Rebirth and Finding the One Truly Loves Me

Chapter 221 Cut Ties

Gabriel's face didn’t look good either.

He knew that Sterling had a gloomy and irritable temperament, and he was disobedient to discipline. But who would have thought that he would cause such a big disaster!

He molested his female classmate and pushed her down the hill, resulting in her becoming a vegetable.

Just the act of harassment alone is already unforgivable, let alone premeditated murder. Sterling's life is ruined!

Now the situation has already escalated, and public opinion is out of control.

Among all social events, harassment and murder are evil existences with inherent high attention and sensitivity.

It is also the darkness that human nature cannot bear.

These kinds of events easily stirred people’s nerves!

“| had said it before, don’t bring him home, but you insisted on not listening. Look at us now, we are implicated because of him, right?”

Allison became more and more angry as she thought about it. She felt that Sterling was simply a jinx.

She had to cut ties with this troublemaker and not be involved with him anymore.

“| have made a decision. We will hold a press conference tomorrow to

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announce that our family has severed ties with Sterling!”

Gabriel hesitated a little.

Allison got up and pulled the curtains open. “Did you see outside? If we don’t cut ties with Sterling soon, those who are cut to get him will haunt us like demons every day!”

“We already have Corbin, an excellent son. After Sterling was caught, he will spend the rest of his life in prison. What else are you worried about?”

Gabriel glanced outside the window and nodded solemnly, “It has come to this, there is no other choice!”

Allison immediately contacted the major media outlets in Cloud City and booked the hotel for the press conference.

After making the phone call, | saw Corbin coming downstairs. Lately, he seemed to be going through something, as he would lock himself in his room every day, lacking the energy and vitality he used to have.

“Corbin, you came down just in time. The incident where Sterling hurt Chloe has implicated our whole family! Tomorrow, Mom and Dad are holding a press conference. You should come with us and announce the severance of ties with him, so that he won't drag you down and subject you to online criticism!”

Corbin neither agreed nor disagreed.

He went to the kitchen refrigerator and took a few bottles of wine, then walked upstairs.

Allison looked at Corbin’s back and furrowed her brows slightly, “What’s been going on with this child lately?”

“They are all grown up, with their own concerns. Give him some

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space!” Gabriel said.

Allison furrowed her brows thoughifully, unsure if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that Corbin had hidden depths of worries!

Audrey was afraid that her grandmother and father would worry, so she still went back to the Watson's house at night.

That evening, news broke that Allison and Gabriel were going to hold a press conference.

Audrey could almost guess the purpose of their holding a press conference.

The next morning.

Audrey drove to the suburban villa.

Not long after she drove away, she noticed a black SUV following her from behind.

Audrey recognized Ronin’s car at a glance.Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

If you want to lure the snake out of its hole, you would probably need the cooperation of the police.

Audrey did not intentionally avoid the police car, she raced all the way and drove the car to the suburban villa.

She stopped the car but did not immediately go inside.

Not long after, Ronin’s car drove over.

Audrey got out of the car and stood by the door, waiting for Ronin.

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Ronin glanced at Audrey and saw her clear eyes and calm expression. He couldn't help but curl his lips and said, “It seems like Audrey had already noticed that | was following you.”

Audrey gestured for Ronin to come in and took a step towards the vilia.

Ronin glanced at Audrey’s slender and graceful figure, shaking his head slightly.

Is this girl really only eighteen years old?

Eden was upstairs in the room taking care of Sterling when he saw Audrey bringing Ronin over. He jumped up and exclaimed, “Why did you bring him here?”

Audrey said, “Sterling wasn’t the one who harmed Chloc, what is there. to be afraid of?”

Eden suddenly slapped the back of his head, “Oh, right!”

Audrey took Ronin into the bedroom.

Seeing Sterling lying in bed, his chest wrapped in gauze, still pale and weak. Ronin was taken aback.

He had imagined Sterling as a fugitive, being either extremely wicked or in a pitiful state, but he hadn’t expected him to be lying in bed with serious injuries!

Ronin called the doctor.

After the investigation, it was confirmed that Sterling had been shot at Chloe’s place that night.

Ronin did not immediately take Sterling away: he interrogated Sterling alone in the room.

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After the interrogation. Audrey entered..

She told Ronin about her and Sterling’s plan to lure the snake out.

Allison invited all the medin reporters from Cloud City.

There were many outraged crowds outside the hotel after learning about this case.

At one point, the Chloe incident attracted double attention.

Allison pulled Gabriel, while Corbin sat in front of the podium.

Allison spoke first, “Sterling, this prodigal son, was born to be a debtor. In December, he severely injured my youngest son...” Allison showed a photo of Corbin’s

“| merely said a few words used and swollen face, then continued,

using a vase to hit me.”

to him, and he argued back at

even

The press conference was broadcast live, and many netizens who were following the case were infuriated upon hearing Allison’s words.

— How terrifying! He even hit his own younger brother and mother. People like him deserve to go to hell!

| hope the police can catch the criminal soon and execute them directly!

Speaking of me, it was also terrifying to be his family. Recently, his family has also been subjected to public criticism, which is so pitiful!

— Disaster did not reach my family!

Allison embellished and criticized Sterling a lot, and tearfully recounted how Sterling oppressed Corbin at school and at home. The public opinion reached its peak.

“He forcibly moved out in December. My husband even gave him a credit card, fearing that he would suffer outside. However, he spent all the money within a month. Despite his rebellious, irritable, and

gloomy nature, we always considered him as a family member. It was him who wanted to cut ties with us...”

Areporter caught the key point, “Mrs. Howard, are you saying that you no longer have any contact with the suspect?”

“| won't hide it from you, since December, he didn’t listen to advice and after moving out, we haven’t seen him again! He has always had a strange temper, keeping to himself and not being close to us. We really not being close to us. We really don’t know what to do with him...”

“Mrs. Howard, this is not your concern. Recently, we misunderstood you!”

Allison wiped away the tears on her face and said to the camera, “Howard, where are you? You committed a crime and you need to take. responsibility. Running away is not the solution. Have you ever thought about the victim? She was such an innocent girl, hurt by you. Can your conscience be at peace? Even though you have cut ties with our family, but you...”

Allison hadn’t finished speaking when suddenly a journalist shouted, “The victim is waking up!”

What?

Didn’t Chloe become a vegetable?

Is she waking up?!