"Hmph, you sure as heck want me to be asleep, don''t you? As long as I''m out cold, no one will be


    around to settle scores with you, right?"


    Old Master Mallory lifted his gaze ever so slightly, peering at her face adorned with an ingratiating


    smile. His gaze took on a subtle chill.


    "Father, what in the world are you talking about? I can''t make heads or tails of it." Karen''s smiling face


    froze for a moment. Even though she imed not to understand, deep down, she knew what he was


    talking about.


    "Show her the documents." Old Master Mallory ignored Karen''s act of ignorance and spoke to Mr.


    Be.


    Karen looked at Mr. Be, realizing for the first time that he was holding a stack of documents.


    Mr. Be handed the documents to Karen. "Madam, please take a look."


    Karen furrowed her brows and opened the documents. Just by reading the beginning, she knew what


    kind of information it contained.


    These were the documents Luke sent to Old Master Mallory. It was the evidence of Karen, along with


    Margaret and Myra, leaking the rumored rtionship between Luke and Luca to the press.


    Karen''s hands trembled slightly. Before she saw these documents, she thought the conspiracy she had


    orchestrated was wless. However, Luke had gathered so much evidence. Not only that, he had given


    it all to Old Master Mallory...


    Karen felt a surge of anger with nowhere to vent.


    She had no evidence to prove what Luke had done. On the flip side, she believed she had been


    discreet about what she did.


    Even the locations she picked for discussions were ces she was familiar with, like that coffee shop.


    It seemed impossible for anyone to eavesdrop on those conversations.


    However, Luke''s people still managed to dig up the dirt.


    She had spent a fortune on this too. Why was the person she hired so different from Luke''s men?


    Karen closed the documents, choosing not to delve further. Even if she did, she knew it would not


    make much difference because the evidence was right there. Continuing to read would not alter the


    current situation.


    "Father..." Karen sat on the single sofa on the other side, awkwardly putting the documents back on the


    coffee table.


    "Did I not warn you before you did this? I told you not to act recklessly. I told you not to go after Luke.


    Did I not remind you?" Old Master Mallory did not give her a chance to argue.


    Karen lowered her eyes slightly, reluctantly nodding.


    People often thought they might get lucky, and she was no exception. When Old Master Mallory


    warned and reminded her, she thought being a bit more careful would prevent Luke from finding her


    trail.


    That way, she could also help Pierre vent his frustrations.


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    "So what did you do?" Old Master Mallory pointed at the documents on the table.


    "Did you think doing things on the sly would be a seamless n? Others have long seen through


    everything you''ve done. Do you think you''re capable? Karen, after you married into the Mallory family, I


    cleaned up a lot of messes for you because of Daryl''s mistake.


    "People see you as the savvy daughter-inw of the Mallory family, but how many messes have I


    cleaned up for you? Not only did you not listen to me, but you also provoked Luke at a time like this.


    "Today, you went to him with your so-called evidence, right? Did you seed in making him admit to


    what he did? Did you seed in getting an apology?


    “From what I know, not only did you not seed, but you were also asked to leave. I know about all the


    foolish things you''ve done. Just because of what you''ve done, I don''t even have the courage to face


    those friends of mine. Karen, you''ve really embarrassed me!"


    Karen''s face changed, alternating between white and red as she received the scolding.


    She did not think what she did was that serious, but she had to let the old master cool down.


    "Father, Luke Crawford is too cunning..."


    "Instead of avoiding such a cunning person, you went to provoke him. Karen, don''t you think the family


    has enough trouble?" Old Master Mallory thought of the embarrassment he faced and vented his


    frustration toward her.


    They were no longer in the previous generation. Otherwise, Karen would have been punished and sent


    to the ancestral hall a long time ago!


    It seemed like not only was the Crawford family''s daughter-inw out of line, but the Mallory family was


    pretty off-kilter too.


    Karen was getting chewed out, and she could not even catch a breath. Deep down, she was still feeling


    resentful. Why was she the one getting scolded...


    She did not do these things willingly. If Luke had not gone too far, would she have resorted to such


    sneaky actions?


    Karen considered herself someone who did not go looking for trouble. She thought all this was just a


    response to Luke pushing her to the edge.


    Even though both sides had taken action against each other, it now looked like she was the one taking


    the bigger hit.


    The evidence against Luke had not been found yet.


    "Father, I didn''t mean to cause trouble for the Mallory family. If this thinges back to bite us, let it


    bite me. I''ll take responsibility for my actions." Karen nned to take it all herself, thinking Old Master


    Mallory would not me her then.


    "Hmph, you think you can handle it?" Old Master Mallory thought he heard a massive joke.


    "With the evidence Luke has now, if he takes you to court, who will be the one losing face? It''s you and


    the Mallory family. The future cooperation between the Crawford and Mallory families will also be at


    risk. Can you deal with all that?"


    Karen wanted to insist she could handle it.


    However, realistically, she could not...


    Old Master Mallory continued, "I told you, you need to find evidence if you suspect Luke Crawford.


    Now, the evidence is nowhere to be found, and you''ve embarrassed us.


    "Tomorrow, you''reing with me to Crawford Manor to apologize. Then, you''re moving out of Mallory


    Manor!"


    "Father, I don''t want to move out!" Karen protested at the thought of leaving the Mallory Manor.


    It was not that living elsewhere would be worse. She would actually have more freedom than at Mallory


    Manor, but she did not want that kind of freedom.


    She wanted to hold onto everything within the Mallory family for Pierre. Moving out would mean losing


    many opportunities to gather information.


    "This is not up to you. I''m giving you a heads-up, and I have already given you a chance. Since you''re


    dead set on ming Luke but you can''t find any evidence, you''ll have to move out.


    "Karen, if it weren''t for you provoking Luke, he wouldn''t be doing this to you. Even if you can''t find


    evidence, you need to rify the rumors online as soon as possible," added Old Master Mallory without


    listening to any more of her exnations or pleas.


    Ever since he learned about Karen''s past, Old Master Mallory understood that his son''s affair and


    choice to be with another woman might have been justified.


    If Daryl were truly unfaithful, he would have been involved with other women during his years abroad.


    However, there was only one foreign woman.


    Old Master Mallory remembered how he had supported Karen for over 20 years, and he felt betrayed.


    "I''ve already arranged for Mr. Be to prepare a vi for you. After you apologize at Crawford Manor


    tomorrow, you''ll move there right away. Don''t bother me if there''s nothing else."


    Old Master Mallory rose to his feet. With Mr. Be''s help, he headed to his bedroom.


    Back then, no matter how much Karen caused trouble at home, he would turn a blind eye out of guilt.


    Now, Old Master Mallory could not hold back anymore. He no longer wanted to forgive Karen for her


    absurd actions.