Chapter 477 Ripping Off The Mask Of Deceit

• At the end of the day, the friendship between the Somers and Beaumonts goes way back, so there's surely no need for them to turn their backs on each other on the account of two illegitimate children. Besides, Mike had come away unscathed, so it was not necessary for them to act as though things between them had reached the point of no return.
• Framing the issue that way provided Lily with a slight boost.
• It further emboldened her to purposefully say this to Laycee in front of Eleanor and Casper, “Wilber wasn't able to drop by to visit you at home because he has been rather busy these couple of days. But I'm going to ring him up right now and have him come over.”