Chapter 1170

After saying that, Yvette shot a furious glare at Tilly and snapped, "You little brat, don't you dare keep lying to my grandpa! I never hit you!" When Tilly heard that this elderly man was the woman's grandfather, she began crying even harder. "Is she your granddaughter? You really need to keep an eye on her! Look at what she did to my arm—it's all swollen!" Tilly pulled up her sleeve to show Arthur. Her arm was swollen quite badly. Of course, that was because Tilly had secretly applied some irritant to make it appear that way. Arthur's heart broke at the sight. He turned to Yvette and roared angrily, "Yvette, you've really gone too far! If your mother can't control you, I'll make sure the police do!" Yvette stood frozen, completely stunned. She had never seen a kid so skilled at acting. She had only scolded her a little, yet this kid had somehow trapped her in the middle of a public scandal. It was infuriating! But now, she couldn't afford to be angry with Tilly. She quickly explained to Arthur, "It's really not like that. I didn't hit her..." She was visibly anxious. Lately, Sophia had been working tirelessly, trying to find a way to get back into the Laurier family. Once they rejoined the Laurier family, the Levenson family would accept them. After all, Sophia and Leonard hadn't divorced yet. Yvette had been laying low recently, probably out of fear of running into someone from the Laurier family, which could threaten her chances of returning. But today, she really wanted that piece of emerald, and when she found out that Tilly and Toby were competing with her for it, she became a little arrogant. What she hadn't expected, however, was to run into Arthur. "You still dare deny it?" Arthur fumed, his face flushing with anger. "You're beyond saving. We've all seen what happened, and you're still insisting it wasn't you? Fine, don't bother explaining to me—do it to the police!" "Grandpa, how could you do this? You're helping a stranger and not me..." Yvette hadn't finished speaking when Tilly, thinking the elderly man was about to defend his family, quickly interrupted, "Aren't you going to help me? I'm so pitiful! Mommy raised me through so much hardship and is always in tears. It's not easy, you know—" "You little brat! Shut up!" Yvette nearly exploded in anger. "You shut up!" Arthur snapped back angrily. "Grandpa, I..." Before Yvette could finish her sentence, a voice rang out, "Who called the police?" "It was me," Arthur said. "Officer, this person has been abusing children, even physically harming them. Please take her away and investigate properly." The police officer looked at Arthur, then at Yvette. He said, "Ma'am, please come with us." "I... I'm not going!" Yvette hid behind Hank, clutching his clothes tightly. "Honey, save me!" Hank, who had remained silent until now, wore a cold expression. He glanced at Tilly and Toby, then turned to the officer and said, "I'm Hank Anderson from the underground forces' East End. Please show some respect—" "We're the police; we're here to serve the people, not to do favors for anyone," the officer replied indifferently, giving him a quick glance. "The underground forces mean nothing. If you've broken the law, we'll arrest you just like anyone else!" With that, they forcibly took Yvette away.