Chapter 68

It was Samantha. Before this, Lionel had come to ask Irene so that she could speak with Isaac, and to persuade him to be lenient on Ricky. Irene, however, refused to help—which meant Samantha's son was going to prison. Even if he would not be serving a long sentence, he would have a criminal record, and his career options would be limited even if he completed his studies. Naturally, she was at once annoyed and furious, and hated Irene for not helping, believing her to be callous. That was why Samantha showed up at the hospital—she would make a scene and humiliate Irene! Having gathered journalists at the scene, she dropped to her knees in her campaign to get Irene flamed—so that everyone would think of Irene as an ingrate who refused to help her brother. As she cried, she complained, "Ricky is your brother! Why do you refuse to help him?! Do you have a conscience?! He's your only brother…" She bawled so loudly that those who did not know would think that she suffered a great