“Dad, Mom, Camille, it's really not my fault. It's all because of Erica. She's so arrogant-her meddling ruined everything!" As well, she knew that Matthew Loved Erica so much that Phoebe no longer had any chance of interfering with their relationship.

Fanya cut one of the medallions of foie gras on her plate elegantly without looking at her daughter.

“Why wouldn't she be arrogant? Erica's one of the Leonard family, a renowned military family in Askor. She's always been a selfish bitch. Now that she got her claws into Matthew, she's even worse," she sneered.

Her words made the food in Phoebe's mouth hard to swallow. Erica's connections made her impossible to touch. Her family was rich and powerful.

“If you have any better ideas on how to bring her down, I'm all ears."

"They don't have any better ways of dealing with Erica, do they? Why does it always come down to me?’ she thought to herself.

“I had good ideas, but you screwed up everything!" Camille spat. It was an accusatory tone, full of contempt and blame.

She had wanted to build a close relationship with the Hilton family, but she was even further from her goal thanks to Tessie and Phoebe.

After a moment's silence, Phoebe gritted her teeth and said, "We could hire someone to..." She dragged her index finger across her throat. A gesture that indicated murder.

Bang! Fanya dropped her knife and fork. The knife and fork hit the plate and made a sharp sound. She stared at her daughter with an expression of astonishment.

“Are you crazy, Phoebe? Are you seriously threatening a member of the Leonard family? Do you have a death wish?

Are you out of your damn mind?"

Even if they succeeded, they probably wouldn't get away with it. And if

Matthew weren't able to figure it out, Wesley and Gifford Likely would.

“They'd find out. Matthew, Gifford, Wesley, it doesn't matter who. And they'd come after us. They might kill every Last member of the Campbell family to get back at us."

Phoebe's body trembled, and her face became even paler, if possible.

“Okay, okay. Point taken."

Then silence reigned in the dining room of the Campbell family. Only the sound of knives and forks colliding with the dishes could be heard.

They couldn't even take Erica down after sacrificing the baby in

Phoebe's belly. The Campbell family needed to think this over more carefully.

Phoebe complained of being weak from the miscarriage, so after she was done with dinner, she went upstairs. Her mom and dad followed. Camille got a phone call, so she waited downstairs until she was done.

Eventually, she started to climb the stairs herself.

However, as soon as Camille reached the second floor, she heard an earth-shattering scream.

“Aaargh!"

That was Phoebe! Everyone in the house heard it, too. Then the door to her room opened, and she crawled out.