Chapter 715: I’ll Make Him Pay Dearly!

As she spoke, Amelia paused deliberately. "But then again, considering Rose was such a promiscuous woman, even if Nancy isn’t Andrew’s daughter, she might not be Hugh’s either. Who knows how many men Rose had? It’s no wonder Hugh doesn’t want to acknowledge her." Suddenly, with a loud "smack," Amelia received a harsh slap across her face. Clutching her now-swollen cheek, Amelia stared at Arthur in shock. Her voice, once soft and seductive, was now sharp and shrill. "Mr. Thompson, what do you mean by this?" Arthur shook his hand, exuding authority as he bellowed, "Do you think you can casually slander and insult members of the Thompson family? Do you take us all for fools, believing we would come here to call Nancy your family without verifying her identity?" "I... I didn’t mean…" Amelia suddenly felt a pang of guilt. "I was just stating the facts…" "Facts, my foot!" Arthur showed her no mercy. "I warn you, if I ever hear any slander about Nancy or Rose again, I’ll destroy your e