Chapter 27 Adelaide smiled more brightly . " You schemed so hard to sleep with Garrett but still couldn't make him choose you . You tried your best to tell Dad what you wanted but still couldn't get me kicked out of the Pierce family . You want me dead , but I'm still here . It must be killing you . All that effort these past few days . was all for nothing . It must hurt . " " AAAAHHHH ! ADELAIDE , SHUT UP !! " Amanda lost it and flipped the entire table . Dishes and cutlery clattered to the floor , but not a single staff member showed up . " ADELAIDE ! I'M GOING TO RIP YOUR MOUTH OFF ! " Amanda shrieked , lunging at Adelaide like a madwoman . But Adelaide had already stood when Amanda flipped the table . She dodged easily again . At this point , Amanda's rage had tunneled her vision . Her only focus was Adelaide's face . She couldn't think . So when Adelaide shifted again , she couldn't react in time and tripped , falling face- first onto the floor . Looking down at her , Adelaide calmly pulled out her phone and dialed a number . " Hello , is that Evercrest Mental Health Center ? A patient with a mental illness is attacking me . " Amanda froze for several seconds , unsure if she was hallucinating . Who was Adelaide calling ? Evercrest Mental Health Center ? Only after Adelaide hung up did Amanda fully process what had happened . Her face contorted even more grotesquely . " ADELAIDE ! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU !!! " She lunged again , only for Adelaide to dodge effortlessly once more . Just as Amanda picked up a shard of broken plate from the floor and was about to strike again , a police officer in uniform shouted , " Hey ! What do you think you're doing ?! " At the sight of the police officer , Amanda was startled and quickly dropped the shard from her hand . Adelaide was surprised that the police would show up , and she guessed the staff must have called them . Two police officers walked over and scanned the scene . One of them , a middle - aged officer , asked sternly , " Who made this mess ? " She did , " Adelaide replied , pointing at Amanda . " It wasn't me ! I didn't do it ! " Amanda frantically shook her head and glared at Adelaide . Adelaide sneered coldly , "Do you think the overhead cameras are just for decoration ? " Amanda was stunned . " You damaged private property . And just now , I saw you attempting to assault this lady , " the middle - aged officer said as he took out the handcuffs . " You'll have to come with us to the station ." " I'm innocent ! I'm mentally ill ! I can't handle provocation ! She deliberately triggered me , and that's why I lost control and smashed things ! " Amanda screamed , her voice trembling with fear . Adelaide chuckled . What a character . Always ready to pull the " I'm mentally ill " card at any moment , " We'll need you to come with us as well , miss , " the officer turned to Adelaide . " No problem . " Adelaide wasn't sure if it was just her imagination , but this officer seemed unusually polite toward her . At the station , Amanda cried so hard her makeup was completely ruined . She requested a phone call , and the officers agreed . Meanwhile , in another interrogation room . The middle - aged officer handed Adelaide a latte . " Ms. Pierce , this is just a formality . " If she only had suspicions at the restaurant , she was now certain . After thanking him , she asked , " Officer Sweeney , may I ask why ? " " I'm just following orders ," he replied . Adelaide gave a wry smile . " Orders from whom ? " Lyndon Sweeney didn't answer . He simply pulled out his phone and typed in some letters : Thorton . When she saw it , her eyes widened in shock . Reginald Thorton ?!