The entire Rivers family was busy preparing for Samantha's birthday party . The second and third son of the Rivers family , Boone Rivers and Conrad Rivers , had also returned from overseas that very day . " Boone ! Conrad ! " Samantha saw the two men walking in through the door and ran toward them with excitement . Boone opened his arms and caught Samantha with a spoiled smile on his face . " Sammy , we're back . Did you miss me ? " he said , pinching her cheek playfully . Samantha leaned into his arms like a spoiled child . " Of course I did ." Conrad reached out and patted her head , then glanced sideways at Sloane , his tone meaningful . " Don't worry , Sammy . Now that I'm back , I won't let anyone hurt you again ." Sloane raised an eyebrow at that . She hadn't forgotten - when she first came back to the Rivers family , Samantha had a nightmare because she was scared of being sent away . And just because of that , Conrad had thrown her into a pool even though she couldn't swim . He even had the maids stand by with bamboo poles to beat her if she tried to climb out . She had almost died in that pool . " Well , some people really don't know their place . A lunatic trying to climb the social ladder ? How could she even dream of marrying into the Hawthorne family ? " Boone sneered , his gaze toward Sloane filled with pure hatred . Sloane's eyes darkened . It was Boone who had come up with the plan to send her to the asylum . Just thinking of those lightless days locked inside made her fists clenched tight , her nails digging into her palms . The pain only reminded her more clearly of how cruel these people really " What ? Do you think staying quiet will save you ? " Boone crossed his arms and looked down on her arrogantly . " If you know what's good for you , you'll go cancel the engagement with the Hawthorne family and return it to Sammy . " Sloane let out a cold laugh . " I don't steal or lie . I'm not like certain people who can't produce their own research and steal other people's work instead ." Conrad's face instantly turned pale . A flash of panic crossed his eyes before he shouted in rage , " You ... You're talking nonsense ! " Does she know something ? No , that's impossible . Sloane is just a hick from the countryside . She has to be bluffing . Yes , that must be it . " Don't bother with her , Conrad . She's just a madwoman biting whoever she sees . " Boone sneered , glancing at Sloane with contempt . " You've got your own house on fire , and you still have time to worry about others ? " Sloane's voice turned icy as she looked at Boone . " I wonder what your fans would think if they knew what you've been hiding . How would you survive that as a famous celebrity ? " Boone broke into a cold sweat . " What ... What do you know ? " He had gone abroad precisely to escape the fallout of a certain scandal . His agent said everything had been handled . So how does Sloane know ? And how much does she know ? Seeing Boone and Conrad cornered , Samantha quickly jumped in . " Boone , Conrad , don't listen to her . She's only been back a few days . There's no way she knows anything . She probably overheard some maid talking nonsense and ran with it ." Boone and Conrad snapped out of it . Right , Sloane is just some clueless country bumpkin . There's no way she knows anything . Can't believe we actually let her get in our heads . She's just a girl we can twist and crush any way we want . Nothing to worry about . " So what if she's engaged to Lucas ? Now she thinks she can throw her weight around in this house ? " Boone's arrogance returned as he scoffed , " Pathetic ." " Hah , wait till she gets dumped and becomes an unwanted stray - she'll be crying her eyes out . " Conrad still felt humiliated for being rattled earlier . " If Lucas wakes up and finds out he's engaged to some country hick , he'll break it off faster than you can blink " Just then , the butler walked in . " Mr. Boone , Mr. Conrad - Mr . Hawthorne's assistant , Mr. Andrew , is here . " P P · Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!