Xenia was stunned, "Dad, are you saying Patri and I should move to the countryside?"
Dean stated firmly, "Yes! That's exactly what I mean. Pack your bags right now, I'll have someone take you there immediately."
Xenia couldn't accept this decision, she practically collapsed onto the floor, "Why? Dad, are you seriously kicking us out just because of Ellinor, a stranger?"
Dean looked at her with disgust and replied, "Patri is already under your influence, I won't let Byran be influenced by you too! You both should go to the countryside, so Byran won't be affected by you!"
Xenia started crying pitifully, "Dad! You can't treat me like this! I'm McNeil's wife, how could you send me to live in the countryside? People will laugh."
Dean's mind was made up, he wasn't budging.
Alyssa agreed with this arrangement too, Patricia was already influenced by Xenia, Byran was still innocent, and they couldn't let Byran be influenced by Xenia too.
When Xenia saw that her pleas to Dean were ineffective, she knelt and crawled over to McNeil, who was sitting on a sofa on the other side. She collapsed onto his legs for help, "McNeil, you've got to stand up for us, your wife and daughter! You can't let Dad send Patri and me to the countryside!"
McNeil looked at her with no expression, calmly asking her, "Do you admit to what you and your daughter have done?"
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