ire grumbled. “Aiden has always been cautious and reliable. Why did he act so recklessly this time?


    It caused such a big mess!”


    “Mom, perhaps Aiden just didn’t want the Thompson family to win and wanted to show them who’s the


    boss,” Zoe said, gently stroking


    her mother’s back.


    Her gaze turned dark and cold. “But how that things have gone wrong today, he only has himself to


    me. Right now, Grandpa and Uncle Liam should just get rid of Aiden and make him take the me


    for the Thompson family. We also need to firmly state that the Hoffman. family had nothing to do with it.


    It was all his idea. That should help


    solve the problem.”


    “It might not be that easy,” ire said..


    Despite being someone who kept to herself, ire had keen insight-


    due to her prominent background. She shook her head in fration.


    “You saw it yourself just now. The whole ordeal was broad


    Even if it was Aiden’s fault, he’s still connected to the Hoffma


    family. Our attitude toward Justin and Be was so harsh. It like we’ve upset the public somehow. The


    public opinion storm definitely hit Hoffman Group’s stock price and reputation hard tomorrow. It’s bound


    to drop significantly. Your grandfather and Lia were working so hard to win over the Reeds before this


    happened, bu now things might be difficult…


    While Zoe looked concerned, deep down she couldn’t help but feel somewhat pleased at the idea of


    the Hoffman Group’s stock price


    plummeting. After all, it didn’t concern her much. Her father had left her and her mother enough money


    tost a lifetime, and her older brother owned numerous assets, including shares in the Hoffman


    Group, of which he could cash out a substantial amount.


    She wanted to let her grandfather and Uncle Liam handle this mess, as long as she came out


    unharmed.


    Thud, thud, thud-


    The abrupt sound of knocking on the car window jolted her from her


    thoughts.


    Zoe looked up to see Ryan’s icy gaze.


    “Zoe, please get out of the car,” Ryan instructed firmly.


    “Ryan, she’s your sister. Can’t you be more gentle?” ire voiced her displeasure for her daughter.


    “Get out. Now!” Ryan dismissed her without softening his tone.


    Reluctantly, Zoeplied and stepped out of the car.


    The siblings, in silent agreement not to let their mother over


    moved away from the car to talk.


    “You’ve been hanging out with your autistic wife all this time


    with such a big incident at home, you’re nowhere to be seen. Wh


    you doing here now?” Zoe nced at Ryan while admiring her morous nails. “You should just keep


    your autistic wifepany. she’s left alone for a moment, she might cry her eyes out.”


    “Zoe, watch your mouth.” Ryan’s towering figure approached her, his narrow eyes shing with angry


    coldness. “You should be grateful


    that I still let you call me brother. If you continue this, from now on, you won’t be any different from


    Bethany in my eyes. I’ll treat you the same way I treated them. If you don’t believe me, give it a shot.”


    Zoe’s heart skipped a beat, but she lifted her chin defiantly. “Do you have anything to say?”


    “I know it was your doing,” Ryan said with a chilling aura.


    Zoe feigned innocence. “What do you mean? What are you talking about, my dear brother?”


    Ryan said as he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. “I know you ordered Aiden to do it. You don’t


    need to argue with me, Zoe. I know it


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