Chapter 878

As the year-end approached, the company was at its busiest. Henry was on the verge of collapsing from the workload. Leon’s words were on the tip of his tongue when Ten grabbed his arm. Elisabeth couldn’t help but look at Leon.

What happened in Esme? Leon’s gaze fell on Elizabeth. He hesitated, wondering if it was appropriate to speak with Elizabeth present. Elizabeth met Leon’s gaze and pressed her lips together. Before she could say she was leaving, Alexander spoke first, “Mr. Russell, go ahead.”

Alexander meant that Elizabeth was with him, so there was no need to avoid the topic. Ellen also looked at Elizabeth, tears streaming down her face. Elizabeth looked away, and sure enough, she heard Leon say, “Mr. Tudor, actually, Esme is not our biological child. You might not know this. After we lost Nancy, Ellen was like a lost soul every day. The only reason she’s still alive is because Esme has been by her side.”

“Esme is Ellen’s lifeline, her everything. Now that Esme has been committed to a mental hospital, Ellen can hardly go on living!” As Leon spoke, tears fell from his eyes. He tightly held Ellen’s hands; the two were still very much in love.

But Alexander felt no sympathy. This was not a reason for him to let Esme off the hook. Esme had to be held accountable for what she had done. “Mr. Tudor, you both will be parents someday. Think about it, what if you lost your children?” Leon was heartbroken.

Alexander was unmoved. He calmly retorted, “I will educate my daughter well, so she won’t impersonate someone else. And she certainly won’t frame her best friend or do anything to harm her.”

Elizabeth wasn’t surprised that Alexander was defending her. It would be problematic if Alexander didn’t take a stand. Leon didn’t understand. “But this matter is already in the past!”

“Past? You can’t just spout nonsense because your family is in chaos now.” Was it Elizabeth who thought this matter was over, or was it just his assumption?

Chapter 878

Even Esme herself didn’t think this matter was… what gave Leon the right to say that? Then, whoever had been crying, couldn’t hold back anymore. She questioned Alexander, “So what do you want the Russell Family to do?”

Alexander replied, “Your daughter is precious, but other people’s daughters aren’t.” “We, the whole family, apologize to Elizabeth, and in your terms, that’s enough for atonement?” Leon also questioned. “We’ll go to the Percy Family, we’ll visit them! We’ll apologize to every member of the Percy Family! We’ll publish newspapers, will go on TV, we’ll tell the whole world that the Russell Family is sorry to Elizabeth!”

Leon was almost breaking down, his voice hoarse. He really had no other options. Alexander’s gaze fell on Elizabeth. Elizabeth indicated for him not to look at her. Elizabeth just couldn’t leave right now; otherwise, she would have let… Elizabeth could never forget that Ellen had hired someone to harm her.

There weren’t many good people in the Russell Family. “If that’s still not enough, then the Russell Family will just have to bear this guilt for the rest of our lives,” Leon said, his tone calming down. Elizabeth didn’t want to listen anymore. She stood up. “I’m heading back.”