"Sister, I assure you Qi Ming would never have leaked the formula. He participated in the entire development process of the specific drug for fibromyalgia. He treasures this research achievement more than anyone, so there’s no way he would leak the formula!" Kenneth Brown added, "Maybe he considers the achievements of the specific drug for fibromyalgia his own, so when someone offered a high price for the formula, he sold it!" "Brother! I know you don’t approve of my relationship with Qi Ming, thinking his family background isn’t good and that he’d only drag me down. But I’m not afraid of hardship. He’s a good man, and I believe if I marry him, he’ll make me happy. Please open your eyes and don’t judge Qi Ming subjectively just because of me!" Her brother suddenly seemed like a stranger, someone merely wearing her brother’s skin. "Carole, are you being subjective, or am I?! Given all this evidence, how am I supposed to believe Qi Ming is innocent?" "Carole, you need to open your eyes too. Don’t let Qi Ming deceive you!" Kenneth said coldly. "Sister, you have to trust Qi Ming!" Carole said helplessly. Sienna found it hard to believe in Qi Ming. She sighed. "Carole, I don’t know Qi Ming personally, so I can’t go against my conscience and say I believe him. Your brother mentioned there are many suspicious things about him. If you want others to believe it wasn’t him, you need to address those suspicions, not just keep insisting he’s innocent." "I still maintain that if he’s innocent, the law will naturally grant him justice. If he truly stole the formula, I absolutely will not let him off lightly," Sienna stated, speaking as the company’s leader and considering the overall situation. Carole calmed down. "I understand. We just need to find the real culprit." "Leave these matters to the police," Sienna advised. "No! I don’t trust anyone!" Carole glanced at her brother and then at Sienna before turning and walking out. Sienna watched Carole’s retreating figure. "I really hope it’s not Qi Ming." "I hope so too," Kenneth replied, "but he’s the most suspicious one right now!" Adrian Desmond chuckled upon hearing his subordinate’s report about the methods Kenneth Brown was employing to frame Qi Ming. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the N0v3l.Fiɾe.net "It’s true what they say," he mused, "’Every man for himself, or Heaven and Earth will strike him down!’" Adrian rather admired Kenneth’s ruthlessness in achieving his goals, stopping at nothing. Walter Klein actually felt quite sympathetic towards Kenneth Brown. After all, Adrian Desmond was undeniably involved in Kenneth having reached this point. But Kenneth only had himself to blame for overestimating his own capabilities. Daring to compete with their Sixth Master for a woman was simply courting death. "Sixth Master, what are our next steps?" Walter asked. Adrian had no interest in getting involved in how Kenneth Brown was framing his own future brother-in-law. His sole objective was to ruin Kenneth and Sienna’s wedding. Anyone who wanted to marry Sienna Johnson had better first consider if they even had the capability. 「The Briggs Residence, Serenora City.」 Sabrina Johnson had fled here and was now in hiding. Sabrina was currently a wanted fugitive, and her hiding out at the Briggs family home greatly displeased its members. They could dote on Pauline Briggs, but that didn’t extend to Sabrina Johnson. It would be one thing if Sabrina were a biological granddaughter of the Briggs family, but she was, after all, an imposter. "Mom, you have to save me! My sister wants me dead! I can’t go to jail. If I do, she’ll definitely find someone to kill me in there. Mom, then you’ll only be able to collect my corpse from prison!" Pauline Briggs hadn’t been eating or sleeping well lately and had lost a noticeable amount of weight. She truly wished her two daughters could coexist peacefully, but matters had increasingly spiraled out of her control. "Sabrina, tell Mom honestly, did you steal the formula or not?" Pauline asked. "No!" Sabrina denied vehemently. Just then, Second Sister-in-law happened to be passing by and overheard Sabrina. She sneered, "Well, well. If you didn’t steal it, what are you afraid of? Just go to the Police Station and explain things clearly. I refuse to believe Sienna is so powerful she can turn white into black!" "Second Sister-in-law," Pauline greeted her. Second Sister-in-law walked in, sat down beside Pauline, and said bluntly, "Pauline, what do you think you’re doing, hiding Sabrina Johnson here? If, as she claims, she truly did nothing wrong, then I, representing the Briggs family, guarantee we’ll ensure she comes out of this completely unharmed!" "With Sabrina Johnson hiding here in the Briggs family home like a turtle in its shell, if word gets out, what face would our family have left?" "Pauline, I know you dote on this adopted daughter of yours. You’ve always prioritized her, even over your own biological daughter. But please, be considerate; I’m a mother too. My second son is getting married soon. If his fiancée’s family discovers that we, the Briggs family, are harboring a wanted suspect, what are we supposed to do? What about my son?" "If his engagement is broken off because of this, who am I supposed to cry to then?" Second Sister-in-law said, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief while sneaking a glance at Pauline. "Well..." Pauline hesitated. Seeing Pauline waver, Second Sister-in-law pressed on, "Pauline, if you don’t trust me, do you not even trust Mom and Dad? No matter how capable Sienna is, she’s still just from the younger generation. If Sabrina truly did nothing wrong, are you telling me you’re afraid Mom and Dad can’t protect her?" Pauline looked at Sabrina. "Sabrina, what Second Sister-in-law said is right. Hiding isn’t a solution. Perhaps you should..." "No! I’m not going! Sienna will have me killed!" There was no way she, Sabrina, would go to the Police Station. She was far from innocent; if she went in, she’d never get out. Second Sister-in-law’s expression turned cold. "Why are you so agitated?" she mocked. "Didn’t you just say you didn’t do it? If you did nothing wrong, what are you afraid of? If you’re worried Sienna will abuse her power and frame you, then I, on behalf of my Young family, guarantee that we will absolutely not allow such a thing to happen!" Second Sister-in-law’s name was Fraidy Young. Her entire family, the Youngs, were pillars of the judicial system, serving as judges, prosecutors, police officers, lawyers, and in similar roles. "Sabrina," Pauline said, "Second Sister-in-law’s family members are judges and lawyers. You can rest assured; you’ll be fine." "Mom, are you abandoning me too?" Sabrina cried out, agitated. "Sabrina, how could I ever abandon you?" Pauline began to cry. She had never imagined things would escalate to this point. Back when Sienna had first returned to the Johnson family, the Old Madam had wanted to send Sabrina away. It was she, Pauline, who had cried and pleaded to let Sabrina remain. She hadn’t abandoned Sabrina then, and she certainly wouldn’t abandon her now. "You keep urging me to turn myself in! Isn’t it just so you can curry favor with your biological daughter? And Sienna actually thought you doted on me the most! It was all a lie! In your heart, I, your adopted daughter, could never compare to your own flesh and blood..."