Chapter 1020 - 1012: Visiting Great-Aunt 1

Chapter 1020: Chapter 1012: Visiting Great-Aunt 1

Of course, Isaac Ford knew the importance of this matter. As the reporters crowded over, he had already chased after them.

Maxim Ford was blocked in the corridor.

The reporters seemed to have gone mad, asking questions frantically, eager to uncover all the Ford family secrets for a major news story.

"Mr. Ford, is it true that your recently acknowledged sister doesn’t get along with you?"

"Why did Tiana Thorne attempt to assassinate Julian Ford?"

"Or is it that while Tiana appears glamorous on the surface, she doesn’t actually have a good life in the Ford family? Did you mistreat her?"

"Her actions amounted to intentional injury, yet you didn’t notify the police to arrest her. Are you treating the law lightly?"

Every question was extremely tricky, seemingly wanting to drag the Ford family down to hell.

Maxim Ford’s clear, gentle eyes had lost all warmth by now, sweeping over all the reporters present. His low, cold voice seemed to plunge the surroundings into a freezing, icy world.

"My little sister did not hurt anyone. You are slandering, and I will have my lawyer contact you."

Hearing this, everyone felt a tremor in their hearts.

They looked at each other, but eventually, a reporter named Meiyu left, saying, "Mr. Ford, if no one was hurt, then why are you in the hospital?"

"You can have a lawyer contact us, but the premise is that we are really slandering."

Saying this, a lawyer took out a phone and played a video.

The content of the video showed the fake Tiana Thorne sneaking into the old Ford family residence and attacking the freshly returned Julian Ford. This attack, even through the screen, felt extremely ruthless.

"Mr. Ford, can you explain why Tiana Thorne tried to assassinate Julian Ford? How is your brother now?"

Maxim Ford was very tall, standing half a head higher than the reporters in the crowd. He squinted slightly at them, his presence undeniable and oppressive.

His voice was slightly hoarse, but his desire to protect his little sister was immensely strong. In a cold voice, he said word by word, "The video was deliberately fabricated to show a rift among our Ford siblings."

"Mr. Ford, you..."

Maxim Ford gave a sharp glance, "You may try slandering one more time."

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a weight in their hearts.

They had thought they had a big news story they could develop, but unexpectedly, Maxim Ford defended Tiana Thorne so staunchly.

Given the time, he had spent more time with his biological brother, meaning their bond should be the strongest. Why was he defending Tiana Thorne so fiercely?

There were still many questions they wanted to ask, but they couldn’t afford to offend the Ford family.

At this point, nurses and doctors approached, unhappily saying, "Loud noise is prohibited in the hospital. Please leave immediately."

The reporters had no choice but to leave in dissatisfaction.

It seemed that they could only dig further into Tiana Thorne in the future.

In any case, the news of Tiana Thorne attempting to assassinate her biological brother had already spread, and as such, Tiana Thorne’s public reputation was doomed.

On the other side.

After Isaac Ford went downstairs, he chased after them.

But by the time he reached the lobby, the fake Tiana had vanished without a trace.

He looked around; there were some doctors, nurses, family members of patients, and patients in wheelchairs, but no fake Tiana.

At this time, Maxim Ford also came down and approached him, "Lost her?"

"Yes, I didn’t see her after getting off the elevator."

"How are you sure she took the elevator down?"

Isaac Ford answered, "I saw her figure enter the elevator, then chased right after her."

Upon hearing this, Maxim Ford slammed a fist into the nearby wall, his hand immediately turning red, "She got away!"

Isaac Ford said, "We may have startled the snake this time."

Maxim Ford was silent for a few seconds before saying coldly, "This person, must be among us. Only a few of us know about the mole on Tiana’s earlobe. In such a short time, to discover her change, she must be nearby."

Isaac Ford also agreed; speaking like this, the danger was even greater.

After all, they knew nothing about this person.

"First, let’s return to the ward. We cannot leave your second brother alone in the ward, as we don’t know fake Tiana’s true intentions."

She may simply hate Julian Ford and wanted to harm him, but ordinary people couldn’t get close to him, hence she used a face identical to Tiana’s.

Another possibility is that she hates Tiana to the bone and wants to ruin her harmonious relationship with the Ford family.

Both possibilities are plausible.

The two quickly went upstairs to Julian Ford’s ward and saw him still lying there, offering them a sense of relief.

"Big brother, let Felix Grant and Jesse Rivers keep watch. In case something happens."

"Alright."

This time, the second brother suffered enough, he absolutely cannot get hurt again.

...

Tiana Thorne had just returned to the old mansion when she saw the overwhelming news coverage.

All of it accused her of ruthlessly trying to kill her brother.

Even the short video of her stabbing Julian Ford had been forwarded over ten million times, and it was now common knowledge.

Seeing this, Tiana Thorne furrowed her brows deeply.

She knew that the person behind this had no intention of letting go of the opportunity to attack her so easily.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and called her older brother.

"Tiana."

Tiana asked, "Brother, I saw the news. Did something happen after I left with Aiden?"

"Yes, the fake Tiana appeared. Just as I was about to check her palm for a red mole, she seemed to notice and turned to leave. Then reporters swarmed us as if it was planned in advance."

Hearing this, Tiana quickly processed the information in her mind, "I guess she gathered reporters to tarnish my reputation, to confess and self-accuse in front of them, to cement the claim that I hurt my second brother."

Maxim Ford added, "However, she didn’t expect that I would see through her."

Tiana nodded, "Yes."

Hearing this, Maxim Ford furrowed his brows slightly, "This means she knows we’ve identified that you are not the one who harmed Julian. Confronting her now might have alarmed her, making it harder to catch her again."

Tiana slightly squints her beautiful fox-like eyes but doesn’t seem anxious, "Big brother, this person is meticulous and smart. Since she is my enemy, she will definitely show up again. However, in the short term, she probably won’t make any big moves."

"I understand."

Tiana looked over at Aiden Shaw beside her and then whispered into the phone, "What did Mom say?"

"I’ll handle it."

Just as Tiana nodded, Rouge Jarvis came back, stepping into the living room.

She was dressed in a black overcoat with a bright red scarf, looking incredibly stunning, with an aura that was hard to resist.

Tiana was slightly taken aback, worried her mom would be sad, so she ended the call, "Mom, weren’t you and Auntie supposed to stay at the temple for a month? Why are you back early?"