"Get over here, get on your knees, and apologize to Miss Lane and Mr. Simpson!"
Milton suddenly roared at Eliana, his aggression almost making Georgia tremble.
"What are you talking about, Dad?"
Eliana walked over dubiously. Of course she wasn't going to kneel as her father said. Instead, she walked over to Georgia and Robert.
"What did I do to have me kneel? Miss Lane, Robert, you're coming over all the way to my home to accuse me? What is the meaning of this?"
"Trying to make excuses? You know full well what you did!"
Milton suddenly stood up and slapped Eliana across the face.
Georgia saw the palm-shaped bruise left on Eliana's face. Eliana looked in shock at her own father, her eyes reddening.
"Am I you daughter or not, Dad? Outsiders coming over and just talking about your daughter is enough for you to believe all of it and even hit her? How could I have a father as heartless as you!"
"You still don't show shame at a time like this? Look at what you've done!"
Milton dragged Eliana forcefully to his sofa and clicked play on the video.
The scene played again and Eliana instantly saw how she'd been talking with Barney today.
Her face turned pale and her lips started quivering.
She and Barney had met up so secretly. How had they gotten this video?
Eliana looked reflexively at Robert. She couldn't imagine what Robert's impression of her was now that he knew she was behind all of it.
"Anything else to say for yourself? Kneel before Miss Lane and beg for her and Robert to forgive you! If they don't, leave the Warner household starting today! Our family doesn't have a daughter like you!"
Milton spoke coldly, his voice full of an unseen viciousness.
"It's not like that, Dad!
"You've misunderstood me, Robert."
Eliana babbled, shooting a fearful look at her father and a victimized glance at Robert, her expression growing heavier and heavier with panic.
Robert remained silent and sat on the sofa. Milton's voice deepened.
"If you don't admit to your mistake, Eliana, I'll have security throw you out. From now on, all the property of the Warner family would no longer have a thing to do with you, and I'll take all the benefits and rights that a child of the Warner family enjoys."
That thoroughly intimidated Eliana.
All her status came from her identity as the lady of the Warner family and the inheritor of the family. If she lost that status and got kicked out, she was nothing, and other people could walk all over her.
But having her kneel before Georgia was not something Eliana could do.
She never took this woman seriously or respected her. Kneeling before her was worse than dying.
Eliana hesitated and didn't budge, and Robert finally spoke.
"Since Miss Warner isn't willing to apologize, Mr. Warner, I feel like your punishment fit the crime. I think Miss Warner would like to experience what it's like to be banished."
With Robert saying that, Milton's voice grew cold.
"Butler, get security in here. From this day forth, the Warner family no longer has this young lady, and Eliana is no longer my daughter. Have the bodyguards toss her out, and no one let her back him!"
That was a full decision, and two guards had even walked over and grabbed Eliana by the elbows.
She was about to be thrown off.
"You can't do this to me, Dad, I'm your daughter! My mother supported half of the Warner family's property, so what right do you have to kick me out?
"I've had a share in these properties to begin with, and you have no right to chase me off!"
Eliana said that, while Milton's eyes blackened.
"Toss the young lady out, now!"
Seemed like Milton's father was more concerned with profit. At least before Robert and Georgia, he had no mercy.
It was possible that he was just acting and he was going to take care of her in private, but on the surface, that was a very resolute display.
Seeing that Eliana was about to get tossed out, as she almost reached the door, she started shrieking hysterically.
"You can't do this to me, Robert Simpson! I saved you all those years ago! I'm your savior! You won't end well repaying me like this!"
"Did she save you?"
Georgia asked dubiously next to Robert's ear. Robert chuckled exasperatedly.
"How would I know? You know that I can't remember it now. But at least in my investigations, her saving me hasn't turned up."
The two ignored Eliana, who was almost out the threshold, but her voice was still audible.
"Have you forgotten how you got sick ten years ago, Robert? If I hadn't donated bone marrow to you, you wouldn't have survived! Is this how you treat someone who saved your life?"
She'd almost torn her throat out screaming that. Georgia and Robert looked at each other, and they stood, walking outside.
Milton walked out too. Robert had the guards set her down.
"Is there any evidence proving that you'd donated bone marrow to me? You have to understand, Eliana, that I'm already thoroughly annoyed with what you've done. If you lie about this, you'll end up for worse for it. You'd better not try to muddy things through!"
Robert said contemptuously. He'd lost the last vestiges of patience with Eliana.
Robert had already been investigating who donated the bone marrow to him back then.
Because he'd also emphasized that it was really important to his body. He never turned anything up.
His father had been the one who'd done it, and he'd kept it very secret. It was impossible to see who it was who donated the bone marrow.
Robert found it strange. He didn't know why this needed to be hidden, and why it was such a hush-hush matter.
He didn't get it himself, but his father had passed, and he'd seen the last words the man had left behind. This matter hadn't been mentioned at all, and he was probably never going to know why.
Now that he was seeing Eliana today, this woman was actually claiming that she was the donor back then.
Of course Robert wasn't going to go too far against someone who saved his life.
But he wasn't going to let Eliana off for doing this to Georgia, either.
But the most important thing right now was how to judge if Eliana was telling the truth.