. "Is there anything else?"

"Fire Sharon tomorrow!" Douglas ordered.

Simon frowned. "Dad, she did nothing wrong. What will the other workers think if I fire her out of the blue? Such an unfair thing will never take place in Central Corporation."

Simon paused for a moment before adding, "If that’s the matter, save your breath. You should get more rest, dad." Simon spun around after speaking and headed upstairs without any hesitation. He simply ignored the awful expression on his father's face.

"You… one hell of a spoiled brat! Are you trying to make me angry?" Douglas roared.

Fiona quickly got up and comforted him, "Calm down, dad. It's all Sharon's fault. How long has it been since Simon met her? And yet, she has already convinced Simon to take the wrong path!"

"I did mention earlier that Sharon is wicked. Otherwise, how would it have been possible for her to spellbind so many men?" Sally rubbed salt into the wound.

Howard still did not say a single word. After hearing Sally's words, his expression changed for the worse.

Fiona noticed that Howard still had something going on in his mind. Subsequently, she suddenly thought of something. "Dad, I guess Simon is not that young anymore. Why don’t you let him get married and have a family? Such a thing will prevent him from being seduced by women who have ill intentions."

Douglas snorted. "I'm also thinking of making him get married quickly. Do you guys know that not a single lady has appeared beside him in the past few years!"

Fiona thought for a moment before she said, "Dad, why not leave this matter to me? I'll be sure to look for a wife that's from a family comparable to us for Simon."

"You?" Douglas eyed Fiona suspiciously.

Fiona put on a confident expression. "Don't people always say that the elder sister-in-law is just like a mother? Since mom is no longer around, I, his sister-in-law, shall take responsibility for his marriage."

Douglas fell silent for a moment before he finally said, "It would be for the best. I guess it's time for someone to be there to constraint him."