As she turned on her computer, her phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID, Maggie could already anticipate her father's intentions.

She took a deep breath and answered the call.

"Dad."

"You're so rebellious! Shame on you! How could you become a rich man's mistress and use his power to send Yana to a psychiatric hospital? What are you trying to accomplish? Tell me! Are you seeking your own demise?"

As expected, her father began to berate her.

Maggie gripped her phone tightly.

"Dad, who told you that? Yana? Did she tell you what she did to me? She hurt me first!"

“I don't care if she hurt you or not. All I know is that she's in a psychiatric hospital now because of you!”

Drake's anger radiated through the phone.

“Maggie, that’s your cousin.

Don't you care about our family's reputation anymore? Are you no longer interested in being part of the Shear family? We see Yana's parents almost every day. How do you expect us to face them in the future? Tell your lover to release her!"

Upon hearing this, Maggie suppressed her sadness and responded, "Dad, don't refer to him as my lover. I have nothing to do with him. It was because Yana provoked him that he made that decision. I have no authority to intervene, nor do I want to."

“You've become so rebellious! Come back this instant!" Drake's voice seethed with rage.

“I'm sorry, but I've been very busy lately. I can't come back right now," Maggie said before hanging up the phone.

Rosalynn, concerned, asked, “Was that your father?”

Maggie nodded, struggling to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes.

“He hasn't changed. He blamed me without seeking the truth and demanded that I ask Sanford to release Yana. But this time, I won't forgive Yana as easily as before."

Last time, Yana was imprisoned for hurting her. Maggie let Yana go because of her mother's begging.

But this time, she wouldn't compromise.

“Don't be sad. I'm on your side," Rosalynn reassured Maggie, holding her hand with a supportive smile.

Tears shimmered in Maggie's eyes.