When His Nauseous Sweetheart Frowns, the Tycoon's Family Takes Turns Pampering Her-Chapter 74: Questioning Eliana Yates

In all his years, Julian Fairchild had seen every kind of person there was.

"You silly boy, how could you think I’m as brainless as those trolls on the internet?"

’It was a relief that Grandfather hadn’t believed the rumors and misunderstood Luna.’

Blaze undid his bow tie and casually set it aside. "What did you want to ask, Grandfather?"

"This business with you and Luna... was it your aunt’s doing?"

Blaze pursed his lips, his tongue tracing the line of his back teeth. "Which part are you asking about, Grandfather?"

"’Which part!’" Julian Fairchild’s voice rose, his brow furrowing. "There was more than one?" 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

’The fact that Grandfather asked about his aunt meant he already knew something.’

’Since things had come to this, it was better to tell Grandfather everything and let him be prepared.’

"Your precious daughter... do you have any idea what kind of person she is?"

In twenty-four years, this was the first time Blaze had ever questioned him about Rosalind.

"Spoiled, willful, and arrogant with her money." That was precisely why he’d forbidden his daughter from getting involved with the Evergrow Group.

’Actually, it was more than that.’

But Blaze let it stand. He was sympathetic to his grandfather having only one daughter by his side in his twilight years.

’What was done was done. There was no point in dredging up the past and making everyone miserable.’

"I’ve said it before. I was the one who initiated things with Luna. It’s because my aunt drugged me, and I..."

As he said this, Blaze suddenly froze. A bold theory flashed through his mind.

It was so fleeting he couldn’t quite grasp it, and there was no time to dwell on it.

He continued, "My aunt had arranged for Yvonne Rhodes to be there, but I had an antidote injection, so her plan failed."

Hearing this, Julian Fairchild slammed his cane hard on the ground. "Rosalind is completely out of control!"

"All drugs have their dangers! How could she use something like that to harm someone, especially her own brother’s son?"

His face was flushed with anger, and his hands were clenched into tight fists as he tried to control his emotions.

Blaze continued, "I was planning to drive back myself, but the drug kicked in halfway through. I couldn’t see the road clearly, so I called for a designated driver. Luna was that driver."

Julian Fairchild understood now, his heart filled with guilt toward Luna.

The poor girl was still in college, dragged into this mess in the prime of her life, and now she was pregnant.

’I have to give all the best things to Luna from now on.’

"At the time, Luna was busy working multiple part-time jobs to pay for her mother’s medical bills. And the Hepatology Hospital where her mother is staying... I’m the plaintiff in a lawsuit against it."

"As for the girl who did the livestream, she’s the daughter of the Health Bureau’s director. Kai Jacobs was involved as well."

"This..." Julian Fairchild’s lips moved, but for a moment, he was speechless.

The director of the Health Bureau, the Hepatology Hospital, the plaintiff, Kai Jacobs, a deputy director.

He may be old, but he was once a man who could make the stock market in Valoria rise and fall with a wave of his hand. How could he not sense the complex web of interests at play?

"Doesn’t that mean Luna is being targeted?" ’And Luna is Blaze’s weak spot.’

’The waters were getting muddier.’

Blaze raised a hand and rubbed his throbbing temples.

"There’s no definitive conclusion yet. I’m investigating. Based on the current public sentiment, the Jacobs Family is safe for now."

Julian Fairchild was silent for a long time. He shifted on the sofa, trying to sort through everything in his mind.

「That night」

Blaze and Luna were sitting on the bed.

He clearly laid out all the findings from his investigation for Luna.

Finally, he said, "I agree with your plan to post a written clarification, but which account you use to post it is an issue."

"I’ll register a new one myself," Luna said, having already thought it through.

While drinking the sweet ginger and sweet potato soup her mother had made, she had done a lot of thinking.

She couldn’t always try to sweep things under the rug. She was a mother now.

A mother had to be brave. She had to protect herself, and she had to protect her child.

Even if it made her cry, she couldn’t back down.

She had to protect Lucky just as her mother had protected her.

Blaze was silent for a moment, then said reluctantly, "If you do that, you’re essentially giving people a direct channel to attack you however they want. The cyberbullying won’t just stop. It might even get worse."

Luna smiled sweetly. "It’s okay. I have you."

She was especially playful when she said it, her limpid eyes full of complete trust in him.

No man could have resisted the unintentional allure she exuded at that moment.

Least of all Blaze Fairchild.

Her soft, pink lips parted. "You’ll drag every last one of those keyboard warriors to court."

For some reason, her words struck a soft spot in his heart.

’Since Luna had put it that way, of course he would watch over her account like a guardian.’

’For every single person who came to hurt Luna, he, Blaze Fairchild, would take them down.’

The corner of Blaze’s eyebrow lifted slightly. He made up his mind. "All right. Do it your way."

He had thought she would cry, that she would be too heartbroken to do anything else.

But the truth was, Luna had surprised him once again.

Even knowing what lay ahead, she was determined to face it head-on.

This resilient, tenacious, and brave Luna captivated him completely.

’He would protect Luna.’

’Luna wasn’t his mother, and he wasn’t Ian Fairchild. Luna and Lucky would be all right.’

「The Yates Family Villa.」

Eliana Yates, whose livestream had been inexplicably shut down, stared at the reason sent by the platform.

"For initiating attacks against another person and inciting violence."

"Hah..."

Eliana Yates let out a cold laugh.

"Luna Axton sure has some powerful connections."

She reported the situation to Kai, only to hear him say, "You useless piece of trash. You’re more of a hindrance than a help."

Eliana had been putting up with Kai for days, following his every instruction.

And Kai? What had he done for her?

Her father’s predicament hadn’t changed one bit.

All it took was one birthday party and one empty promise for her to throw away her reputation and do his dirty work.

Now, both her main and alternate accounts were banned, and she was blacklisted.

Her career as an online personality was completely over.

She couldn’t let all her years of hard work go to waste just like that.

’Kai wasn’t getting rid of her that easily.’

Eliana didn’t sleep a wink all night, lying with her eyes open until dawn.

Throughout the night, she sent countless messages, contacting everyone she could think of.

When she was dishing out the gossip, everyone had been happy to cheer her on.

But the moment her livestream was shut down, no one was willing to help her anymore.

In that one dark night, she learned a bitter lesson about the fickleness of the world.

Fortunately, she was someone who lived and breathed the internet. If she wanted information, as long as she was willing to pay, there were always ways and means.

She got Miles Jacobs’s personal phone number and immediately copy-pasted the long text she had composed in her phone’s notes, then sent it.

’Kai, you forced my hand.’ A crazed fire flickered in Eliana’s eyes. ’You broke your promise, so don’t blame me for telling your father.’

’There’s still someone in this world you’re afraid of, Kai.’

After sending the long text, she drew the curtains and prepared to sleep.

On the early morning streets, sanitation workers were using their tools to sweep the roads clear, ensuring a smooth morning rush hour.

A police car departed from the station, drove across Valoria’s central axis, and pulled to a stop in front of a small, three-story villa.

DING-DONG... DING-DONG. The sound of the doorbell shattered the villa’s quiet.

The maid, who was in the middle of making breakfast, glanced toward the door with annoyance.

’It’s so early, and the master isn’t even awake yet. Who could be ringing the doorbell?’

The doorbell kept ringing. Worried it would disturb her master’s rest, the maid had no choice but to respond.

"Coming, coming!"

Wiping her wet hands on her apron as she walked, the maid answered the video doorbell.

"Who is it?"

"Hello, we’re from the local police precinct. We’re here to speak with a Ms. Eliana Yates."

Police!

The maid, an honest woman who had never had a brush with the law in her life, panicked at the sight of the two officers on the screen and immediately buzzed them in.