Chapter 70 Sally clutched the stock transfer agreement tightly in her hand and moved closer to my father . " Dad , maybe Susan had the butler trick you . Maybe she was angry because you had those people block her from leaving , so she intentionally colluded with the butler to scare you all . " As she spoke , Sally's eyes welled up with tears . " If my sister minds , I could have skipped the birthday party . Now , my entire birthday is ruined and everyone's impression of the Sherman Corporation and Susan has gotten worse . It's all my fault . " Seeing this , Connor immediately stepped forward and embraced Sally , playing along . " No , Sally , you're not at fault . If anyone is to blame , it's me for falling for you . I should have made things clear with Susan long ago , but with the family situation ... " A somber expression crossed Connor's face . When he noticed that Aidan and my father remained unmoved , he gritted his teeth and continued with his performance . " I never imagined Susan would go so far as to set the villa on fire just to ruin your birthday and force Dad and brother to rush back . Even for a sister , this is going too far ! " " Susan probably found out that your father wanted to transfer the Sherman Corporation's shares to you , which is why she did this . To prevent her from doing something like this again , Dad , you should take this contract back . " After that , Connor sighed . He took the contract from Sally's hand and handed it to my father . " He forced a smile . " Though my family may not approve of Sally , it doesn't matter . I'll protect her well . I'm also grateful to both of you for giving me this chance to safeguard her . " As he spoke , he hugged Sally again . Meanwhile , Sally quietly rolled up her sleeve , revealing the wounds on her arm . Aidan and my father's expressions turned hesitant upon seeing them . At that moment , Sally couldn't hold back and spoke up , " Susan really went to great lengths to ruin my birthday party . Her wounds haven't even healed yet and she still colluded with the butler to start a fire in the villa . If she hadn't escaped in time , I'm afraid she would have ... " Such pointed remarks were nothing new for Sally . In fact , she had built her entire strategy on sowing discord between my father , brother and me . T If they hadn't heard what happened today and hadn't felt everyone's malice toward me , my father and brother might never have questioned her motives . Still , her words now felt unbearably jarring.R How could Sally speak of her own sister like this ? 1 ! was their daughter ( or sister ) by blood . From the moment I was born , they had sworn to protect me with their lives . So , when had things started to change ? When had they begun to neglect me , even lying to my face ? " They allowed Sally to steal my fiancé and blamed even me for it . They'd even go so far as to hire someone to humiliate me , to push Sally and Connor together . Why on earth were they doing this ? Had they lost their minds ? "