“Get up quickly!" Rowena's stern gaze pinned on her daughter.

Camila wanted to clarify, but Rowena was beyond reasoning.

She climbed out of bed, slipped on her shoes, and guided her distressed mother outside.

"You allow him in your bed, even when he's chosen another to marry?"

Rowena couldn't help scolding her.

Feeling cornered, Camila cut her off hastily, “Mother, he hasn't betrayed me."

Rowena stared at her, countering, “And Wynter, did she not cast us out? Why do you insist on his innocence? It's as if he's driven you mad!"

Camila was taken aback and speechless for a moment.

She gave her mother a baffled look and asked, "Am I mad?"

Rowena looked at her daughter, persisting, "His looks might be charming, but don't let that trick you."

It was then that Camila grasped her mother's concern.

She scratched her hair in frustration.

“Mom, I'm not swayed by his looks. It's Wynter who poisoned Joe. She holds the antidote. Isaac had no choice but to comply with her demands for Joe's sake..."

"Didn't you and your team create the antidote for Joe?" Rowena interjected.

“Have you truly lost your mind?"

"No, Mom. Isaac was coerced by Wynter, he only pretended to be with her," Camila explained.

Even Glenda tried to reassure Rowena, "Mr. Johnston isn't like that.

You've known him, witnessed his love for Joe. You must've seen it."

Rowena fell silent for a while, recollecting the affection Isaac showed Joe, his patience, his fatherly love.

“Mother, I'm not naive. If he were truly marrying another, I wouldn't stand by him," Camila comforted her, clutching Rowena's arm.