Spencer saw their father's temper rising . He walked towards Adelaide and said gently , " Adele , let's talk about this at home . This really isn't the place . " " Family business should be handled at home , sure . But first , let's deal with the case , " came a calm voice from nearby . Lyndon walked into view and continued , " You're the relatives of Amanda Pierce and Adelaide Pierce , correct ? Then let's review the security footage before we go any further . Amanda's heart skipped a beat . She knew very well that she couldn't hide anything from security footage . Lyndon turned the laptop screen toward them and hit play . From the moment Adelaide sat down and Amanda threw coffee at her , to Amanda picking up a shattered piece of glass and lunging at her , it was all crystal clear . Every angle showed Amanda's intent to hurt Adelaide . The audience was astonished . That was not even close to a little spat to them at all . Garrett was burning with rage . He turned to hold Adelaide's Chapter 29 hand to offer comfort , but she moved away as if he were something dirty . His hand closed on empty air , which hurt his feelings a little bit . Amanda wailed , " It wasn't like that ! She provoked me , I just lost control ! " " Yeah ! My daughter has always been a good girl ! If something like this happened , she must've been pushed . I know my daughter very well ! " She turned to her husband . " Finley , say something ! " Finley looked more conflicted than anyone . Adelaide's move had put him in an impossible position . Out of helplessness , Finley gave Spencer a subtle look . Spencer understood immediately and gently took Adelaide's hand . " Adele , let's talk ." Before Adelaide could refuse , Garrett grabbed her other hand . " If you're going to talk to her , then you should talk to me too . I'm her husband ." But Amanda clung to Garrett's arm with a tearful face . " Garrett , don't go ! I'm scared ! " So now four of them stood in a row , hands locked . It looked like some messed - up love polygon . The onlookers were stunned . Chapter 29 Adelaide wanted to die from sheer humiliation . She had never felt so embarrassed in her life . She wanted to get rid of everyone right at the moment . " Let go ! " Garrett snapped . " No , I won't ." Amanda clung tighter to Garrett . Adelaide had seen enough . If she stayed a second longer , she might throw up . Besides , Lyndon had already said he would handle things from here . " Just go pamper you precious Mandy , " she said coldly , shaking off Garrett's hand . That upset Garrett a bit , but Spencer's lips curled in satisfaction . The smile stopped when Adelaide shook his hand off too . Adelaide walked out . And Spencer followed her right behind . Garrett tried to chase after her since he didn't want to let them be alone together . However , Amanda was determined to cling to him and he couldn't break away . This whole scene was more dramatic than a soap opera . The crowd was once again floored . Finley looked stiff and exhausted . He didn't even care to argue anymore . He just wanted to resolve things and go home . " Officer Sweeney , Finley tried to catch Lyndon's attention . Lyndon smiled politely , " Sir , your daughter's behaviors were quite dangerous . From what we observed , there's a strong reason to believe she may attempt to harm Adelaide again ." Finley couldn't refute it anymore . Outside the police station . Adelaide suddenly pulled out a candy . " Want one ? " The candy reminded her of a childhood memory . One stormy night when their parents were away , she was terrified of sleeping alone . Young Spencer had rushed to her with candy and stayed with her all night . She had always cherished the brother who protected her . But why had it changed ? " What's wrong ? You don't like strawberry candy anymore ? " " No , " Adelaide replied coldly . Spencer's smile froze . " You asked me to come out here to talk me into dropping the charges , didn't you ? " Adelaide cut right to the chase . Spencer took a deep breath and tried to convince her , " Adele , I know it's not fair to you . But Mandy is my little sister . She's sick . I have no choice but to help her . I'm his brother . " " All I can do is make it up to you . Once you go abroad , all this mess will go away . Adele … " Spencer continued . " Spencer , what do you think Dad would say if he knew you had feelings for me ? " Chapter30