?<strong>Chapter 586:</strong>


    “Don’t you dare try to bully me! I’ve recorded everything. If youy a finger on me, I’ll call the police!” he said fiercely.


    Reba rolled her eyes with exaggerated indifference. “What an idiot.”


    Sometimes, when people leave you speechless, all you can do isugh.


    Meanwhile, Mny was still feeling the sting of the p and decided not to let this moment go to waste. She leaned toward the young man, putting on a look of helplessness and humility. “Sir, please, you’re better off staying out of this mess, getting involved could drag you into trouble,” she pleaded gently. Mny noticed the sympathy in his eyes, and a cunning glint shed across her face.


    Her voice broke with feigned emotion as she continued, “They have power on their side. There’s no way we’ll win this argument.”


    With the young man’s sympathy on her side, Mny turned to Lindy, clinging to her sleeve like she might burst into tears any moment.


    Sighing dramatically, Lindy caught on to Mny’s act and pulled out a handkerchief, dabbing her eyes as if in pain.


    “Oh, it’s my fault for being too old for this kind of treatment. All these years, and I end up bullied by someone younger,” she murmured with a defeated shake of her head. She sniffed for effect and added, “My poor son, pulled into a casino and left me to bear all this humiliation.”


    Though Lindy desperately wanted to me Allison directly, she held back with Ken present. Instead, she used Reba’s actions as an excuse to make snidements that indirectly targeted Allison.


    But Reba merely scoffed. “Really, Lindy? ying the ‘respect your elders’ card again? You have no shame, do you?”


    Noticing that Reba’s temper was ring, Ferdinand took a subtle step forward, positioning himself between her and Lindy. “Lindy, are you implying that Ms. rke, a young woman, should’ve been the one to rescue your son from a casino?” His words wereced with sarcasm. He arched a brow, letting his words linger. “If you couldn’t manage the situation yourself, then what makes it right to pin the me on an outsider?”


    He emphasized the words “an outsider,”pletely shattering Lindy’s attempts to defend herself.


    Ken’s expression remained unreadable. “Miss Johnson, Colton is your husband. Rather than trying to sway public opinion, perhaps you should focus on how toe up with the ransom money to get him out.”


    He had little patience to waste on these people; his attention was on savoring the time he had with Allison.


    “Miss Johnson, it’s so moving to see you pleading for your husband like this.” Allison nced over slowly, her voice low and unhurried. “Though if I recall, not so long ago, you were still tangled up with your ex-husband at the wedding, weren’t you?” She then turned to Lindy. “Oh, and as for you, Lindy, wasn’t there a colleague of yours who seemed awfully close?”


    Allison was referring to an incident at Keanu’s birthday banquet.


    “Lies!” Mny and Lindy both shouted, nearly in unison.


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