Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss!
Chapter 1214 Hard to Explain

"I'm already on my way," Craig said, all serious. "Listen, no matter what Micah pulls, don't mess with him. Just chill and wait for me."

"Why are you so scared of him?" Amanda snapped. "This is Country C, for crying out loud."

"You have no idea how sketchy the outside world is," Craig shot back. "You gotta trust me on this. Don't stir the pot."

"Yeah, yeah, I got it," Amanda grumbled. "Just hurry up! I'm gonna check on Joe now."

Amanda hung up but didn't head straight to Joe. Instead, she barked orders to her crew, "Get all the bodyguards here, pronto. If Micah tries anything, take him down." "Yes, Duchess Louis," they replied.

Still uneasy, Amanda grabbed a gun from her drawer and tucked it away before heading to replace Joe.

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Sadie was freaking out over the marks on her body. "What the heck happened?" she gasped.

"Ms. James, did you really... with Joe?" Arya was just as shocked.

"I don't remember a thing," Sadie said, rubbing her temples, trying to piece it together.

Sadie recounted, "I remember talking to Joe after I got back to my room. We argued, I slapped him, he got a nosebleed and went to clean up. I sat on the sofa, had some water, and then I crashed." Sadie winced from a splitting headache. "I can't remember anything after that."

"Did Joe take advantage of you while you were out?" Arya guessed, already fuming.

"That Joe, he acts all gentlemanly, but he's a total creep. I'm gonna kill him!" Arya stormed off, but Annika grabbed her. "What are you doing? We don't even know what happened yet. Don't be so rash." "Joe messed with Ms. James!" Arya snapped.

"Let's get the facts straight first," Annika said, staying cool.

"Isn't it obvious? The proof's right here," Arya shot back.

"Can you not be so hot-headed?" Annika scolded.

"I..." Arya started.

"Enough, stop fighting," Sadie cut in, feeling like her head was about to explode.

"Sorry," the two mumbled, looking down.

"Joe wouldn't do something like that," Sadie tried to stay calm. "The thing is, I don't remember anything. I don't think anything happened, but how do you explain these marks?" "Something's off," Annika said quickly. "I'll dig into it. There's gotta be more to this."

"The big issue now is..." Sadie thought of Micah and shuddered. "He saw it!"

"I didn't expect Mr. Clemens to show up now," Annika sighed. "This is a mess."

"Mr. Clemens has a temper. Who knows what he'll do," Arya said, worried.

"You two go watch the kids," Sadie said, her main concern being the children. "Don't let them replace out. Take Nathan, Noah, Mia, and the others to the ranch. Just say Micah and I need to talk and we'll get them later." "Got it, I'll handle it," Annika said, rushing out. Before leaving, she told Arya, "Stay here with Ms. James and keep her safe."

"Got it," Arya nodded.

As Annika left, she bumped into Barbara, who was carrying soup to Joe's room.

For some reason, Annika thought about the two glasses of water from last night. Maybe something was up with them. Annika grabbed a female bodyguard, Jessica, and told her to replace those glasses and get them tested.

Jessica got on it right away.