With a shake of her head to Rosalynn, Tilda then gave Ivy a blank stare.

Rosalynn expected Tilda to speak, but she remained silent.

"There's no point in deleting the recording, Ivy. Everyone has already heard it," Rosalynn declared.

"Right, is it you and Selina who orchestrated this? Otherwise, my son would never do such a thing. It's clear now he's been set up! Mr. and Mrs. Larson, is this your idea of parenting?" demanded Brea, seething with anger.

The Larson couple stood, red-faced with humiliation.

Renata shot Tilda a frosty look before striding over to Ivy and delivering a sharp slap across her face.

Ivy, hand on cheek, looked at her mother in shock.

“Mom, why would you slap me?"

Renata's heart ached, but she feigned fury.

"Ivy, haven't you been taught better? A lady of your standing should show restraint and poise. How could you let others lead you astray?

I've sheltered you, so you are so naive and gullible. Has Selina been leading you astray?"

Reacting swiftly to Brea's charge, Renata first disciplined Ivy, then put all the blame on Selina, suggesting her daughter was an easy mark.

Ivy, still covering her face, glanced at Selina through tearful eyes.

Selina blanched, this was unexpected.

Kyson's gaze on her was complicated.

"Selina, why did you do this to Lyndon?"

This was unbelievable!

What could be Selina's motive for doing something like this?

To Kyson, Selina was once untouchable, a figure of grace.

She had been the epitome of virtue.