Chapter 71

News about James Carter and Isabella Knight’s shady dealings was everywhere—it practically blew up across all platforms. Both the Knight and Carter families took a heavy hit. Stocks plummeted, and they lost a lot. The Carters already looked down on James for being a bastard child. Now with all the tabloids flashing photos of him tangled up in some scandal with Isabella, it was a total embarrassment for the whole family. “You’ve really got nothing to say for yourself this time?” Edward Carter always despised James. Honestly, he couldn’t wait to kick him out of the family. Now that this happened, he clung to it like a dog with a bone. “I was framed! These trashy media outlets twist everything. Edward, this isn’t all on me!” James snapped, clearly pissed. “If you hadn’t slept with Isabella, would the photos even exist? Or do you think the cops just had nothing better to do than take a stroll and pick you up for fun? What kind of crap did you two pull that night—now we’re all dragged throu