Chapter 68 Confirm It Myself

“I didn’t mean to. How could she hit me like that? I’ve never been slapped since I was a child. It hurts so much." Behind Eason, Mia continued sobbing, trying to evoke his sympathy with her tears of helplessness. Ever since Eason discovered them sleeping together earlier in the morning, he hadn’t looked at her directly and had been avoiding her, even leaving the ship without waiting for her. However, halfway through Mia’s words, she noticed Byron coldly glaring at her with his suffocating eyes. What was even more unbearable than his gaze were his cold words. “Your parents failed to teach you properly when you were young, and she had to do it for them. Isn’t that nice?” “Mr. Hansen, have I offended you? Why do you always take Cora’s side whenever we have a conflict?” Mia felt wronged and was on the verge of asking outright if there was any personal relationship between him and Cora. After all, she was going to be Eason’s wife—his family! But Mia’s blunt questioning made others uncomfortable. Setting aside Eason, even Jane felt she was being stripped of her dignity. “Why do I side with her and not with you? Then why don’t you reflect on yourself?” Byron’s counter-question made Mia feel like she might have crossed a line—Byron's bottom line. “I…” Mia wanted to say something more, but Jane hurriedly interrupted their conversation. “Byron, actually, we are not directly involved in this matter, so we can’t be sure who is right or wrong.