Chapter 793: Chapter 793: Venting Aria Richardson’s Anger Once More
The two had just reached the doorway when they saw people from the Lewis Family approaching quickly.
Emilia Woods raised an eyebrow, observing the aggressive demeanor of the Lewis Family members, she knew a good show would unfold.
Emilia Woods grabbed Rose Armstrong and stepped aside, watching from the sidelines.
Lily Armstrong was still weeping to James Armstrong, while Thomas Hughes, with his entourage, had already reached the living room.
Seeing them arrive, a jolt of fear instantly gripped Lily’s heart, and she couldn’t help but tremble all over.
James Armstrong looked at Thomas Hughes, then at Lily Armstrong, smiling as he rose to greet him, “Assistant Hughes, what brings you here?”
Thomas Hughes replied expressionlessly, “The reason for my visit should be clear to Chairman Armstrong.”
James exchanged glances, still maintaining a smile, gesturing for him to sit, “Come, come, Assistant Hughes, let’s sit and talk.”
“No need.”
The smile on James’s face faded somewhat, seeing Thomas’s businesslike attitude, he had no choice but to say, “Assistant Hughes, you must be here about the online incident; I’ve already reprimanded this disgrace, hoping Young Master Lewis can quell his anger. Whatever loss Young Master Lewis has suffered, our Armstrong Family will do our utmost to compensate.”
Thomas Hughes asked lightly, “That’s it?”
James paused, “Uh… what else?”
“Miss Richardson jumped off a building because of this matter, and your Armstrong Family plans to just brush it off lightly like this?”
James curled his lips, “Regarding Miss Richardson’s situation, I am also very distressed, but Assistant Hughes, the Lewis Family is the Lewis Family, the Richardson Family is the Richardson Family, we will handle things on the Richardson side, no need for the Lewis Family to intervene, right?”
James meant the Richardson’s matters had nothing to do with the Lewis Family, so they shouldn’t meddle.
Thomas Hughes chuckled unhurriedly, “Miss Richardson is Young Master’s beloved, acknowledged by the Lewis Family as the future daughter-in-law, and is also a close friend of our lady, do you think it has nothing to do with our Lewis Family?”
James sipped his tea, smiling fakely, “But you are merely the assistant to President Lewis, this matter hardly concerns you.”
“Miss Richardson is my lady’s close friend. Her incident saddened my lady greatly, and my boss cannot bear to see my lady sad, so he ordered me to sort this matter out.”
Thomas Hughes spoke calmly, finishing his sentence as he looked placidly at James Armstrong.
James chuckled dryly, discreetly picking up his tea to hide the shine in his eyes, “Then tell me, how does the Lewis Family plan to handle this?”
“From now on, it’s either Lily Armstrong or the Armstrong Family, but not both.”
Lily Armstrong’s pupils shrank sharply; this meant the Armstrong Family was to abandon her.
If abandoned by the Armstrong Family, she would no longer be a lady of the family, and in the current situation within this circle, others could then trample on her without restraint.
At that point, anyone could overpower her.
No, she didn’t want that.
“Dad.” Lily Armstrong anxiously grabbed James Armstrong’s arm, “I don’t want to, Dad, save me…”
James Armstrong’s eyes narrowed, glancing at Lily Armstrong, then looked at Thomas Hughes.
Thomas Hughes, with a serious face, showed no sign of joking.
Lily Armstrong, panicking and trembling all over, knew that although her father usually doted on her, she couldn’t compete with the importance of the family in his eyes.
James Armstrong pondered for a moment, lifting his gaze once more at Thomas Hughes, “Is this Young Master Lewis’s wish or President Lewis’s?”
“Young Master is President Lewis’s brother; does it make a difference whose wish it is?”
James Armstrong furrowed his brows deeply.
Seeing James hesitating, Lily Armstrong desperately shook her head, “Dad, you can’t do this, I am the eldest daughter of the Armstrong Family, your daughter.”
James Armstrong’s expression became conflicted; hearing Lily’s words, he angrily reprimanded, “Knowing you are from the Armstrong Family, how dare you wreak havoc elsewhere under its name?”
“I know I was wrong, Dad, there will be other ways, there will be other ways, trust me, you can’t give up on me.”
James Armstrong’s brow deepened, “You mean to take the entire Armstrong Family to gamble with you?”
“No, it’s not like that, Dad…”
“Enough, shut up.” James Armstrong’s expression was complicated and conflicted, taking a deep breath, and seemingly making a decision, he looked at Thomas Hughes and asked again, “No other way to handle this?”
Thomas Hughes lightly shook his head.
James Armstrong frowned, looking down at the tear-streaked face of Lily Armstrong, sighed, “Leave on your own.”
“Dad! Dad, I don’t want to, I won’t leave, you can’t listen to him, you have to save me…”
James Armstrong still showed a trace of reluctance, tightly furrowing his brows.
Thomas Hughes stood aside, looking coldly at James Armstrong, exerting unspoken pressure.
In the end, James Armstrong shrugged off Lily Armstrong’s grip, his voice cold and resolute, “Someone, throw her out. From now on, she is no longer one of the Armstrong Family.”
Listening to James Armstrong make the announcement himself, Lily Armstrong screamed and lunged forward, desperately clinging to his arm, “No, I don’t want to go, I won’t leave, I won’t leave…”
But her struggle was useless; two bodyguards easily lifted her up and threw her out.
Emilia Woods and Rose Armstrong hid in a corner and watched the whole spectacle, witnessing Lily Armstrong being thrown out of the Armstrong Family. Emilia Woods sneered sarcastically.
She had long seen James Armstrong as a cold-blooded businessman who puts interests first. It was the same for them, and in a necessary moment, Lily Armstrong was no exception.
Emilia Woods smirked, rubbing her still achingly sore back of her head. Not only did she feel no sympathy for Lily Armstrong, but she wanted to go up and stomp her down.
Since she had just pushed her down the stairs, if the floor was any higher, it would have cost her life.
Emilia Woods took out her phone and sent a few messages.
After finishing everything, she smiled.
For the fifty million alone, let’s take it as venting anger for that poor Miss Richardson once again.
James Armstrong’s face did not look good as he stared at Thomas Hughes, asking, “Happy now?”
Thomas Hughes chuckled, “If the child is wrong, it’s the father’s fault. I believe Chairman Armstrong will also face the consequences he deserves in this matter.”
“What do you mean?” James Armstrong frowned.
Is this still not letting them go?
Thomas Hughes said no more, turning and leaving.
At the same time, it wasn’t only Lily Armstrong thrown out of the family; Natalie Rogers was also expelled, accompanied by a divorce agreement.
Lily Armstrong had nowhere to go after being thrown out of the Armstrong Family, because she didn’t have a penny on her, not even her phone.
Lily Armstrong gritted her teeth, standing by the roadside, shivering from the cold wind. She initially planned to spend a night at a friend’s place, but after walking a short distance, suddenly a hand emerged from behind, covering her mouth and dragging her forcibly into an alley.
Lily Armstrong had no ability to resist, staring in terror at the person in front of her.
In front of her were a group of thuggish-looking punks, led by a man with dyed yellow hair who looked at her without concealing the leer in his eyes.
“Little beauty, no place to go by yourself, right? We’re here just to play with you.”
Lily Armstrong kept backing away, her eyes filled with endless fear, “Who are you? Don’t come closer.”
These people had never been provoked by her, but why did they say they came specifically?
Lily Armstrong was terrified, backing up until her back was against the wall, unable to retreat any further.
The yellow-haired man reached out, grabbing her hair, pulling her forward, “Be good, serve the guys well, and you’ll feel better yourself.”
Lily Armstrong shook her head frantically, tears falling in large drops, “No, no, who are you? Who sent you?”
“You need to ask yourself who you’ve provoked.”
Who’s been provoked?
The Lewis Family? The Richardson Family?
Just as Lily Armstrong was thinking about who it might be, she was pulled into the man’s embrace, reeking of heavy smoke and alcohol, his face covered in acne marks and an indecent smile, his eyes filled with lasciviousness, laughing out loud as he exposed yellow teeth.
Lily Armstrong felt nauseous, wanting to vomit.
She didn’t want to be sullied by such people; she screamed, “Help! Help! Someone! Help…mm…”
Her mouth was covered by the man’s filthy hand, and Lily Armstrong bit him fiercely.
In pain, the man let her go.
Freed from restraint, Lily Armstrong ran forward recklessly.
“Staring like an idiot, go get her back.” The man shouted angrily at his underlings while covering his hand.
Lily Armstrong ran frantically toward the outside; under the streetlight was a bright light. Running outside, as long as there were people, they wouldn’t dare touch her.
Lily Armstrong ran as fast as she could in her life toward the outside, almost escaping the alley, when a hand suddenly grabbed her hair from behind.
Just like a demon dragging her back into the abyss.
Lily Armstrong screamed as she was dragged back by several men.
“Smack! Smack!”
Two slaps landed on her face hard, swirling her into dizziness. Before she could catch her breath, she was pushed to the ground, her eyelashes trembling.
The men in front laughed lasciviously, and then the yellow-haired man pressed down on her, “Run, keep running, falling into our hands and you think you can escape.”