Forced Into Marriage: My Husband’s Too Mean novel Chapter 317

"Follow-up on the arrest of Liam Wilford, the President of Wilford Corporation, for alleged cross-border crimes..." The voice ended abruptly, but the few people in the room heard it clearly.

For a while, there was a deafening silence.

Sophie still had the frozen smile on her face.

She was stunned for three seconds before she came back to her senses. She stood up fiercely, looked around, then fixed her gaze on a maid holding a remote control.

Sophie was standing in front of the TV in the living room, which was usually just a decorative object that Sophie rarely turned on, but she did not expect it to be turned on today.

"Turn it back on!" Sophie's soft voice was surprisingly a little stern.

The maid looked down at her toes and shivered at the sound of Sophie’s voice, then raised her head and looked at Sophie carefully. "Madam..."

"I told you to turn it on!" Sophie's voice was already a bit shrill.

The maid dared not disobey Sophie, but she was also afraid that Sophie would get too agitated. She was in a dilemma.

Sophie suddenly took a few steps forward and walked to the other side. Her face was calm as she swept a glance at the maid. Sophie took the remote control from the maid and pressed the power button.

She had always been kind to the maids and was never snobbish, so everyone liked her very much. This was the first time Sophie glared at a maid.

The maid was about to cry. "Madam...don't look..."

Sophie could not possibly listen to her now. She turned on the TV and the beautiful reporter appeared on screen as she reported the news with a smooth voice.

The content was about Liam's crimes. She clearly reported the reason for his arrest and the progress of the police investigation at this stage.

Liam's charges were serious and there was a lot of pressure from the public for justice, which was why this matter was reported by every major media.

The scene shifted. The reporter's voice was still in the background, but it was Liam's face that appeared on the TV screen.

The video that was playing was from the night he was arrested.

Lindsey had also walked over. Only when she got closer did she realize that Sophie's hand that was holding the remote control was trembling slightly and her entire face was white, as if she was about to faint in the next second.

She did not expect things to develop like this. Lindsey could barely understand the reporter’s words which were in German, but she could vaguely piece together the events based on the images.

"Mr. Liam Wilford has now been granted bail, but there is no evidence to prove his innocence. It’s said that the police have substantial evidence of Mr. Liam Wilford's crime. We will follow up on the details later."

As the reporter said that, the picture on the TV changed to Liam coming out of the police station. He probably managed to get bailed out. There was a large crowd of reporters outside. When they saw him come out, they scrambled around him, but Liam's eyes were full of hostility.

"What..." Lindsey wanted to say something, but she did not know what to say.

Before she could say something, there was a crisp sound of something falling to the ground, followed by Sophie collapsing.

The bodyguards around Liam could not stop the reporters who were surrounding them. They were simply too aggressive. They yelled questions at the youngest successor of Wilford Corporation as they just wanted to get the latest news.

Liam reached out to block a microphone handed to him. He was using so much force that he almost crushed the microphone.

The reporter was pushed by him and stumbled. Liam ignored everyone’s questions and quickly went into the car under the protection of his bodyguards.

Liam almost went crazy. "To the manor! Quick!"

Immediately after, he yelled into the phone, "How can you let Madam find out?!"

The maid froze for a moment and asked in an uncertain whisper, "Young Master?"

Liam scratched his hair in annoyance. He looked like he wanted to kill someone, but he could not do anything through the phone.

"First give Madam her pills and do cardiac resuscitation. You’re all trained to do it. Dr. Andre is closest to the manor, so contact him first. I'll be right there."

After saying that, Liam hung up the phone. His voice had a small tremor, but he was too anxious and did not notice it.

The driver already knew what had happened and did not dare to look directly into Liam’s eyes. He just drove as fast as he could and the atmosphere in the car became incomparably tense.

The car sped down the road as fast as it could go and no one said a word.

Liam’s mind was only filled with one thought, that nothing could happen to Sophie. Nothing must happen to her!

His mind went blank for a moment. It was winter and the air in the car was dry. Liam's lips were pale and sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Sir, Madam..." The driver wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere.

Liam did not want to hear anything and cut him off ruthlessly. “Shut up and drive!”

He could only picture Sophie at the moment and simply did not want to hear anyone speak. He did not want to hear anyone mentioning Sophie and he dared not imagine another possibility.