"Mom, can you please stop defending her?! You know very well what she is capable of!" Thomas sighed and ran his hand through his hair in annoyance. "Also, it's written on the news. The last name of the mastermind is Kepler."
"No, that's not true!" Jasmine refused to believe it. "Don't badmouth Yvonne before you have the facts checked. Even if she did it, it was definitely because she was forced to the dead-end."
When Jasmine made a fuss, she would lose the ability to distinguish right from wrong as she always did. She would constantly take Yvonne's side and refuse to listen to reason.
Thomas couldn't change her mind, so he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll investigate the matter now."
With that, he stormed out in anger
Nevertheless, it was just an excuse to put Jasmine off his case. He knew that he couldn't find anything even if he investigated this matter now.
Bryan was one of the Joneses. Thomas couldn't think of anyone who dared to provoke them.
It was impossible to clear the Keplers' reputation after Yvonne took such self-destructive actions.
Thomas looked up at the sky as though he was in a trance and felt shackled by his family and their horrible decisions. He couldn't describe how he felt right now, but he was suffocated by the heavy atmosphere in his house, and he didn't want to stay for a second longer.
Liam was still abroad, so he might only be able to have a heart-to-heart with Bryan. Yvonne might have killed her future, but she had also dragged him down in the process.
After he battled with himself, he finally caved and called Bryan.
On the other end of the line, Bryan hesitated when he saw the caller ID, but he still answered the call. "Hello, Thomas. What's up?"
He didn't sound as cheerful as he usually was, and Thomas knew that Yvonne must have upset him. Still, Thomas asked with a painful grimace, "Are you free? I want to see you."
"Just say it over the phone. I'm with Jennifer." Bryan refused to meet with Thomas, nor did he intend to take a rain check on the meeting.
Thomas couldn't force the matter, so he started rambling, "I saw the news today. I knew Yvonne was behind it. I'm sorry—"
"No," Bryan cut him off. "You don't have to apologize on her behalf."
The buck stopped with Yvonne. Bryan hated Yvonne but wouldn't divert his resentment for her onto Thomas.
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