Chapter 682

The Harper family's reaction took the Stone family completely by surprise. When Old Mr. Stone finally pieced together what had happened, his face darkened with fury. Embarrassment mingled with irritation, though it was nothing compared to the storm of emotions from days prior. After all, this mess was entirely the doing of the Harper family's daughter—the Stone family were the victims here. Even if the Harpers wanted to twist the narrative, they had no leg to stand on. At that thought, the old man exhaled in quiet relief. As long as the Stone family remained unscathed, that was enough. No matter who you asked, the consensus was clear: the Stone family had suffered unjustly, while the Harpers had utterly humiliated themselves this time. But how to handle the situation... The patriarch was still mulling it over. Brushing it under the rug was out of the question—his daughter-in-law was still hospitalized. The Harpers would have to offer substantial reparations, no doubt about it. That par