Audrey looked at Zephyra as if she was looking at an idiot, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "How are you so sure my husband's just a gigolo? Have you seen it with your own eyes?" Hearing this, Zephyra's eyes went blank for a moment.

Even though she frequently cursed Audrey, calling her a tramp always flirting with men.

Thinking more carefully, she knew there really weren't many guys around Audrey.

The only time anyone saw her interact closely with a man was in a photo at the amusement park with Alistair and their kid.

Thinking of this, Zephyra could no longer smile. She thought, 'Could it be that Audrey's husband is really Mr. Hayes?'

Feeling uneasy, Zephyra heard Francis snort. "So what if you and Alistair have a marriage license? I haven't accepted you as my daughter-in-law yet!"

Hearing this, Zephyra was stunned. She thought, 'Francis only said he doesn't acknowledge her, and he didn't say she wasn't... So, Audrey's husband in this quick marriage is really Mr. Hayes?' Zephyra was so shocked by those words that she was momentarily speechless.

Sienna felt a strong sense of panic inside. She thought, 'How does Audrey end up being Mr. Hayes' wife? If everything I did gets exposed, Alistair will definitely stand up for her.'

Thinking of this, Sienna clenched her back teeth in regret. If she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have been blinded by money. Now she didn't even have a chance to change her mind.

Since there was no room for regret, she might as well go all in. She decided to make Francis completely lose hope in Audrey.

With a devious thought, Sienna rolled her eyes and purposefully said, "No matter how nice it sounds, this kid isn't really hers, so there's always a gap.

"I've been a psychologist for a long time and have seen many stepmothers trying to harm their step kids just to get ahead. Since Mr. Sunny Hayes has such serious mental issues at his age, he must have gone through a lot..." Zephyra chimed in, "Mr. Francis Hayes, this woman is no saint. She even sent her foster dad, who took care of her for more than twenty years, to prison herself. There's nothing she wouldn't do!"

Zephyra wasn't really knowledgeable about psychological issues. But she didn't want Audrey to have an easy time.

Although Audrey was Alistair's wife, Zephyra and she were already at odds, and it was too late to make up.

She thought, 'Why not cause trouble and make Francis annoyed with Audrey?'

As she thought about it, she caught sight of the scars on Sunny's arm and said even more excitedly, "Look, those marks on his arm must be from her. She pretends to care for him, but who knows what goes on behind closed doors?"

Upon hearing this, Francis's eyes immediately darkened, surrounded by a cloud of displeasure.

He thought, 'Audrey is so young; she hasn't even had her own child yet. How can she be okay with being someone else's stepmother? Maybe she really does have it out for Sunny.

Francis wasn't the type to just follow what others said. He made his own decisions.

But seeing the obvious pinching marks on Sunny's arm, he couldn't help but ask Audrey, "Did you do this to him?"

Audrey frowned in displeasure. She didn't expect Francis to trust her. But she was still his daughter-in-law. He might not like her, but he shouldn't doubt her like this.

Yet she stood her ground, calm and upright, saying, "It wasn't me. I didn't hurt Sunny."

Francis felt sorry for Sunny and snapped, "Then how did he get those bruises?"

Hearing this, Audrey couldn't help but feel a little angry. She thought, 'How am I supposed to know how Sunny got hurt? Why should I take the blame for something I didn't do?' But what happened in the room was unseen by Michael and the other wealthy ladies. Without surveillance footage, she really had a hard time proving her innocence. Sienna felt a little uneasy, but seeing Sunny, who was known for not speaking up, she figured no one would find out what she did, and that gave her more confidence. She took the opportunity to add, "It's a good thing, Mr. Sunny Hayes, just got a scare this time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable." Audrey felt her anger boiling over at these words.

Francis saw her silence and assumed she was guilty, and his anger flared up immediately.

He was already unhappy with Audrey as his daughter-in-law, and he shouted angrily, "What else do you have to say? Alistair has been deceived by your tricks, but won't be fooled.

"A cruel woman like you, who harms your stepson, doesn't deserve to be part of our family! From now on, you're not allowed to be near Sunny."noveldrama