Chapter 3 A False Accusation

"Fooling around? No morals? You're ashamed of me?"

With a sneer, Katherine echoed their words in an incredulous tone. Swallowing her anger, she took out her phone, found the video she had taken from the previous day, and tapped "play."

"Darrell, if there's anyone here who's been fooling around, it's you. I didn't want to talk about this, but you're so shameless that you even tried to turn my own grandmother against me. I guess I have no choice but to prove I'm innocent."

As the video played, erotic gasps and moans could be heard. Even if one wasn't watching the video, they could easily imagine how passionate the sex was.

Darrell's face fell in an instant. "Katherine Morgan! What the hell are you doing? How dare you play such a thing before your grandma?"

Myla was over sixty years old and was very strait-laced. How could she bear such a thing? She immediately grabbed the thing nearest her-a cushion on the sofa-and hurled it at Katherine as hard as she could.

"You little-! How dare you play such a thing in front of me? Is this how your father raised you? The saying is true-the apple doesn't fall far from the tree! Your mother brought nothing but burdens with her when she married into our family, and she even died early. Then your useless stepmother came into the picture, but she's only given birth to a girl. Worse yet, she's sick and needs treatment in another city. What a hassle! And you! Do you think you can do whatever you want now that your parents aren't around?"

The cushion hit Katherine, but it was soft and didn't hurt. What did hurt, however, was the fact that her grandma was so disgusted and ashamed of her.

Myla had always been partial to her elder son's family, and all his kids were the apple of her eye.

Katherine was also Myla's granddaughter, but the latter treated her differently from her other grandkids.

Katherine had long gotten used to such treatment, but she had to draw a line somewhere. It was her cousin, Isabel Morgan, who hooked up with her boyfriend, but Myla scolded her for being the shameless one. Even worse, Myla had dragged her parents into the argument, cursing them as she did.

Why?

Katherine didn't want to put up with this bullshit anymore, so she pointed at Darrell and said sharply, "Don't drag my parents into this. The shameless ones are Isabel and Darrell, not me. They're the ones who slept together behind my back!"

Hearing this, Myla was stunned. She frowned and eyed Darrell suspiciously. "What is going on?"

Darrell panicked and averted his gaze, not knowing how to answer.

Isabel had been watching this farce from upstairs. Noticing that things weren't going according to plan, she rushed downstairs and quickly grabbed Katherine's phone. When she saw herself in the video, all the color drained from her face.

Biting her lip, she quickly came up with an excuse. "Grandma, it's obvious that Katherine superimposed my face onto this woman's. Maybe she used AI or something. The point is, she's just trying to frame me and Darrell. I always listen to you, Grandma, and I know that any girl with sense would have some self-respect. I would never steal someone else's boyfriend. But Katherine's dragging my name through the mud, ruining the reputation of the whole Morgan family."

As she spoke, Isabel managed to squeeze out a few tears, playing the role of a victim to a tee. When she reached up to wipe her tears, she secretly winked at Darrell.

Darrell nodded imperceptibly to show that he understood. Isabel continued, "Moreover, Darrell and I used to be a loving couple. But Katherine interfered in our relationship and stole Darrell from me. But she still wasn't satisfied. Now, look at what she's done-she's even fooled around with another man. Grandma, please help me."

Isabel sobbed even harder.

Darrell chimed in, "Yes. Katherine cheated on me first!"

Myla was always partial to Isabel. After hearing this, she felt even more disgusted with Katherine. She couldn't help but curse, "Why are you so vicious? I can't believe my own grandchild would be so heartless!"

"Me? Vicious?" Katherine smiled bitterly. She was so disappointed in her so-called family.

"Then I guess I'll just post this video online. Whether it's AI or not, I'll leave it to the experts to decide."

Isabel's expression darkened. She held Myla's hand and said piteously, "Grandma, it's not that I'm scared. It's just that, if we release the video, the reputation of our family will be ruined."

Isabel knew how to push Myla's buttons. All throughout this woman's life, what she cared about most was the Morgan family's good name. Naturally, she refused to let anyone damage their reputation.

She glared at Katherine and said icily, "I'm afraid you've forgotten your last name. How dare you make such a proposal? It's okay that you don't care about your own dignity, but to drag the Morgan family's name with you is just cruel. What exactly do you want?"

"I want-"

But before Katherine could get another word out, Myla cut her off abruptly. "Shut up! This matter is over. Don't you dare mention it again."

As soon as she finished speaking, a towering figure appeared at the doorway to the living room.

"Did I come at the wrong time?"