She Made a Comeback as a Renowned Doctor

Chapter 766: Chapter 766 Knox Family Agrees to the Annulment

Knox Family.

The atmosphere in the large living room was oppressive.

Alexander Knox sat on the sofa, silent, his handsome face so cold it was devoid of any expression, making people shiver.

The servants worked cautiously, even taking shallow breaths.

Old Lady Mrs. Knox sat on the sofa, her expression wasn’t pleasant.

This suffocating atmosphere lasted for a while, until Natalie Rogers came downstairs with a full smile.

The smile on Natalie’s face was uncontrollable because the video had been re-edited and anonymously sent to the media reporters. The internet was soon flooded with criticisms of Aria Richardson; her reputation was tarnished, and she had to call off the engagement, naturally bringing back the family’s exorbitant betrothal gift.

Thinking of this, Natalie hummed a little tune, her steps were light.

She and Lily Armstrong had been scolded for so many days, they had to release this anger no matter what.

Natalie sat down on the sofa, poured herself a glass of warm water, noticed the strange look on Old Lady Mrs. Knox’s and Alexander Knox’s faces, and appropriately reduced her smile.

She asked Old Lady Mrs. Knox, "Mom, what’s the matter? Who made you upset again?"

Old Lady Mrs. Knox glanced at her, snorted lightly, and turned her head away irritably.

Natalie was baffled, wondering if the old lady had taken the wrong medicine, and why she was mumbling when she herself was in a bad mood.

Then Natalie looked at Alexander Knox, his face even colder, with a great anger in his eyes.

Natalie opened her mouth, her eyes flickered, not knowing what to say, and simply kept silent.

At this moment, the servant came in to report.

"Old Lady, Madam, Young Master, Mr. Richardson and Mrs. Richardson, and Miss Richardson have arrived."

Alexander Knox’s brow twitched slightly.

As if he had anticipated it, he spoke in a somber voice, "Let them in."

"Yes."

The servant went out to invite them in.

Natalie instinctively covered her face at the thought of Aria, remembering being slapped and scratched by her that night, she still felt a faint pain in her face.

Natalie slammed the water glass she was holding onto the table, her expression turning harsh.

Outside, a chaotic and powerful sound of footsteps approached, obviously more than three people had come.

Alexander Knox coldly raised his eyes, automatically clenching his hand resting on his knee.

Miac Richardson brought Isla Sue and Aria Richardson inside, followed by a grand entourage carrying dozens of boxes, the red silk on the boxes still in place, as they were when delivered.

Alexander Knox knew too well what that was.

Seeing the Richardson Family’s grand gesture, even Old Lady Mrs. Knox’s expression froze.

Natalie noticed the boxes and instantly knew what they were, but she wasn’t sure, so she walked over with large strides, opening a box before the carriers could even set it down.

Inside were pink bills.

The light in Natalie’s eyes flickered.

Old Lady Mrs. Knox’s brow furrowed; she knew the Richardson Family’s intention behind this gesture but still asked, "Isla, what is this?"

Isla Sue spoke, "Old Lady Mrs. Knox, after much consideration, our family believes Aria and Alexander are not suitable for each other, so it’s best to call off the engagement. We’ve brought the betrothal gifts back, and any losses will be covered by our family."

Isla Sue’s tone wasn’t particularly good, more forceful than usual.

This engagement had to be called off today.

Old Lady’s brows lowered; she had expected this outcome, without surprise, only regret.

Natalie sneered, "Glad you realized, but what about the two billion?"

Isla Sue glanced at the first box, "It’s all there, along with the betrothal list."

Natalie went over, confirming after taking out the contents of the box, "That’s more like it, but..."

Natalie frowned, "Why is it your family that’s breaking the engagement with ours? If anyone should propose a break, it should be us. What right do you have to propose it?"

Getting a break-off made it seem like Alexander did something wrong.

Returning the betrothal gifts with such fanfare, everyone saw it, and who knew in what way the Knox Family would be ridiculed by others.

Natalie was never willing to let her family suffer a bit of loss; the more she thought, the more she felt at a disadvantage.

Isla Sue’s face turned cold as she looked at Natalie, "What do you want then?"

"It’s simple. If anyone mentions this online, you clear it up yourselves, saying it’s your daughter who acted improperly and we discovered it, so we asked to call off the engagement, and you returned the betrothal gifts. There’s no way our family will suffer any loss."

Natalie threw the red envelope with the two billion cheque on the coffee table and sat next to the sofa, looking at them with disdain.

Isla Sue was furious. Wasn’t this simply asking them to slander their daughter to preserve their family’s face?

How could she have the audacity to say that?

Isla Sue snorted coldly, "Where do you get the gall to say such things?"

"What did you say?"

Isla Sue, "To put it bluntly, why do her father and I want to call off the engagement? Alexander knows very well. Silently confining his fiancée and restricting her freedom, whose fault is that? It’s clear even if I don’t say it."

Natalie was unaware of this matter, but hearing Isla’s words, it didn’t sound false. She glanced at the menacing Alexander Knox, her self-righteous stance not reduced in the slightest.

"So what? My son naturally had his reasons for doing so. Ask your daughter if she did something shameless to force my son to have to confine her."

"Isn’t it you and that Lily working together to frame my daughter, that’s the good deed you did."

Isla was ready to argue at the mention of this matter.

"I’d say the one most deserving to be confined is you, always doing evil deeds, acting recklessly."

"You!" Natalie was so affronted by Isla’s words that she stood up, anger rushing forward a few steps.

Aria Richardson unhesitatingly blocked in front of her mother, her cold gaze on Natalie, "What do you want?"

Natalie remembered the beating she took that night, not daring to make a move in front of Aria.

"Enough!" Old Lady Mrs. Knox scolded, "This engagement is off, let it be. It’s just that the two families have no fate; let this matter end here. No more arguing about who’s right and wrong, is that clear?"

Old Lady said this while glancing at the indignant Natalie.

Natalie rolled her eyes, didn’t make a sound.

Old Lady Mrs. Knox raised her voice a bit, "I asked you, did you hear me?"

Natalie reluctantly acknowledged with a hum.

Anyway, she and Lily Armstrong had already given that night’s video to the reporters, soon there’d be a flood of Aria Richardson’s scandals online. Whether or not she tangled over right or wrong, there’d be plenty wanting to investigate.

Thinking about the video and the imminent relief of anger, Natalie took a comfortable breath, "Alright, just like that then."

Old Lady then looked at Alexander Knox, who hadn’t spoken a word since they arrived.

Worriedly, Old Lady Mrs. Knox looked at him, "Alexander, did you hear me?"

Alexander Knox remained silent.

An oppressive silence.

After a moment, he lifted his eyes, his gaze locking steadily onto Aria Richardson.

Aria Richardson clenched her palms.

To be honest, she had been slightly afraid of this man these days.

She was more afraid of the manic look in his eyes, every time he had that look, Aria always wondered if he was going to do something obsessive to her again.

Isla noticed the fear in Aria’s eyes, squeezing her hand.

After a long silence, Alexander Knox finally spoke, "Alright."

Did he agree to it?

Aria Richardson’s eyelashes fluttered lightly, momentarily unable to respond.

It wasn’t until Isla Sue and Miac Richardson beside her breathed a sigh of relief that she finally reacted.

When leaving the Knox Family’s house, Aria felt it was the most relaxed she had been in days.

The marriage was off, and the betrothal gifts were returned.

It was finally over.

Isla Sue and Miac Richardson didn’t expect things to go so smoothly. Miac had prepared a long list of arguments, but in the end, they weren’t needed.

Natalie Rogers ordered the servants to count the betrothal gifts. There must be no shortage to allow anyone to take advantage.

She herself took her phone to her room to call Lily Armstrong.

Lily was sitting in front of the computer, double-checking the video to ensure there were no loopholes before she felt reassured. She also hired internet trolls, considering the matter involved the Lewis Family and must not go wrong.

When Natalie told her about Aria and Alexander Knox calling off the marriage, Lily was in disbelief, "Really?"

Natalie immediately responded, "Yes, it’s true, the betrothal gifts were all returned. But I’m really upset that our Alexander got rejected by their family. What gives them the right to call it off? It should have been us."

Lily drummed her fingers rhythmically on the table and smiled slightly, "Isn’t that perfect, Auntie?"

"Perfect?" Natalie didn’t understand what Lily meant.

"Tomorrow’s trending news will be about Aria hooking up with the Lewis Family’s second young master and directly calling off the engagement with Young Master Knox." Lily leaned back.

Given the Richardson Family went to the Knox Family to call off the engagement, once my video is released, doesn’t it just prove there’s something between her and Wyatt Lewis?

Natalie thought for a moment, "Yes, why didn’t I think of that? I should’ve recorded a video when they came to return the gifts. Shameless hussy, hooking up with Wyatt Lewis to break off the engagement with my son."

"Don’t worry, Auntie, even if you didn’t record, someone else did," she reassured.

Nowadays, with the internet so pervasive, passersby film curious events as small videos to upload online.

The Richardson Family returned so many gifts, loading them into several large vehicles. Surely someone filmed a video.

Along with the video in her hand, it was a decisive blow, everything would fall into place. Aria would be slandered viciously, they could imagine it right now.

...

Aria returned home and, after dinner, went to her room to call Hope Williams.

Hope was with Luke, Willow, and Baby in the living room. Alitzel Williams couldn’t help but gather around to hear the news when she heard Aria’s call.

They heard Aria say that Alexander Knox had agreed to call off the engagement.

Alitzel Williams couldn’t help but laugh out loud with joy.

Hope was a bit worried, she didn’t expect Alexander to agree to a breakup so easily.

Given Alexander’s previous attitude, this agreement seemed too hasty.

She felt something was wrong, not because she wanted to see the worst in people, but because Alexander’s previous persistence made her think twice.

Hope recalled how Isla Sue mentioned revoking the engagement at the Knox Family, and Alexander had used the video of Wyatt Lewis paying for Aria at a mall against them.

Hope wondered if Alexander would make something out of this situation.

But then she thought, this matter wouldn’t stir up much trouble. With the shop assistants and receipts as evidence, if he doctored surveillance footage to threaten, they could always request the original footage to clarify things.

Hope felt that things wouldn’t be that simple, yet couldn’t pinpoint where Alexander could cause significant trouble. Hopefully, she was overthinking it.

She reminded Aria to be careful.

She had to return to Old Ortiz tomorrow, and it was impossible to stay updated constantly.

Hopefully, everything would develop positively as they wished.

Alitzel noticed Hope’s frown and apparent concern and asked, "Little Hope, what’s on your mind?"

Hope gathered her thoughts, "I’m a bit worried that Alexander Knox won’t let it go that easily."

Alitzel was playing with a small toy, teasing Baby in the cradle, and she thought Hope was overthinking it. "Even if he doesn’t let it go, what could he do? After all, he’s a company president, his methods can’t be that lowbrow. If they were, I’d look down on him, Little Hope; you’re overthinking it."

Hope nodded, she thought so too. Alexander Knox wasn’t a bad person, just too adamant and stubborn on this issue.

"Don’t worry, do you have to go back to Old Ortiz early tomorrow?"

"I plan to visit Old Lady Taylor first early in the morning, then head back to Old Ortiz later."

Alitzel nodded, "Hmm, then you should get up early. Get some rest tonight."

"Okay." noveldrama

Hope coaxed Luke, Willow, and Baby to sleep, then carried the sleeping Baby back to the room where Waylon Lewis was still working in the study.

Hope took a shower, changed into pajamas, and yawned as she walked into Waylon Lewis’s study.

"Waylon Lewis," Hope’s soft voice called out as she walked over lazily, naturally wrapping her arms around his neck and sitting on his lap.

Waylon Lewis embraced her gently, his voice tender, "Sleepy?"

"Yeah," Hope nodded, closing her eyes and leaning against his neck, murmuring, "I came to find you to sleep; I can’t sleep without you. Are you done?"

"I’m done," Waylon Lewis brushed aside her fallen hair strands, his eyes filled with a smile, "I’ll take you to bed."

Hope lazily yawned, "Mm."

"Then, Boss, you and Madam go rest, and we’ll talk tomorrow."

Hope was startled.

Where’s that voice coming from?

Hope abruptly turned back to see several faces displayed on Waylon Lewis’s computer screen.

"You? This?"

Noticing that Madam seemed startled by them, the company’s executives greeted politely and amiably, "Hello, Madam."

Hope blinked her eyes frantically, looking at them, then at Waylon Lewis, finally raising her hand awkwardly to wave, forcing a smile, "...Hello everyone!"

Woo woo woo...

How come people were watching...

Seeing Hope’s embarrassed expression, Waylon Lewis’s eyes were filled with smiles, and he closed the laptop.

Hope felt like crying without tears, "Why didn’t you say you were in a video conference?"

Waylon Lewis raised an eyebrow, "No chance."

Hope, "..."

Waylon Lewis’s smile deepened, he held her slightly tighter, "Let’s go back to the room to sleep."

"Did my image get totally ruined?"

"No."

"Clearly, it did, woo woo woo... Tomorrow everyone will say Madam can’t sleep without the Boss..."

Waylon Lewis chuckled softly, "Well, that’s quite nice."

"Nice how?"

"Isn’t it nice to become your dependency?"

Hope pursed her lips, never mind, let it be. If her image was ruined, so be it, she’s tired, and she’ll deal with it tomorrow.

The next day.

Hope was still nestled in Waylon Lewis’s arms asleep, when the door was thumped.

The sound wasn’t loud, likely being cautious not to disturb them, yet had to come to them urgently, indicating something serious.

Hope, with eyes closed, lazily stretched, patting Waylon Lewis’s arm, "Open the door."

Waylon Lewis got up and out of bed, and upon opening the door, Alitzel came rushing in with a phone, "Something’s happened, something big."