Queen of Wild Cards novel Chapter 374

"Please, stop yelling. Just tell me what happened," Catherine pleaded, trying to soothe her husband's temper.

Byron let out a harsh scoff, unlocking his phone to pull up the video Julius had sent. "Watch it yourself. You'll see exactly why she got eaten alive by mosquitoes."

Catherine took the phone. As she watched the footage, the color completely drained from her face.

No wonder her husband was acting like a madman. She felt a surge of pure fury herself!

"Yvonne, how could you be so foolish?" Catherine scolded, her voice trembling. "Doing something so sordid... If you were lonely, you could have just found a nice boy to date. We never forbade you from seeing men!"

"Mom, Dad! What on earth are you talking about?" Had her parents found out what she and Rhoda had tried to do last night?

Catherine shoved the phone toward her. "Watch it yourself! I can't even bring myself to say it!"

Yvonne stared at the screen, her eyes widening in sheer panic. "This is fake! It's a fake! I like men, I don't like women! Mom, Dad, you have to believe me!

I did not do this with Rhoda! I swear! Get a digital forensics expert to look at it, it's definitely doctored!"

No wonder her mother had told her to go find a boyfriend. They actually thought she was into girls!

Hearing her insist it was a forgery, Byron's rage cooled by a fraction. "Hmph! You better be telling the truth. I will have this authenticated. If it's real, I won't show you any mercy.

If you're lying to me, the Jeter family will be destroyed because of you. Do you have any idea how far our stock will plummet if Julius leaks this?"

Catherine hadn't even thought about the financial implications until now. Panic set in. "Yvonne, are you absolutely certain this is fake?"

"Of course it's fake! I would never do something like that! Why would I even look twice at Rhoda Ford? I'll say it again: I like men!"

Rhoda was incredibly average-looking, a penniless, illegitimate nobody. There was zero chance Yvonne would ever be attracted to her!

Why was he going to such lengths to protect that woman?

She was the one who had grown up beside him!

"Then tell me," Byron demanded, his eyes narrowing. "Why would Julius go out of his way to fabricate a video to frame you?" He sensed she was hiding something crucial.

"Dad, he probably just wants to sever all ties with our family, so he made this disgusting video to manipulate you. Please don't fall for it."

"I'm going to have my people look into this. For your sake, it better be exactly as you say. Otherwise, don't expect me to remember you're my daughter!"

With a final glare, Byron stormed out of the hospital room.

He needed a professional to verify the footage immediately.