In the third person's point of view, the following paragraph is faithfully translated into English:
"Cliff, what do you mean?" Grace was about to step forward, but she was stopped by Derek.
Women's matters are to be resolved by women themselves, while men's matters require their intervention.
Derek walked up to Grace and said, "Cliff, today is the Gilbert family event, you wouldn't not know the rules, would you?"
Cliff ignored Derek's words and looked at Grace instead, "Did you kick Melinda out?"
"It was me who kicked you out, what do you want? Are you trying to retaliate against me for your affair?" Grace's tone was full of disdain and contempt, which only fueled Cliff's anger.
"Melinda had a car accident, and she is still lying in the hospital!" Cliff said loudly.
Grace froze when she heard Cliff's words. Had there been a car accident?
Derek also furrowed his brow.
Cliff said coldly, "If something really happened to Melinda, you are the murderer!"
Vania said, "I was the one who kicked people out, so if there's anything, come at me."
When Vania took the initiative to take responsibility, Cliff's gaze became even colder.
"Don't rush to take the blame, Melinda got into trouble, and you are also not off the hook," Cliff didn't give Vania any face at all.
"Cliff! Do you know who you're talking to? Vania is your wife! For the sake of a mistress, you're rushing to interrogate, are you still considered a man?" Grace seethed with anger.
But Cliff didn't feel at all that he had done anything wrong.
He felt that if he made a mistake, he made a mistake. Melinda was the one he called, so he had to give Melinda an explanation.
At this moment, applause could be heard not far away. Vania looked in the direction of the sound and saw Theodore walking out in his leather boots. His gaze was fixed tightly on Cliff, with a hint of mockery. "This act of seeking retribution is well performed, I like it."
Seeing Theodore, Cliff's eyes also became sharp.
"For a woman, you dare to come and cause trouble, Cliff. Do you really think there is no one in my Xiao family?" Theodore stood in front of Vania and said, "If you want to drive people out, go ahead. Whether she lives or dies is none of our concern. If you insist on seeking an explanation, feel free to give it a try."
Theodore's lips curled slightly, "But you should know, there is no such thing as fairness here, in my place."
Both men exuded a strong presence, and Vania stood behind Theodore, feeling a sense of security she had never experienced before.
"Don't forget, Los Angeles is my territory, not yours, Theodore," Cliff's words, though arrogant, were not without reason.
Although Theodore is a fearless master with abundant overseas assets, the local boss still calls the shots in Los Angeles, and that is Cliff.
"Oh?" Theodore raised an eyebrow and said, "Whether Los Angeles is yours or not, it's not up to you to decide."
Just as the two people were deadlocked, Beta Elliott walked in from outside and quickly approached Cliff's ear, whispering two sentences.
Cliff's face instantly turned ugly: "Let's go!"
"Yes, Alpha Cliff."
Beta followed behind Cliff, and when he turned around, he looked at Vania with a look of helplessness and concern in his eyes.
Vania frowned and said, "Theodore, you don't need to worry about this matter anymore."
She knew that something must have happened on Melinda's side, otherwise Cliff wouldn't have left so urgently.
And when Melinda got into trouble, Cliff really did have a falling out with her.
She didn't want to involve Theodore in this matter.
After all, Theodore had nothing to do with this matter.
Theodore said, "He didn't dare to do anything to you."
"That's right! Who does he think he is? Making such a fuss over a mistress, does he really think she can rule the roost in Los Angeles?"
Grace said angrily.
Vania said, "Today was supposed to be a good launch for a property, but it turned out to be so ugly. Grace, I'm really sorry."
"It's not your fault, it's all Cliff's!"
Grace said, "I think, this time it has gotten so bad, you might as well reject each other, it's better not to have such men."
Vania shook her head.
They could not reject each other yet.
She believed that even though Cliff was angry at Melinda for causing the car accident, he wouldn't reject her right away.
The Dalton family was still useful to the Todd family. Cliff wouldn't have lost both the wife and the army, and he wouldn't easily let her go.
"I went to the hospital to have a look, so I'll leave it to you guys for now."
So many guests were sent away by Cliff, Grace must have had a lot of things to take care of.
Theodore grabbed Vania's wrist, stopping her from leaving like that. "I'll go with you," he said.
Vania withdrew her hand and said, "I can do it myself."
Seeing that Vania insisted on going alone, Grace grabbed Theodore and shook her head at him.
After Vania left, Grace finally spoke up, "In the end, they are still a married couple. What identity did you use to protect Vania when you went there?"
Theodore pursed his lips.
Grace said, "I think Vania doesn't like Cliff either. If that Cliff really does something heartless for the mistress, let's be the first to take action and teach that scumbag a lesson."
"Yes! I raised both hands in agreement!"
Derek also chimed in.
Theodore, however, furrowed his brow and stared intently at the receding figure of Vania.
Hospital, Cliff stood guard outside Melinda's hospital room, never leaving for a moment.