Mia Winslow froze for a moment, then instinctively looked around following Charles Rhodes. Charles Rhodes noticed her intentions and said, "President Grant didn’t come; he asked me to take care of the madam on his behalf." With just one sentence, he clarified Adrian Grant’s stance—Adrian Grant was Eleanor’s backing; he sent Charles Rhodes to support Eleanor! "I need to find a doctor now, please step aside, Special Assistant Rhodes." Mia Winslow held her injured hand, hinting, "Ultimately, the culprit for my hand’s serious injury is still Eleanor." "Oh?" Eleanor tilted her head with a smile and asked, "Do you have evidence?" Yvonne Vance couldn’t help but worry about her daughter and followed over, just to hear this sentence. "Eleanor, back then it was you who injured Mia. You admitted it yourself, and now you want to deny it?" Yvonne Vance sneered, "Don’t forget, you even wrote an apology letter then!" Eleanor was young at the time, only sixteen, and her mental state was poor, mistakenly believing she had severely injured Mia accidentally. The blood on Mia’s hands pained her eyes; Mia’s painful cries pierced her eardrums, coupled with Yvonne’s reproaches and Mia’s voice pleading for her. Ultimately, she wrote an apology letter at Mia’s request, admitting to harming Mia and expressing remorse. Unexpectedly, just a few days later, Yvonne sent her to a psychiatric hospital claiming her mental state was still unstable and she was a risk to others. Thinking back now, Eleanor just hates how foolish she was back then! "Mrs. Winslow, if you wish to discuss this, I need to call President Grant." Charles Rhodes subtly threatened. "Shut up, Yvonne! It’s been so many years, why bring it up again?" Eugene Winslow noticed Adrian Grant protecting Eleanor’s attitude and immediately said. Charles Rhodes wanted to say more, but Eleanor gave him a glance signaling him to keep quiet. "Since you want to settle accounts, let’s clear things up today." Eleanor glanced at Mia Winslow, "Does your hand still hurt? Why not invite the doctor to the ward to listen together?" Mia Winslow took a shallow breath, not daring to rashly call more people over. "Auntie Vance, are you certain that so-called confession-letter holds validity?" Eleanor asked Yvonne. "What do you mean? You personally wrote it, confessed the crime! My daughter’s injuries are right here!" "At that time, you sent me to the psychiatric hospital under the guise of my unstable state of mind. Whatever a mentally unstable person says, does, or writes, doesn’t count. The law doesn’t recognize it either." Eleanor’s words made Yvonne and Mia’s faces change drastically. "Eleanor, your mind was clear at the time, you know, our family all knows." Mia Winslow immediately said, "Don’t think you’re the only one who understands the law. Even for psychiatric patients, only actions taken during a diagnosed episode are void. When mental state is stable, one needs to bear corresponding responsibilities." Mia Winslow looked at Charles Rhodes blocking her way: "Special Assistant Rhodes, as one of Adrian’s key figures, you should also know these things, am I right?" "I’m only familiar with commercial law, I don’t understand what you’re referring to." Charles Rhodes blatantly lied, making no statements. Not taking a stance is the best attitude—he’s wholly on Eleanor’s side! Mia Winslow was so angry that she nearly couldn’t catch her breath. Eleanor nodded, showing appreciation for Mia’s legal knowledge and asked Yvonne: "Auntie Vance, did you think my mental state was normal back then?" "How were you not normal? You wouldn’t have maliciously injured someone if you weren’t normal!" Yvonne pointed angrily at Eleanor’s nose. Charles Rhodes already understood Eleanor’s intentions and logic, stepped forward and raised his eyebrows to question, "Mrs. Winslow, are you saying you knowingly sent her, a mentally stable minor, to a psychiatric hospital deliberately? Is such action criminal? I’m not clear; I’ll consult President Grant’s private lawyer when I go back." Yvonne instinctively denied, suddenly realizing her contradiction with what Mia had said, practically making herself look foolish! Mia’s face had changed drastically, as if facing a formidable enemy. Follow current novels on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹~𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮~𝚗𝚎𝚝 Eleanor came today to settle scores! Jude Winslow sat silently on the bed, lips tightly pressed, looking very displeased. Six years ago, Jude was only eleven or twelve, studying at an international middle school, always living at school and away from home, unaware of these matters. Seeing Eleanor tearing open the family’s ugliness, exposing it for all to see, he found it hard to accept. This family, his parents and sister, were more vile and filthy than he imagined! "I was kidnapped by Vincent Preston this time, coincidentally, right downstairs from the hospital." Eleanor pointed to the floor, "I seldom went out recently, how did Vincent know I was going to the hospital and prepare all the kidnapping tools and explosives, almost taking Adrian with me?" Eleanor finished speaking and looked at Mia Winslow. "Eleanor, you wouldn’t wish to falsely accuse me, would you?" Mia was quick to react, "That day it was because of Jude..." She reflexively shifted the blame onto Jude, saying it was Jude’s accident that led her to call Eleanor to the hospital. However, halfway through, she realized Eleanor had already used Jude’s hospitalization as a jab against her; if she kept using this excuse, it would seem even more premeditated! Feeling thirsty after speaking, Eleanor briefly licked her lips, and a cup with a straw was brought to her mouth. Looking over, it was the considerate Special Assistant Rhodes. Special Assistant Rhodes said, "President Grant instructed me to prepare this for you." Eleanor: "..." Charles Rhodes’s million-dollar salary is well-deserved! Mia Winslow’s eyelid twitched upon seeing this, feeling as if an invisible slap was on her face. The ward was silent, countless eyes observed Eleanor drinking water. This small ward seemed to transform into Eleanor’s courtroom, with Mia Winslow as the defendant. After a while, Eleanor continued, "After being kidnapped, Vincent Preston said one thing—’Mia Winslow was right, you’re very cunning’—Mia Winslow was right?" "Eleanor, you’re defaming me!" Mia now refused to acknowledge anything Eleanor said. Almost simultaneously, Jude asked, "Why did Preston say that?" "Mia, if I’m defaming, you should be wondering now when Vincent said these words, why he said them, just like Jude’s response. Not reacting as you are now—" Eleanor paused, providing a precise descriptor, "furious, embarrassed, and outraged!" Jude was almost an invisible ally for Eleanor; Mia glared at him with menace and malice. Mia didn’t understand why it unfolded this way; she hadn’t been directly involved, how did Eleanor guess! Everyone was supporting Eleanor!