His Domineering Lover

Rules!

The Gardner family had numerous rules butAleigha had never seen any of them abide by the rules.

"What rules? I don't know."

Aleigha lowered her head and started sobbing.

Lainey became flustered and softened her attitude.

"Aleigha, although you're new here, you need to abide by the rules of the family."

"How did you wind up like this?" Marcos chimed in.

Like what?

Aleigha wondered in her heart.

"You shameless thing, what have you done?"

"You'd better not be holding out on us."

His father always comjured up the image of a tyrant.

Aleigha pretended to be frightened. Clutching the sheets, she cried buckets.

A shadow of smug satisfaction flashed through Emilia's face. His uncle must have succeeded.

"What happened?" She walked to Aleigha and asked, assuming ignorance.

"Don't be afraid. You can tell us." She patted Aleigha on her back.

She presumed that Aleigha didn't know Lionel and wouldn't suspect her.

"Stop crying!"

Dustin fumed and swept his cane at Aleigha.

Aleigha rolled down the bed and grabbed Lainey's legs before the cane hit her.

And the cane fell on Emilia instead.

She screamed and fell down on the bed in pain.

Dustin was stunned.

He didn't even realize it when his cane escaped his grip and dropped to the ground.

Lainey wanted to check on her daughter but with her legs being tightly clutched by Aleigha, she couldn't move a bit.

Marcos ran to the bed.

"Babe, are you ok?"

He asked the apple of his eye.

"I'm fine. Grandpa didn't mean it."

Aleigha hid her face behind Lainey's legs, trying not to burst into laughter.

She had once been hit by Dustin's cane and knew how much it hurt.

Emilia's face twitched in pain but she tried to look like it was no big deal.

"Dear, are you okay?" Lainey asked from the side.

Dustin knew how much strength he had used in that strike and unleashed all his rage on Aleigha.

"Bastard! Get lost!"

Aleigha sneered, but when she looked up, tears were streaming down her face like rivers.

She crawled to Dustin.

"Don't let me go, grandpa, please."

She sniffled and continued, "I will tell you everything you want to know."

"Emilia's uncle kidnapped me and wanted to assault me."

"It was Mr. Xiao who saved me from his hands."

Lainey was taken aback and shot a confused glance at Dustin.

"Aleigha, what are you talking about? What's that have to do with my uncle?"

Emilia asked and had a bad premonition.

"I don't know. But he indeed is Aunt Lainey's brother-in-law."

Lainey's legs were shaky. How had Aleigha recognized Lionel?

"Are you telling the truth?"

Dustin sounded incredulous. Aleigha had not been here long and hadn't yet met Lionel.

"Yes! If you don't believe me, you can go ask Mr. Xiao. He told me about it."

Lainey's heart skipped a beat. How had Adrian got involved?

"Find Lionel and bring him here. Stand up, Aleigha."

Dustin realized the magnitude of this matter.

"Grandpa, I don't know where he is but Mr. Xiao took him away when he saved me."

Actually, judging from Ad rain's reaction that day, he didn't know Lionel.

But no one doubted her words because if it was very likely that Adrian had met Lionel in some banquets.

It was plausible enough for Lainey and Emilia to buy it.

Adrian had taken Lionel away for days.

But he didn't come to the Gardner family, which indicated that he failed to elicit anything from him.

And this also attested to her guess that Adrain didn't know who Lionel was.

Now the key point was whether Dustin would inquire about this with Adrian.

However, considering how highly Dustin thought of family reputation, the possibility was small.

"I'll investigate this matter thoroughly and bring any crime to punishment. But if you lie, you'll never be allowed to come back.

"I can't stand anyone who brings disgrace on our family."

Dustin looked at Aleigha, and then his eyes fell on Lainey.

He had seen enough family feuds to have an inkling of what was going on, but he wouldn't ask Lainey about it in front of Aleigha. "Thank you, grandpa."

Aleigha said with her head lowered.

"Don't look like the whole world owes you! Your sister is injured and didn't shed a single drop of tear!"

"Shut up. She's also your daughter. You should care about her equally."

Dustin scolded Marcos sternly.

Marcos shut up and scowled at Aleigha with a reddened face.

Aleigha ignored him and turned to Emilia.

"Emilia, how are you feeling?"

She asked slowly.

Emilia forced a dry smile and answered, "Much better."

As soon as they left Aleigha's room, Aleigha heard Dustin ask Lainey to go to his study.

Aleigha covered her mouth with her hands to muffle her laughter.

Rolling on the bed, she was so happy.

She felt like singing a song loudly.

"Being a victim has never been so good!" She said.

The road ahead was still long and she must brace herself for it as soon as possible.