Chapter 172

"Mom, how was I supposed to know this would happen? Everything was fine just yesterday!" Right then, Arthur came storming through the door, looking a total mess and clearly in a foul mood. "Honey..." "Don’t call me that! Look at the disaster you two caused!" Arthur snapped. He yanked off his suit jacket, revealing it was smeared with filth, reeking and splattered with what looked like raw eggs. "What on earth happened to you?" Vivian asked, frowning as the stench hit her. "What do you think? People outside have totally lost it, like they’re rabid." Without warning, Arthur stepped forward and smacked Samantha across the face—hard. “Dad…” Samantha’s eyes welled up instantly, hurt and shocked. He had never hit her like this before. "You disgrace! Do you even realize what you’ve done? You made it onto the front page! If you don’t feel ashamed, I do! You just dragged my name through the mud! The company’s stock is tanking, our clients are backing out, and even the board is cracking jokes ab