Carye hugged her and drew her back.

"Control yourself!" She said sternly.

"They are lying mother!" Rindy screamed frantically.

It was because of the guilt and subsequent embarrassment that Rindy was hyperventilating.

"Silence!!!" Elder Dam glared daggers at Rindy.

In an instant, Rindy's stifled sobs could be heard. She hugged her mother with a trembling body as she was aware of the consequence.

"Father…." Wang Yu spoke as he walked to the enraged Elder Dam, "….father, you can't accuse your granddaughter like that just because of some random people's accusation. You must find the evidence first." He said plainly.

"Accusation!?" Elder Dam bellowed, "We are from the military. I raised you with military discipline, do you think I will accuse Rindy without strong evidence!? Who do you think I am!?"

Wang Yu simply lowered his gaze under Elder Dam's fury, but his trembling hand betrayed his calm demeanor. The anger burned in his heart as hatred corrupted his head.

"Yang Yu!!!" An incensed Elder Dam called out to Yang Yu who obediently brought something wrapped in white clothes.

He handed over the item to Elder Dam respectfully.

Elder Dam held the item high above his head before throwing it right in front of Wang Yu. The item bounced a couple of times and then stopped at Wang Yu's feet.

The guests moved forward to see what exactly the item that could be pin Rindy's guilt was. As it turned out, it was a silver token with Rindy's name engraved on the other side.

Rindy knew it was the very silver token that she had lost two years ago. She had no idea that the token had landed in their hands. She had assumed she had just dropped it somewhere and since nobody had come forward to return the item, she simply forgot all about it and got a new one.

Meanwhile, Wang Yu's face had turned dark. He picked the token and analyzed it. No matter from which angle he looked at it, he knew it was the real item that Rindy had lost.

Right now, he had an urge to strangle and choke his stepdaughter to death for been so reckless and foiling his plan.

"We found this token when we captured them." Yang Yu explained about the token briefly before stepping back.

"As someone from the military you must be familiar with the original token. You must have noticed that the token in your hand is the real thing, the one Rindy lost." Elder Dam said righteously.

In the backdrop of the ongoing play, Senja nudged Xiao Tianyao, "It was you who captured the two people, right?"

A bored Xiao Tianyao nodded. It was indeed him, who had ordered Yang Yu to look for the remaining bandit that Rindy had hired.

"But it is strange for them to still hang on to the token and Rindy also should have noticed that the token was missing during her fight with them, right?" Senja stroked her chin contemplating.

"Actually, her token went missing a month after the kidnapping."

"After a month?" Senja whipped her head to look at Xiao Tianyao.

He nodded nonchalantly.

"Mind explaining?"

"I had known from the beginning that it was a ploy she had planned with Wang Yu. So I secured her token, just in case I needed to prove her guilty." Xiao Tianyao grinned. He looked young and free with that smile on his face; Senja couldn't resist a chuckle.

"She is very unlucky." Senja commented.

With his explanation, a realization dawned upon her. If this was the plan all along, it only meant Xiao Tianyao hadn't the slightest intention to marry her right from the beginning.

Senja took another look at the man beside her feeling relieved to have not made an enemy out of him. She doubted that she could outsmart him.

In his rage, Wang Yu slapped Rindy harshly. The girl fell to the ground. He was angry because she ruined his plan with such a reckless thing.

After Wang Yu slapped her, Elder Dam walked forward sounding an elderly wisdom, "Control your anger my son. She is only a young girl who needed better guidance."

At this point, all the guests had long forgotten about Senja and Xiao Tianyao's existence. The two were sitting comfortably in their seats chatting away, as though they were only onlookers who were watching a good show.

"Grandfather indeed likes this very much." Senja commented as she was munching a pie.

Elder Dam was quite something to act like this, he enjoyed being the center of attention. He continued with his accusations and blamed all the wrongdoings on the trembling Rindy who had fallen to the ground.

While at it, he didn't forget to remind her about the punishment.

"I told you, he likes it." Xiao Tianyao nodded in agreement.