MIDNIGHT Bride The CEO's TEMPTATION

What would Dylan do if he knew Lionel was actually set up by her?

In any case, he couldn't get to the bottom of the matter.

The aphrodisiac she put in Lionel's wine was bought from the black market. It was usually used by playboys on those girls who enjoyed themselves alone in bars. In order to avoid legal liability, what people looked like after swallowing this kind of aphrodisiac was the same as when they were drunk. The medicine would soon take effect, but it would also wear off in about half an hour. Nothing could be found in the sufferer's body even if she or he went to the police and got an examination in the hospital.

Lionel was knocked out by Dylan after the medicine got the full effect that night. It must be more than half an hour when he was found and taken to the hospital. It was hard to find out what he had taken when he felt something wrong and asked for an examination.

So, even if Lionel knew he was drugged by her, he didn't have any evidence.

"There's something I want to ask you, too," said Dylan, gazing at her.

"Huh?" She pulled her thoughts back.

"Why were you at Lionel's room that night?" Dylan didn't ask her anything that night because she looked frightened.

"I was wandering around myself at the dinner party that night. After some drink, I wanted to find a quiet place for a short rest..." Savannah said silently after a short pause, "I thought it was just a common room, but I saw Lionel when I pushed the door in. He said he wanted to talk to me, so I sat down. If I'd known he'd been drinking, I wouldn't have stayed. He's always my brother in my heart... I never thought he would behave like that... I'm sorry... I don't want to bring it up again..."

Her voice trailed away.

"That's enough of that," he said softly when he saw the weakness in her eyes, pulling her into his arms, but the expression in his handsome face grew colder as he stroked her hair.

* * *

After work, Savannah went out of the office building and saw Joanne waiting for her beside her car not far away.

"Savannah," Joanne came over to her, "shall we have dinner together?"

Joanne's face was tired. Savannah noticed the shade of melancholy which settled in her eyes, not surprised.

Joanne was, anyway, the wife of the Rowe family. Now the Sterling group broke up with the Rowe group, and their business must have been badly hurt. How could she not worry about it?

She also guessed her mother's purpose today, and she just nodded and got in the car silently.

They sat down in a private café bar.

No sooner had the waiter brought the coffee than Joanne said in an urgent voice, "Savannah, I know about that night... Is there some misunderstanding between you and Lionel? I know Lionel, he couldn't have done that..."

The party suddenly canceled that night. Joanne was still talking with those ladies when Lionel's assistant went to tell her that Lionel had just been sent to the hospital after being knocked unconscious by Mr. Sterling.

It was said that Lionel was caught in the act of sexually assaulting Savannah.

Dylan gave Lionel a blow and then took Savannah away.

Her husband was always strict on the education of Lionel, and she watched Lionel grow. He was a nice guy, always gentle and polite. How would he do that to Savannah?

Savannah chuckled drily. "Is the Rowe family so good in your heart? So, you think I deliberately framed him?"

"That's not what I mean. It's just... Lionel's not like that. You know, he has good conduct and leads a clean life. He takes you as his sister and cares about you. He's the last man to do such a thing…"

"One may know a person for a long time without understanding his true nature. Maybe you don't even know what kind of man your husband is and what he had done behind you," Savannah said sarcastically.

Joanne was so puzzled by her daughter that she could not speak for a long time.

Savannah looked at her mother. She wanted to hate her as one of the Rowe family, but she could not.

She even felt a surge of pity for her mother.

Since being abducted at a very young age, Joanne had been living a hard life. When she finally met the beloved man and set up a family, she was found by her parents and forced to leave her husband and daughter. After that, the Rowe family committed a car accident and killed her ex-husband, making her marry into the Rowe family willingly. She'd been kept in the dark and now still thought people of the Rowe family were all nice.

Savannah was eager to tell her what the Rowe family had done. But it was not the right time. She hasn't done her revenge. 

Joanne might run to question her husband on the spur of the moment if she knew the fact, and the Rowe family would soon know what she had done these days. Dylan would know that too.

What's more, she didn't know if her mother could stand any pressure on her in condition.

Instead of pushing her mother to the deepest misery, she'd rather be tolerated by the hatred alone. After all, she experienced different life setbacks. 

"If that's what you want to say, I have to go now," Savannah stood up slowly, her tone full of indifference.

"Savannah, wait!" Joanne recovered herself and rose to her feet.

Savannah stopped.

Joanne said with difficulty, "Savannah, I know you have a complaint. I shouldn't have begged you, but... after the dinner party, Dylan canceled all business cooperation with the Rowe group and prevented its development in LA. Lionel spent a lot of effort to establish his company in LA, it's really a heavy blow to him. Even Ethan… after hearing this, he fell ill and stayed in the hospital for two days. Now Lionel's still in the hospital... the whole family's a mess now..."

"What do you mean?" Savannah asked directly, raising her brows.

"Savannah, if Lionel did make a mistake that day, it was his own fault. I won't defend him. If you still feel angry, I can take him to apologize to you, and you can beat him or scold him to vent your anger... But can you talk to Dylan and ask him to spare the Rowe group?" Joanne looked at her daughter, appealingly.

"No." Savannah refused simply.

"Why? Savannah, I beg you…"

"I can't change Dylan's mind."

"You can! He made the decision to punish the Rowe group for you! If you speak for the Rowe group, he's sure to let it go!" Joanne said anxiously.

"If I had to say something to Dylan," Savannah smiled ironically and said in a cold and inimical voice, "I would only advise him to aggregate the punishment on the Rowe group. Are you sure you want me to speak for them?"