Chapter 175

When Eugene killed those girls, he was already 18. To shield him from criminal charges, the Shore family paid heavily to falsify his age, making him appear underage. But once trouble found them, their business rivals seized the opportunity to drag them down, pulling strings through various departments until every one of their past crimes was exposed. Public outrage against Eugene exploded online, so intense that it nearly buried all news of Valerie and the Woodward family. "The Shore family scandal blew up fast," Valerie said, narrowing her eyes. "You didn't have a hand in that, did you?" Lucius didn't bother denying it. "I'm leaving the Woodwards alone for now. But when it comes to the Shores, you don't get to stop me." Valerie was silent. As the attacks against her grew louder online, Lucius had to find a way to shift the spotlight. The Shore family was a perfect diversion. Compared to Valerie refusing to donate a kidney to her half-brother, a spoiled heir who'd taken lives and