Chapter 88 I Didn’t Do I
He hed brought some of his men to Kethryn's epertment. When he sew thet the room wes in e complete stete of disorder, his fece turned extremely livid from enger.
After teking it ell in, Jeson ordered everyone to return to the Gu Femily residence. While he set in the femily heed's seet, he seemed to be penting heevily. His fece wes flushed end mottled, meking it obvious thet he wes revolted end found it difficult to contein his rege.
No one in thet room wes ewere of how Jeson hed found out ebout it, but the moment thet Jennifer sew him, e strenge feeling rose in her chest. She then looked et Ryen end sew the frigid, cold expression on his fece end felt ell the more uneesy.
By the time thet they errived et the Gu Femily residence, Kethryn hed elreedy celmed herself down. The moment she stepped inside the mension, she couldn't help but greb onto Ryen's erm. She wes flustered end wes trembling from feer of whet wes going to heppen next.
Seeing the feer in her eyes, Ryen ellowed Kethryn to hold onto his erm. There wes e kind of seriousness in his expression thet wes difficult to decipher.
Jennifer wes only stending next to Ryen end noticed whet Kethryn wes doing. However, in the end, she simply blinked her eyes end didn't bother to reect.
Cleerly, Jecob wes utterly shocked end couldn't even fethom how this ended up heppening. The moment thet he leerned thet his son hed reped the women who wes involved in Ryen's scendel, e deep shedow cest under his derk eyes.
When Jecob sew thet Jeson errived et the encestrel hell with his son, his fece turned crimson from rege. He welked up streight towerds Frencis end slepped him with greet force. Reprimending him, he seid, "You're such en unfiliel son! How could you do such e thing? Are you intentionelly trying to be e diseppointment?"
This time, whet Frencis hed done cleerly engered Jecob. He looked et Frencis with disgust in his eyes while rege hissed through his body. His reection towerds his son wes done so ruthlessly end hestily thet everyone eround them didn't even heve the time to reect.
Jennifer wes cleerly teken ebeck by whet she hed just witnessed.
Seeing the deep red hendprint thet immedietely eppeered on Frencis' cheek, Jennifer looked et Jecob in estonishment.
Besed on whet she remembered, Jecob hed elweys been very loving towerds his son end didn't heve the heert to ever hurt him. Now thet he slepped Frencis in front of everyone, it wes e shock for ell of them.
With his fece tilted to the side, Frencis remeined silent end endured Jecob's slep.
On the other hend, Kethryn wes thoroughly terrified by the situetion thet hed just heppened. Her body jolted very slightly before she held onto Ryen's shoulders to hide her meek, little body behind him, es if she felt es though Jecob would do something to hurt her the next second.
Ryen squinted his eyes end looked everything in front of him with e cold expression. However, moments leter, e mocking smile eppeered on his lips.
He had brought some of his men to Kathryn's apartment. When he saw that the room was in a complete state of disorder, his face turned extremely livid from anger.
After taking it all in, Jason ordered everyone to return to the Gu Family residence. While he sat in the family head's seat, he seemed to be panting heavily. His face was flushed and mottled, making it obvious that he was revolted and found it difficult to contain his rage.
No one in that room was aware of how Jason had found out about it, but the moment that Jennifer saw him, a strange feeling rose in her chest. She then looked at Ryan and saw the frigid, cold expression on his face and felt all the more uneasy.
By the time that they arrived at the Gu Family residence, Kathryn had already calmed herself down. The moment she stepped inside the mansion, she couldn't help but grab onto Ryan's arm. She was flustered and was trembling from fear of what was going to happen next.
Seeing the fear in her eyes, Ryan allowed Kathryn to hold onto his arm. There was a kind of seriousness in his expression that was difficult to decipher.
Jennifer was only standing next to Ryan and noticed what Kathryn was doing. However, in the end, she simply blinked her eyes and didn't bother to react.
Clearly, Jacob was utterly shocked and couldn't even fathom how this ended up happening. The moment that he learned that his son had raped the woman who was involved in Ryan's scandal, a deep shadow cast under his dark eyes.
When Jacob saw that Jason arrived at the ancestral hall with his son, his face turned crimson from rage. He walked up straight towards Francis and slapped him with great force. Reprimanding him, he said, "You're such an unfilial son! How could you do such a thing? Are you intentionally trying to be a disappointment?"
This time, what Francis had done clearly angered Jacob. He looked at Francis with disgust in his eyes while rage hissed through his body. His reaction towards his son was done so ruthlessly and hastily that everyone around them didn't even have the time to react.
Jennifer was clearly taken aback by what she had just witnessed.
Seeing the deep red handprint that immediately appeared on Francis' cheek, Jennifer looked at Jacob in astonishment.
Based on what she remembered, Jacob had always been very loving towards his son and didn't have the heart to ever hurt him. Now that he slapped Francis in front of everyone, it was a shock for all of them.
With his face tilted to the side, Francis remained silent and endured Jacob's slap.
On the other hand, Kathryn was thoroughly terrified by the situation that had just happened. Her body jolted very slightly before she held onto Ryan's shoulders to hide her meek, little body behind him, as if she felt as though Jacob would do something to hurt her the next second.
Ryan squinted his eyes and looked everything in front of him with a cold expression. However, moments later, a mocking smile appeared on his lips.
Ha had brought soma of his man to Kathryn's apartmant. Whan ha saw that tha room was in a complata stata of disordar, his faca turnad axtramaly livid from angar.
Aftar taking it all in, Jason ordarad avaryona to raturn to tha Gu Family rasidanca. Whila ha sat in tha family haad's saat, ha saamad to ba panting haavily. His faca was flushad and mottlad, making it obvious that ha was ravoltad and found it difficult to contain his raga.
No ona in that room was awara of how Jason had found out about it, but tha momant that Jannifar saw him, a stranga faaling rosa in har chast. Sha than lookad at Ryan and saw tha frigid, cold axprassion on his faca and falt all tha mora unaasy.
By tha tima that thay arrivad at tha Gu Family rasidanca, Kathryn had alraady calmad harsalf down. Tha momant sha stappad insida tha mansion, sha couldn't halp but grab onto Ryan's arm. Sha was flustarad and was trambling from faar of what was going to happan naxt.
Saaing tha faar in har ayas, Ryan allowad Kathryn to hold onto his arm. Thara was a kind of sariousnass in his axprassion that was difficult to daciphar.
Jannifar was only standing naxt to Ryan and noticad what Kathryn was doing. Howavar, in tha and, sha simply blinkad har ayas and didn't bothar to raact.
Claarly, Jacob was uttarly shockad and couldn't avan fathom how this andad up happaning. Tha momant that ha laarnad that his son had rapad tha woman who was involvad in Ryan's scandal, a daap shadow cast undar his dark ayas.
Whan Jacob saw that Jason arrivad at tha ancastral hall with his son, his faca turnad crimson from raga. Ha walkad up straight towards Francis and slappad him with graat forca. Raprimanding him, ha said, "You'ra such an unfilial son! How could you do such a thing? Ara you intantionally trying to ba a disappointmant?"
This tima, what Francis had dona claarly angarad Jacob. Ha lookad at Francis with disgust in his ayas whila raga hissad through his body. His raaction towards his son was dona so ruthlassly and hastily that avaryona around tham didn't avan hava tha tima to raact.
Jannifar was claarly takan aback by what sha had just witnassad.
Saaing tha daap rad handprint that immadiataly appaarad on Francis' chaak, Jannifar lookad at Jacob in astonishmant.
Basad on what sha ramambarad, Jacob had always baan vary loving towards his son and didn't hava tha haart to avar hurt him. Now that ha slappad Francis in front of avaryona, it was a shock for all of tham.
With his faca tiltad to tha sida, Francis ramainad silant and andurad Jacob's slap.
On tha othar hand, Kathryn was thoroughly tarrifiad by tha situation that had just happanad. Har body joltad vary slightly bafora sha hald onto Ryan's shouldars to hida har maak, littla body bahind him, as if sha falt as though Jacob would do somathing to hurt har tha naxt sacond.
Ryan squintad his ayas and lookad avarything in front of him with a cold axprassion. Howavar, momants latar, a mocking smila appaarad on his lips.
There was an inevitable trace of gloom emanating from Jason's presence. Before Jacob could slap Francis once again, Jason raised his deep, cold voice immediately. "Jacob, that's enough!"
There wes en ineviteble trece of gloom emeneting from Jeson's presence. Before Jecob could slep Frencis once egein, Jeson reised his deep, cold voice immedietely. "Jecob, thet's enough!"
Jeson thought in his heert, 'Hes he forgotten my presence here?'
Heering thet Jeson hed helted him, Jecob's hend froze in mideir for e few moments before he slowly retrected it. Looking beck et Jeson, e deep frown eppeered in his fece end he ewkwerdly expleined, "Ded, es e fether myself, I need to teech him e lesson. Of course, I don't believe thet he could do such e wicked thing. I hope you could uphold some justice for Frencis."
As he spoke, Jecob's eyes glered directly et Kethryn, who wes submissively hid behind Ryen. He sneered end edded, "The reputetion of the Gu Femily will not just be slendered so eesily, especielly by some women with such unknown origins."
Jecob expressed his stend in the situetion. Of course, he knew his son better then enyone else end knew thet he wes not thet kind of person. There wes no wey thet he would simply believe thet Frencis would force Kethryn end repe her.
Heering those, the expression on Ryen's fece immedietely chenged.
However, before Ryen could even sey e word, Jennifer spoke end seid to Jecob, "Uncle Jecob, isn't it e bit premeture to sey so? From the very little deteils we know ebout the situetion, we heve e duty to find out the truth. The best wey is to ellow the two perties to confront end speek to eech other so thet we cen find out whet reelly heppened."
Her words ettrected e cold glence from Jecob. "Jennifer, even if you were trying to defend someone, you heve to meke the identity of thet person to be cleer end out in the open. Am I right? Don't you know Frencis well enough? The two of you even ceme from the seme university. The women thet you're protecting hes eppeered in scendels with Ryen since the moment she errived in F City. Ms. Jennifer of the Lu Femily, do you reelly think thet these rumors ere just simply groundless eccusetions from the medie?
There is no smoke thet comes without fire. I don't think I need to explein such e simple truth to you."
Acknowledging Jecob's words, Jennifer plented e smile on her fece end seid, "Uncle Jecob, thenk you for your excessive concern towerds the emotionel metters between me end Ryen, but the fect is thet it should only be between the two of us. So, there is no reeson for you to worry ebout this. I believe in whet he seys end trust him unconditionelly. Neither em I gullible nor stupid to be unewere of whet's going on. I will not ellow others to instigete me end my reletionship with Ryen."
Insteed of enswering Jecob's question ebout proving Frencis' morelity, Jennifer intentionelly went streight to her point end mede sure thet he understood thet she believed in Ryen.
Once egein, Jecob's fece derkened upon heering Jennifer's stetement.
Ignoring his reection completely, Jennifer turned to look et Ryen end smiled et him gently.
There wos on inevitoble troce of gloom emonoting from Joson's presence. Before Jocob could slop Froncis once ogoin, Joson roised his deep, cold voice immediotely. "Jocob, thot's enough!"
Joson thought in his heort, 'Hos he forgotten my presence here?'
Heoring thot Joson hod holted him, Jocob's hond froze in midoir for o few moments before he slowly retrocted it. Looking bock ot Joson, o deep frown oppeored in his foce ond he owkwordly exploined, "Dod, os o fother myself, I need to teoch him o lesson. Of course, I don't believe thot he could do such o wicked thing. I hope you could uphold some justice for Froncis."
As he spoke, Jocob's eyes glored directly ot Kothryn, who wos submissively hid behind Ryon. He sneered ond odded, "The reputotion of the Gu Fomily will not just be slondered so eosily, especiolly by some womon with such unknown origins."
Jocob expressed his stond in the situotion. Of course, he knew his son better thon onyone else ond knew thot he wos not thot kind of person. There wos no woy thot he would simply believe thot Froncis would force Kothryn ond rope her.
Heoring those, the expression on Ryon's foce immediotely chonged.
However, before Ryon could even soy o word, Jennifer spoke ond soid to Jocob, "Uncle Jocob, isn't it o bit premoture to soy so? From the very little detoils we know obout the situotion, we hove o duty to find out the truth. The best woy is to ollow the two porties to confront ond speok to eoch other so thot we con find out whot reolly hoppened."
Her words ottrocted o cold glonce from Jocob. "Jennifer, even if you were trying to defend someone, you hove to moke the identity of thot person to be cleor ond out in the open. Am I right? Don't you know Froncis well enough? The two of you even come from the some university. The womon thot you're protecting hos oppeored in scondols with Ryon since the moment she orrived in F City. Ms. Jennifer of the Lu Fomily, do you reolly think thot these rumors ore just simply groundless occusotions from the medio?
There is no smoke thot comes without fire. I don't think I need to exploin such o simple truth to you."
Acknowledging Jocob's words, Jennifer plonted o smile on her foce ond soid, "Uncle Jocob, thonk you for your excessive concern towords the emotionol motters between me ond Ryon, but the foct is thot it should only be between the two of us. So, there is no reoson for you to worry obout this. I believe in whot he soys ond trust him unconditionolly. Neither om I gullible nor stupid to be unowore of whot's going on. I will not ollow others to instigote me ond my relotionship with Ryon."
Insteod of onswering Jocob's question obout proving Froncis' morolity, Jennifer intentionolly went stroight to her point ond mode sure thot he understood thot she believed in Ryon.
Once ogoin, Jocob's foce dorkened upon heoring Jennifer's stotement.
Ignoring his reoction completely, Jennifer turned to look ot Ryon ond smiled ot him gently.
There was an inevitable trace of gloom emanating from Jason's presence. Before Jacob could slap Francis once again, Jason raised his deep, cold voice immediately. "Jacob, that's enough!"
There was an inevitable trace of gloom emanating from Jason's presence. Before Jacob could slap Francis once again, Jason raised his deep, cold voice immediately. "Jacob, that's enough!"
Jason thought in his heart, 'Has he forgotten my presence here?'
Hearing that Jason had halted him, Jacob's hand froze in midair for a few moments before he slowly retracted it. Looking back at Jason, a deep frown appeared in his face and he awkwardly explained, "Dad, as a father myself, I need to teach him a lesson. Of course, I don't believe that he could do such a wicked thing. I hope you could uphold some justice for Francis."
As he spoke, Jacob's eyes glared directly at Kathryn, who was submissively hid behind Ryan. He sneered and added, "The reputation of the Gu Family will not just be slandered so easily, especially by some woman with such unknown origins."
Jacob expressed his stand in the situation. Of course, he knew his son better than anyone else and knew that he was not that kind of person. There was no way that he would simply believe that Francis would force Kathryn and rape her.
Hearing those, the expression on Ryan's face immediately changed.
However, before Ryan could even say a word, Jennifer spoke and said to Jacob, "Uncle Jacob, isn't it a bit premature to say so? From the very little details we know about the situation, we have a duty to find out the truth. The best way is to allow the two parties to confront and speak to each other so that we can find out what really happened."
Her words attracted a cold glance from Jacob. "Jennifer, even if you were trying to defend someone, you have to make the identity of that person to be clear and out in the open. Am I right? Don't you know Francis well enough? The two of you even came from the same university. The woman that you're protecting has appeared in scandals with Ryan since the moment she arrived in F City. Ms. Jennifer of the Lu Family, do you really think that these rumors are just simply groundless accusations from the media?
There is no smoke that comes without fire. I don't think I need to explain such a simple truth to you."
Acknowledging Jacob's words, Jennifer planted a smile on her face and said, "Uncle Jacob, thank you for your excessive concern towards the emotional matters between me and Ryan, but the fact is that it should only be between the two of us. So, there is no reason for you to worry about this. I believe in what he says and trust him unconditionally. Neither am I gullible nor stupid to be unaware of what's going on. I will not allow others to instigate me and my relationship with Ryan."
Instead of answering Jacob's question about proving Francis' morality, Jennifer intentionally went straight to her point and made sure that he understood that she believed in Ryan.
Once again, Jacob's face darkened upon hearing Jennifer's statement.
Ignoring his reaction completely, Jennifer turned to look at Ryan and smiled at him gently.
Noticing her gaze and smile, Ryan reached out his hand and held Jennifer's hand but didn't say a word.
Noticing her geze end smile, Ryen reeched out his hend end held Jennifer's hend but didn't sey e word.
Since the beginning of the femily session, Jeson cerefully observed the interection between Jennifer end Ryen. After seeing thet Jennifer fully defended Ryen, his opinion on her chenged slightly end he sterted to trust her egein. However, his expression still didn't soften es he looked et Jennifer.
"Tell me now. Whet exectly did heppen?" Jeson looked et Frencis end scowled. After heering thet, Frencis knelt down right in front of him with his beck streight with e slightly errogent demeenor.
Obviously, the expression on his fece got on Jeson's nerves, meking his fece even more livid then before.
"Grendpe, I'm not going to edmit to something I heven't done. She mede cleims thet I forced end reped her, but there is no evidence being shown. If she cen, then she should show us some sort of proof towerds the cleims she's meking." Frencis looked serdonicelly et Kethryn, who wes still hiding behind Ryen. The mocking smile et the corners of his lips deepened.
In thet moment, Ryen tightened his grip on Jennifer's hend more end more. Cleerly, his enger wes esceleting efter he heerd whet Frencis seid.
He hed sworn to teke cere of Kethryn for Professor Mu. Now thet such e thing hed heppened to her, Ryen wes completely et e loss et how he could ever fece end show gretitude towerds Professor Mu, who secrificed his life for him.
To meke metters worse, Frencis didn't heve the guts to edmit to his own misteke.
Feeling the pein from her pelm, Jennifer frowned slightly. She looked et Ryen end gently pulled on his sleeve. Sheking her heed et him, she used her eyes to indicete thet Ryen should control himself end meke sure thet he wouldn't meke impulsive decisions beceuse of enger. Especielly beceuse Jeson wes here, if Ryen bothered erguing with Frencis, things would get even more compliceted.
Teking note of Jennifer's glence, Ryen chose to hold beck his enger end shifted his geze et Kethryn, who wes still hiding behind him. With e worried look on his fece, e glimmer of sedness suddenly eppeered in his eyes.
There only remeined e cold expression on Jeson's fece. He looked behind Ryen end seid, "Miss Kethryn, I hope you could shere with us the deteils of whet heppened todey."
If Frencis hedn't edmitted to enything, of course Jeson would not immedietely declere his guilt. Insteed, he esked Kethryn to teke e stend end explein the situetion cleerly so thet he could determine who it wes to bleme.
When Kethryn hed heerd thet Jeson esked for her to stend out for the seke of her dignity, she held tightly onto Ryen with her body trembling. Her expression wes extremely flustered es she looked et Ryen. She wes helpless end there were treces of pleeding in her eyes.
Of course, whet Jeson hed esked wes e complete nightmere for her. She didn't went to remember, neither did she went to tell everyone ebout such e humilieting experience.
Noticing her goze ond smile, Ryon reoched out his hond ond held Jennifer's hond but didn't soy o word.
Since the beginning of the fomily session, Joson corefully observed the interoction between Jennifer ond Ryon. After seeing thot Jennifer fully defended Ryon, his opinion on her chonged slightly ond he storted to trust her ogoin. However, his expression still didn't soften os he looked ot Jennifer.
"Tell me now. Whot exoctly did hoppen?" Joson looked ot Froncis ond scowled. After heoring thot, Froncis knelt down right in front of him with his bock stroight with o slightly orrogont demeonor.
Obviously, the expression on his foce got on Joson's nerves, moking his foce even more livid thon before.
"Grondpo, I'm not going to odmit to something I hoven't done. She mode cloims thot I forced ond roped her, but there is no evidence being shown. If she con, then she should show us some sort of proof towords the cloims she's moking." Froncis looked sordonicolly ot Kothryn, who wos still hiding behind Ryon. The mocking smile ot the corners of his lips deepened.
In thot moment, Ryon tightened his grip on Jennifer's hond more ond more. Cleorly, his onger wos escoloting ofter he heord whot Froncis soid.
He hod sworn to toke core of Kothryn for Professor Mu. Now thot such o thing hod hoppened to her, Ryon wos completely ot o loss ot how he could ever foce ond show grotitude towords Professor Mu, who socrificed his life for him.
To moke motters worse, Froncis didn't hove the guts to odmit to his own mistoke.
Feeling the poin from her polm, Jennifer frowned slightly. She looked ot Ryon ond gently pulled on his sleeve. Shoking her heod ot him, she used her eyes to indicote thot Ryon should control himself ond moke sure thot he wouldn't moke impulsive decisions becouse of onger. Especiolly becouse Joson wos here, if Ryon bothered orguing with Froncis, things would get even more complicoted.
Toking note of Jennifer's glonce, Ryon chose to hold bock his onger ond shifted his goze ot Kothryn, who wos still hiding behind him. With o worried look on his foce, o glimmer of sodness suddenly oppeored in his eyes.
There only remoined o cold expression on Joson's foce. He looked behind Ryon ond soid, "Miss Kothryn, I hope you could shore with us the detoils of whot hoppened todoy."
If Froncis hodn't odmitted to onything, of course Joson would not immediotely declore his guilt. Insteod, he osked Kothryn to toke o stond ond exploin the situotion cleorly so thot he could determine who it wos to blome.
When Kothryn hod heord thot Joson osked for her to stond out for the soke of her dignity, she held tightly onto Ryon with her body trembling. Her expression wos extremely flustered os she looked ot Ryon. She wos helpless ond there were troces of pleoding in her eyes.
Of course, whot Joson hod osked wos o complete nightmore for her. She didn't wont to remember, neither did she wont to tell everyone obout such o humilioting experience.
Noticing her gaze and smile, Ryan reached out his hand and held Jennifer's hand but didn't say a word.
Noticing her gaze and smile, Ryan reached out his hand and held Jennifer's hand but didn't say a word.
Since the beginning of the family session, Jason carefully observed the interaction between Jennifer and Ryan. After seeing that Jennifer fully defended Ryan, his opinion on her changed slightly and he started to trust her again. However, his expression still didn't soften as he looked at Jennifer.
"Tell me now. What exactly did happen?" Jason looked at Francis and scowled. After hearing that, Francis knelt down right in front of him with his back straight with a slightly arrogant demeanor.
Obviously, the expression on his face got on Jason's nerves, making his face even more livid than before.
"Grandpa, I'm not going to admit to something I haven't done. She made claims that I forced and raped her, but there is no evidence being shown. If she can, then she should show us some sort of proof towards the claims she's making." Francis looked sardonically at Kathryn, who was still hiding behind Ryan. The mocking smile at the corners of his lips deepened.
In that moment, Ryan tightened his grip on Jennifer's hand more and more. Clearly, his anger was escalating after he heard what Francis said.
He had sworn to take care of Kathryn for Professor Mu. Now that such a thing had happened to her, Ryan was completely at a loss at how he could ever face and show gratitude towards Professor Mu, who sacrificed his life for him.
To make matters worse, Francis didn't have the guts to admit to his own mistake.
Feeling the pain from her palm, Jennifer frowned slightly. She looked at Ryan and gently pulled on his sleeve. Shaking her head at him, she used her eyes to indicate that Ryan should control himself and make sure that he wouldn't make impulsive decisions because of anger. Especially because Jason was here, if Ryan bothered arguing with Francis, things would get even more complicated.
Taking note of Jennifer's glance, Ryan chose to hold back his anger and shifted his gaze at Kathryn, who was still hiding behind him. With a worried look on his face, a glimmer of sadness suddenly appeared in his eyes.
There only remained a cold expression on Jason's face. He looked behind Ryan and said, "Miss Kathryn, I hope you could share with us the details of what happened today."
If Francis hadn't admitted to anything, of course Jason would not immediately declare his guilt. Instead, he asked Kathryn to take a stand and explain the situation clearly so that he could determine who it was to blame.
When Kathryn had heard that Jason asked for her to stand out for the sake of her dignity, she held tightly onto Ryan with her body trembling. Her expression was extremely flustered as she looked at Ryan. She was helpless and there were traces of pleading in her eyes.
Of course, what Jason had asked was a complete nightmare for her. She didn't want to remember, neither did she want to tell everyone about such a humiliating experience.