Chapter: 586

“Joanna, mind your words. He's your brother!" Darwin interjected sharply.

Joanna retorted, "My brother isn't like that! I can't accept he would do something like this!"

Lying in the sterile confines of the hospital bed, Joanna's eyes brimmed with tears, a mixture of anguish and betrayal evident in their depths. "You know we don't get along well with the Carter family, especially Kathy. She doesn't deserve you, not in the slightest."

From the earliest days of their childhood, Joanna had taken immense pride in Bryson who was charming and competent. Every time she mentioned Bryson, she would get envious glances from others.

But now, as she lay there grappling with the bitter truth, Joanna couldn't help but feel a profound sense of disillusionment. Bryson, her idolized brother, had succumbed to temptation and betrayed her trust by sleeping with Kathy.

Disappointment clouded Joanna's gaze. "I can't believe you would stoop so low as to use being drunk as an excuse to have sex with a woman. It makes me sick."

Bryson, seated solemnly on the nearby sofa, was rendered speechless by Joanna's cold and heartless condemnation. Though he longed to defend himself, the damning evidence presented by the video on the entertainment news was like a smack in the face, his voice lost in the face of irrefutable truth.

The unmistakable sound of his voice and the familiarity of his breath told that it was definitely him in the video.

Though Bryson opened his mouth to speak, words failed him.

Norah placed a comforting hand on Joanna's shoulder and urged softly, "Joanna, please, try to calm down."

Norah understood that Joanna's outburst stemmed from a place of profound disappointment. Before this incident, Joanna had always spoken of Bryson with pride.

Norah didn't want Joanna to speak in the heat of the moment, only to regret her words later.

“Don't be angry, Joanna," Susanna chimed in, her voice tender as she gently shook Joanna's arm.

Inwardly, however, Susanna couldn't help but acknowledge that if Sean were to commit such things, her disdain for him would be a sure thing.

Susanna found herself in agreement with Joanna's stance. Bryson's decision to sleep with a woman Joanna despised was nothing short of reprehensible.

Susanna struggled to comprehend what could have possibly been going through Bryson's mind.

Meanwhile, Bryson sat in silence, his fingers tangling in his hair as he wondered why things had to turn out so painfully.

Darwin and Raina exchanged a glance and sighed, a shared sense of resignation hanging heavy between them.

Raina's voice carried a note of helplessness as she said, "Now we have to figure out how to navigate the aftermath with the Carter family. What should we deal with Kathy?"

Raina had crossed paths with Kathy before and knew all too well the type of person Kathy was. Kathy, to her disappointment, was narrow minded and low-key.

Before visiting the hospital today, Darwin had gathered information about Kathy's conduct, discovering that she had a reputation for trouble. The issue was his son was embroiled in an affair with her.

“Bryson, you're an adult. I believe you have your own considerations on this matter. Your mother and I have only one condition. You cannot toy with other people's feelings or jeopardize someone else's well-being," Darwin remarked, his voice firm and authoritative.

The Andrews family prided themselves on their values, chief among them being unwavering fidelity to one's spouse.

Joanna turned her head away, tears brimming in her eyes, her nose reddened with emotion. "Bryson, you really are oversexed. You'll sleep with just about any woman."