Lilah did not resist; she was resigned as she was about to be taken away.

“Don't you dare lay a finger on her!" Gerard's voice cut through the tension, icy and resolute. "No one could have foreseen this turn of events. My mother has just passed, and we shouldn't..."

“Shouldn't what? You have no right to speak now," Jameson interrupted.

With a cold sneer, he spat, “You're an accomplice in your mother's death! Get out of my sight!"

Caught in the whirlwind of accusations and grief, Gerard and Lilah found themselves in a dire situation.

Lilah was ready to take the responsibility.

However, just as she braced herself, the doctor in the crisp white coat sharply inquired, "Where is that quack? Where is she? Why haven't you escorted her out?"

Stunned, Lilah's heart sank. She had allowed things to spiral out of control, bearing the blame for all the missteps. Miranda wasn't to blame.

"Go and find her!" Jameson ordered.

Instantly, eight men clad in black surged upstairs.

Lilah, gripped by worry, maneuvered through the bustling crowd and positioned herself firmly in front of the guest room door.

"I will bear all responsibilities today. This concerns no one else,"

Lilah declared, her voice firm despite her clenched teeth.

At that moment, she felt utterly hopeless, as if cornered at a dead end.

Her actions had inadvertently caused Brenda's death, and brought trouble for Miranda and Gerard.

"You bitch! How dare you shield her?" Jameson hissed through clenched teeth. “Seize this woman and force your way in!"

With no other choice, Lilah found herself entangled in a scuffle with the men.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Gerard became the focal point of everyone's ire.

Normally, he could handle them on his own, his presence alone enough to intimidate.

But today, he was defenseless.

"Please!" Lilah growled, her voice thick with desperation. "Get out of my way!"

She could be in trouble, but not Miranda. Surely, Miranda's actions were accidental.

"You idiots, take your guns!" Jameson rebuked loudly, his voice reverberating through the chaos.

Stunned, Gerard shoved past his relatives and ascended to the second floor.