Ralph’s eyes narrowed. “Outsiders? Everything in the Frazier family is from my brother’s legacy. All these years, everything you’ve eaten and drunk was money brought by Debra. How can you shamelessly turn against her?”

He had once thought Stanley was merely troublesome, but he never imagined Stanley would commit such an unforgivable act. His voice, like ice, declared, “I don’t have a son like you. You can leave now.”

“Dad,” Marion interrupted. “You heard the man. Take him away.”

“Yes, sir,” the bodyguards acknowledged, dragging Stanley from the room.

Noticing Debra’s silence, Ralph patted her hand. “I was blind and foolish enough to keep such a heartless woman around. I’m sorry for making you endure so much all these years.” His face was filled with guilt and exhaustion. Debra didn’t feel bitter. After her parents died in her past life, she went to Ralph with the family’s inheritance.

Rosalie pretended to be virtuous in front of Ralph but was sharp and true to her nature behind his back. Ralph was her only family, and she didn’t want to cause trouble. She quietly endured everything. Years later, Rosalie emptied the family's money and abandoned Ralph, fleeing together with Stanley.

Having lived through it all again, she understood the importance of decisively cutting ties. Though it pained Ralph to sever relations with Rosalie and Stanley, it was better than being schemed out of everything by them in the future.

Ben poked his head inside, unnoticed by Debra. She said, “What’s going on? Come in and speak.”

Ben walked in nervously, his gaze shifting between Marion and Debra. He cleared his throat and said, “Mr. Osborne is outside.”

Debra was surprised. “Randy?”

Ben nodded. “Yes, he is here to see Mr. Houston.”

Debra looked at Marion, her expression questioning. After a moment of silence, Marion said, “I’ll go check it out.”

Debra nodded, her gaze following Marion as he left the room. Then she turned back to Ben. “What does Randy want with Marion?”

“Um…”

“Is it related to Cathryn?”

Ben awkwardly nodded, confirming her suspicion.

“Do you know what happened?”

“Miss Bernard was admitted to the hospital last night and just woke up this morning. She’s been insisting on seeing Mr. Houston.”