"Is it really worth sacrificing your daughter and your conscience just for your son?" he asked.

"That's not for you to decide! You only need to answer me: will you help me, or are we cutting ties?" Emerald pressed.

The room fell into an uneasy silence.

Sensing the tension, Delia quickly got up and rushed over. She grabbed Alexander's arm, pleading, "Alexander, just apologize to my mom! Tell her you know you were wrong. She'll definitely forgive you!" Panic was written all over her face. She had never seen Alexander argue with Emerald before, let alone hear Emerald threaten to cut ties with him. The consequences of that scared her....