At this moment, Woody Nason, the man competing with Ella to be the next head of the family, stood up voluntarily.
“Justin! He must know!”
When Rodney heard this, he turned his head to look at Justin.
The latter was evidently panicking.
“W-What nonsense are you saying?! How would I know?!” Justin pointed at Woody and roared.
“You have the best relationship with your sister. So, wouldn’t you know what plans she has?” Woody added, “Why don’t… I ask someone to look through your room and see if there are any clues?”
After Woody said that, Justin was covered in cold sweat. Of course, he knew about Ella going to Somerland.
Ella was worried something terrible might happen to her in Somerland, so she made her little brother Justin her only emergency contact. However, Justin did not expect Ella to fall into Jasper’s hands.
Since that had happened, he could only stop being her emergency contact. After all, Rodney had heard about Ella being a hostage.
“Alright, stop speaking,” Rodney seemed tired and said firmly, “Everyone related to this will be punished severely after Ella comes back… Now, I announce that everyone in the family will be grounded during this critical moment… Unless you have my permission.”
After Rodney said that, he turned to leave the dining room.
Everyone in the dining room felt a weight lifted off their chest. They felt like they had been pulled up from a body of water.
Someone quickly rushed the old butler to the hospital. Justin glared coldly at Woody.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Woody asked with a smirk.
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