Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian stepped forward, one holding back Madam Huo, the other protecting Huo Miao.
Watching their actions, Madam Huo nearly fainted with rage, "She seduced your father! Instead of helping me beat her, you’re protecting her? Have you gone mad?!"
What on earth was going on now!
They had both seen the photos just now!
Were these two brothers blind?
"Mom, please calm down, there might be some misunderstanding..." Huo Kaian said.
Although Huo Kaiping didn’t speak, his act of shielding Huo Miao clearly showed he wasn’t on Madam Huo’s side.
Madam Huo shook with anger.
From their childhood, the brothers had protected Huo Miao countless times.
She had never noticed anything wrong before.
Even when Jiang Ning lived with the Huo Family and the brothers often protected Huo Miao and were hostile to Jiang Ning, she thought it was Jiang Ning’s fault.
It was only now, as they stood in front of her, guarding Huo Miao and looking at her with disapproval, that she felt how disgusting this scene was.
"Stop fighting, what happened?" A police officer approached.
It wasn’t just the police officer – even the media journalists were glancing over.
The commotion Madam Huo had caused was not minor, and everyone was neither blind nor deaf. If it wasn’t for the concern that they were on Huo’s turf, they would have rushed over with their cameras by now.
Still, even so, many had discreetly recorded the scene that had just unfolded.
The police officer stepped forward, glanced at the disheveled Huo Miao, and in a stern voice addressed Madam Huo, who was still grabbing Huo Miao’s hair, "What’s the matter? Talk it out and don’t fight, let go of her."
"Wuwuwu, officer, save me!" Huo Miao finally couldn’t bear it and burst into tears.
When Madam Huo had started hitting her, she hadn’t held back in the slightest. Huo Miao’s cheeks were now swollen from the beating, and quite a bit of her hair had been pulled out, causing her tears to stream down from the pain.
But she dared not make a sound, because every time she cried out, Madam Huo would hit her even harder.
Now that she saw the police officer, Huo Miao saw him as her lifesaver and hastily sought help.
"How dare you speak! You whore! It would serve you right if I beat you to death!" Hearing her speak, Madam Huo indeed flew into a rage. The hand that was grabbing Huo Miao’s hair yanked her even closer, and her other hand moved to strike Huo Miao’s face.
A sharp pain in her scalp caused Huo Miao to let out another scream of agony.
"Mom, don’t be impulsive!"
Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian were the first to intervene.
The two approaching police officers also raised their hands to try to separate Madam Huo, urging her to calm down.
No matter how angry Madam Huo was, she ultimately couldn’t withstand everyone’s persuasion and was forced to let go.
But she didn’t just let go for nothing; as soon as she agreed to let go, she took advantage of the moment when everyone breathed a sigh of relief to yank on the handful of hair she was holding, pulling out a small clump of Huo Miao’s hair in the process.
Huo Miao’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, her body trembling with pain. She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but in addition to the pain in her head and face, her stomach also began to hurt, and a cold sweat broke out on her body.
Huo Miao covered her stomach and staggered back a few steps.
Madam Huo didn’t notice Huo Miao’s discomfort; at that moment, her fury was directed at Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian, "Were you two birthed from my belly or hers? Why do you always help her! Even now, with the situation as it is, you’re still helping her! Do you want to anger me to death just so she can be your little mother? Get the hell away from me, both of you!"
Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian were both greatly alarmed:
"Mom, how can you think like that!"
Huo Miao was their older sister, only about five or six years older than them. How could she possibly be their mother?
Huo Song and Huo Li noticed the commotion at the door and walked over.
Seeing Madam Huo and the twins appearing here, and then looking at Huo Miao who had obviously been beaten up, Huo Song’s eyebrows furrowed as he said to Madam Huo, "Why have you all come here?"
The implication seemed to be that Madam Huo and the three others shouldn’t be here.
Madam Huo was already full of rage, and upon hearing Huo Li’s disdainful and cold tone, she couldn’t have been more furious.
She was like a can of gas, ready to explode at any moment!
Madam Huo, seething with anger, turned her head to glare at Huo Song. Huo Song had been a handsome young man, with a striking face and a good physique. Even now in middle age, his appearance was still not bad.
Whenever she went out with her husband and saw other men who had let themselves go, sporting big beer bellies and greasy faces, Madam Huo would feel so fortunate.
But now, looking at Huo Song’s indifferent face and thinking about how he actually had an affair with his adopted daughter behind her back, Madam Huo found him utterly disgusting.
Without a word, she lunged at Huo Song, "How dare I come here? You still have the face to ask!"
"Have you no shame! An old man like you rolling in bed with Huo Miao!"
"Did you two even think about how you’re going to explain this when you were doing such things?"
Her actions were abrupt, catching everyone off guard, whether it was Huo Song, the other party involved, or the other onlookers. Nobody expected that Madam Huo would lash out , attacking not just one, but both of them!
In her state of agitation, she unleashed a remarkably agile attack.
Madam Huo not only lunged at Huo Song but also managed to scratch several bloody marks across his face with her hands.
Even Huo Song was caught by surprise and only reacted after being scratched. He immediately pushed Madam Huo away with a hand, his face filled with rage, "Are you crazy!"
Madam Huo stumbled back a few steps and was quickly supported by her sons Huo Kaiping and Huo Kaian.
Huo Li took a deep breath, trying to maintain the last bit of calm and dignity, "Mother, let’s talk about this back home."
"Heh," Madam Huo steadied herself and furiously slapped away the hands of those two ingrates, ignoring Huo Li’s words.
If Huo Song’s affair had been with anyone other than Huo Miao, Madam Huo might have thought about the bigger picture.
But it was Huo Miao, of all people!
This was an immense humiliation for Madam Huo, more than anything!
No wife could calmly face and accept her husband having an affair with their adopted daughter.
Since Huo Song and Huo Miao had trampled her dignity into the ground, she might as well tear off any facade of decency and expose them both!
"I’m not going back!"
"I want everyone to see what you two have been doing behind my back!"
"Let everyone see what kind of cheap woman you really are!"
Madam Huo stepped back a few paces, then suddenly set her sights on Huo Miao again.
Huo Miao was still in distress, not having anticipated that Madam Huo would come at her again. She reflexively raised her hand to protect her head.
She thought Madam Huo would grab her hair like before, but the next second, a ripping sound resonated— the sound of fabric being torn apart.
Huo Miao only felt a chill on her shoulders and chest—