Exclusive Love: Pampered by the Scheming Tycoon-Chapter 188 Holding Huo Yanting Accountable

In the recording, she admitted to drugging and framing Lin Banxia—this revelation instantly set the entire internet ablaze.

Huo Anya’s reputation plummeted.

The Huo Family suffered as well, becoming collateral damage, with the media beginning to question the family’s failings in education.

The incident struck too suddenly, and with the rapid rise of its topicality, a series of events unfolded explosively, one after another.

Inside the chairman’s office at Huo Group headquarters.

The atmosphere was incredibly oppressive and austere.

Huo Tianfeng was summoned by Old Sir Huo for a dressing-down the moment the news reached him.

"Anya—what’s going on with her? Did she really frame Lin Banxia?" Old Sir Huo, imposing even without anger, fixed his sharp gaze on his second son. Clearly, he was deeply disappointed and hurt by the emergence of such negative news.

Huo Tianfeng kept his head low, clearly unprepared for his daughter to have caused such catastrophic trouble, alarming the police and even stirring chaos across the entire internet. At this point, it seemed inevitable that the Huo Family’s reputation would bear the fallout.

"Dad, this matter needs to be properly investigated. I believe there must be some kind of misunderstanding here. You know how Anya is—so timid, so pure and kind. How could she possibly do something that would harm another person?" Even now, Huo Tianfeng wanted to protect his daughter, convinced of her innocence.

Old Sir Huo slammed his hand heavily on the desk, retorting in fury, "The evidence and testimony are concrete—what’s left to investigate? Your daughter’s recording has already been made public. Listen to it yourself—tell me if it’s her voice or not!"

Startled by his father’s rage, Huo Tianfeng’s eyelid twitched. A moment ago, he had been vehement in his defense of Anya—now, he was rendered speechless.

"Dad, Anya is still young and probably acted foolishly, but she’s a good girl at heart. We’re all deeply upset about what happened—but Anya is your granddaughter. You can’t really let her be thrown in jail, can you?" Confronted with the facts, Huo Tianfeng could no longer argue back. Desperately, he turned to his father for help.

"This is so disappointing. That girl—how could she even think of harming someone? And to leave behind this kind of recording... She’s practically dug her own grave. Who can save her now?" Old Sir Huo gritted his teeth in anger.

"Dad, you can’t just abandon her—Anya hasn’t even gotten married. She can’t be arrested!" Huo Tianfeng pleaded urgently.

"Go now. I need time to think about this." Although Old Sir Huo was furious, his love for his young granddaughter remained, and he would still use some connections to handle the matter.

After Huo Tianfeng exited the office, Old Sir Huo called for Huo Yanting to come in.

Huo Yanting’s gaze was calm, his tone soft: "Grandfather, you called for me?"

"Do you know about Anya’s situation already?" Old Sir Huo asked with a furrowed brow.

"Yes, I’ve heard. I didn’t expect my cousin to be so daring," Huo Yanting said indifferently.

Old Sir Huo’s sharp eyes scanned his grandson’s face: "Lin Banxia is your girlfriend now, isn’t she? With this happening, shouldn’t you bear some responsibility as well?"

Sinking into the sofa lazily, Huo Yanting raised a brow at his grandfather, his demeanor unaffected as he replied, "Grandfather, while Lin Banxia is indeed my girlfriend, didn’t she get beaten a few days ago? Naturally, she has some lingering resentment. If Anya hadn’t struck her first, this recording wouldn’t have made it to the police. Banxia has already shown a lot of restraint—it’s Anya who pushed her too far."

"You seem very protective of Lin Banxia. Then let me ask you—when will she hand over the deed to the pear garden? Give me a definite timeline," Old Sir Huo demanded sternly.