She Quit Her Family and Found Herself novel Chapter 319

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The second Dylan arrived, he planted himself firmly in front of Caspian and Hulda, shooting an icy, threatening glare at the mob.

Hearing Brenda's unhinged wailing, he almost couldn't maintain his professional composure.

What kind of garbage was she spewing? Stealing her daughter-in-law? Who was her daughter-in-law?

Ms. Atherton? Was this a joke?

Even his boss—a billionaire CEO—could barely get the time of day from her. Did she really think her pathetic, scrawny son, who just got punted across the dirt, was worthy of Ms. Atherton?

Seeing that no one was rushing to her aid, Brenda wailed louder. "Oh, the injustice! Stealing a man's wife in broad daylight! I told you these city girls were trash! Spending all day surrounded by men—what kind of decent woman does that?! Julian, forget her! Mom will find you someone infinitely better!"

Julian stood frozen, his face dark and murderous, his eyes entirely locked onto Hulda. He desperately wanted to drag her away, but he was genuinely terrified of Caspian.

Just then, Desmond, Zane, and a few town officials arrived, gasping for breath as they sprinted up the mountain trail.

When Caleb had called, they had been doing fieldwork nearby, assessing reconstruction efforts. Caspian had been right beside them. They had been discussing whether to visit the new base station when Caleb's frantic call came through.

The situation had sounded dire. Caleb had quickly summarized the chaos, saying something about a mob trying to abduct their lead engineer to force her into a marriage, before the line abruptly cut out.