Everyone’s eyes turned to Chloe Reed, who was standing on the stairs.

"Why her? Isn’t she the wife of Second Young Master Grant?"

"Oh my god, she’s so vicious! To actually hurt a child!"

"I heard it’s because Second Young Master Grant and his sister-in-law are getting a little too close. She got jealous and took it out on the kid."

"..."

The sound of whispers spread as the crowd pointed fingers at Chloe Reed.

Sunny Reed rushed over. She first looked at the unconscious Noah Grant, then turned and dropped to her knees with a THUD in front of Chloe Reed.

"Chloe, if you have a problem with me, you can take it out on me! Why did you have to hurt my son? He’s only three! He doesn’t know anything, he’s innocent!"

She cried out, her face covered in tears, "Walker and Julian were very close. After Julian passed away, Walker felt sorry for Noah not having a father, so he often comes to see him. Every time he comes, I’m not even there. I don’t know where you heard that Walker and I have some kind of relationship—those are just rumors! I love Julian very much, and I would never do anything to betray him!"

She wailed loudly, recounting her grievances, and finally started kowtowing to Chloe Reed. "Chloe, I’m begging you! If you have a problem, take it out on me! Just don’t hurt my son! He’s the only child Julian and I have! He’s my entire life! Don’t hurt him, I’m begging you..."

She kept kowtowing and crying, pleading for mercy, and everyone in the crowd took her words to heart.

"So the Second Young Master was just visiting the child. His wife is so unreasonable. How can she be so jealous over nothing?"

"That poor child. He lost his father before he was even born, and now his own aunt treats him like this."

"She has such a dirty mind. To think her husband is having an affair with his sister-in-law... this woman must be crazy."

"..."

The crowd’s gazes toward Chloe Reed were filled with contempt and disgust.

The scene was chaotic.

Chloe Reed was still standing on the stairs. Everything had happened so suddenly that her mind was a complete blank.

’I kicked Noah Grant?’

’What, did I have nothing better to do?’

Watching Sunny Reed kowtowing relentlessly downstairs, she felt a chill run through her entire body. She couldn’t help but want to retreat.

"You vile creature!"

Charles Reed rushed over just then. Seeing the scene, he pulled Sunny Reed up and pointed at Chloe Reed, cursing her, his expression utterly grim.

Autumn Linton cried out in alarm, "Quick, get him to the hospital!"

Chloe Reed hurried down the stairs, shaking her head. "It wasn’t me. I didn’t do it."

"SLAP!"

But out of nowhere, Charles Reed slapped her right across the face, so hard her ears rang.

"What did your sister ever do to you that you’d retaliate like this? Noah is only three years old! How could you have the heart to harm him?! How can your heart be so vicious?!" Charles Reed’s hands were trembling with rage as he pointed at her nose and cursed.

His attitude undoubtedly confirmed the crowd’s suspicions.

It also served as a direct conviction for Chloe Reed.

"I didn’t!"

Chloe Reed screamed. Her face stung fiercely, but she couldn’t accept being framed like this.

"I may hate her, but I’m not so deranged that I would attack a child!"

But Charles Reed just snorted coldly. "You have an arrogant and spoiled personality. You throw a huge tantrum anytime something doesn’t go your way. Is there anything you *wouldn’t* do?!"

"I’m your own daughter, and you don’t believe me?" Chloe Reed’s whole body was trembling, a chill rising from the soles of her feet.

"I’d rather not have a daughter like you!"

Charles Reed looked at her with disgust, then turned to Sunny Reed and said, "Go stay with Noah. If anything happens to him, I will not let this disgrace get away with it!"