After the court session, Elder Collins directed his driver to go toward J''s house. Although he always disliked how J refused to acknowledge Alvin as her son, and never treated Alvin like a son by prioritizing herself, Elder Collins could guess J would be panicked by the revtion of the truth.


    J was his daughter. So keeping his anger aside, he wanted to be her moral support, boost her confidence and help her walk through the troubles irrespective of the effects on her career. He was even prepared to face the media with her if necessary.


    Hence, having no idea about Casper''s threat to J or J''s selfishness at the Oasis mansion, Elder Collins appeared at the penthouse without notifying the Wilson family.


    "Elder Collins, please wee. I will call Mrs. Wilson..." The maid who recognized J''s father was courteous to him. She had a wide smile expecting J to be happy to see her father visiting her after many years.


    Elder Collins cut her off as he went inside, "Where is J?" He looked calm and collected without revealing his emotions.


    The maid closed the door of the penthouse as she responded chirpily, "Mrs. Wilson is in her bedroom with Manager rie. I will..."


    Elder Collins cut her off again. "It''s alright. I will go upstairs." He assumed J was afraid to step out.


    He wasn''t there when Casper used her for the project, he wasn''t there when J took the harsh decision of leaving the infant at Casper. He wasn''t there when she had made her heart stone and refused to take little Alvin.


    He still wanted to believe J had motherly concern towards Alvin but couldn''t ept it due to circumstances.


    Hence, he wanted to be there for her when she was thinking the whole world would curse her and disown her from the entertainment industry. He wished to express to her that the Collins family will be there for her no matter what.


    Unfortunately, as he stepped close to the bedroom, he heard J''s voice of disbelief mentioning, ''I-I went early in the morning to Alvin''s ce and asked him to take the case back. He didn''t even listen to me....''


    Elder''s collins expression turned dark hearing J. Although he didn''t know why J asked to take the case back, Elder Collins couldn''t help but grit his teeth.


    A little boy, her grandson''s life was in danger. How could J ask Alvin to take the case back?


    He went inside the room to demand the reason for her actions.


    Without noticing the old man''s arrival, J continued with a hint of anger and contempt, "You know, nothing has happened to his son. He isn''t dying, he isn''t even hurt."


    Elder Collins was incensed hearing J mention Zane as some random boy. Instead of being fortunate that Zane was unharmed, J was ignoring the attempted kidnap and the consequences of it. Thus J''s words further infuriated Elder Collins.


    J cried feeling unfair for ignoring her life and career that was being affected by the Matthews family, "Why couldn''t-"


    "Pak,'' She didn''t get toplete, ''Why couldn''t he take the case back?''


    Elder Collins breathed heavily after slinging his hand across J''s face paying no heed to her tears or her struggles.


    ire gasped in shock. Words struck in her throat looking at furious Elder Collins. Elder Collins was angry at J from the time J left infant Alvin at the Matthews family and signed a non-disclosure agreement. However, Elder Collins scolded J but never raised his hand. So rie fellpletely silent, afraid to even take a breath.


    Anxiety mixed with the sharp stinging pain left J in stupefaction. She was frozen on the bed without reacting to the p or Elder Collins''s words.


    "I should have given you this p when you came home saying you were impregnated by a married man." Elder Collins bellowed at his daughter.


    He could clearly remember young J shaking in fear, tears rolling down her cheeks when she confessed that she was pregnant. He wasn''t just angered at her carelessness, but also broken-hearted for his daughter. He had never thought she would turn into a selfish monster.<novelnext></novelnext>


    Elder Collins grabbed J''s arm and pulled her stand. He asked earnestly, "J Collins if somebody tries to kidnap Nicks, will you stay quiet and wait for them until they kidnap him?"


    He felt his heart weigh down. When J could love her two children, why couldn''t she give the same concern and care to Alvin?


    When he was agitated at her behavior, he could understand why Alvin never liked to face J.


    J who snapped out of her daze widened her eyes hearing her second son being kidnapped. Why did her father bring up her son?


    Elder Collins sneered at J witnessing her reaction, "How could you ask Alvin to take the case back?"


    He shrugged her away and tried to calm down. He truly went there to talk to her, coax her and help her. He felt his head throb to even look at her face.


    J clenched her teeth, swallowing the pain from her cheek. She assumed Elder Collins went all the way to her house to scold her.


    Why was he scolding her?


    She always did what was right. Wasn''t she supposed to protect herself?


    J howled at his father, "Why are you scolding me here? Do you even know what Alvin called me?" She cried out as a tear rolled down her cheeks, "An escort."


    She went close to Elder Collins and said through her teeth, "He wanted to throw his money on me." In annoyance, she pushed Elder Collins as she yowled, "Go and discipline him. Don''te here if you want to keep condemning my choices." She was tired of her family criticizing her.


    Manager rie involuntarily supported the old man who stumbled back by the push. She looked at J in horror. How angered J might be, she hadn''t expected J to push the old man.


    Elder Collins knew he shouldn''t have pped his daughter. He earned equal respect for his actions. He clenched his teeth and watched his daughter enraged.


    Escort? Alvin shouldn''t have said that.


    Discipline Alvin? He had done that all these years. Hence J was able to visit Oasis mansion whenever she wanted and was able to sit in the same room when Alvin was there.


    He can''t speak with Alvin about his daughter or straighten the opinion of his daughter. He could only me himself for his parenting and ept the reality.


    Nheless, when he left silently from there, he decided to stand by Alvin and let his daughter take care of her untold secret.


    Manager rie looked at the old man and J alternatively. She hoped for J to stop the old man. They could only minimize the impact of the news with the help of Alvin and the Collins family as J''s support. Or else the secret will create havoc in J''s career.


    "Jane, stop your father." ire pleaded with J. She was a manager, she will earn as long as her artist do good in the entertainment field.


    How could she watch her artist ruin her chance of survival?


    Whereas J shrugged and looked away from the door, breathing heavily.