Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 1013

Shaun's escape had caused Alex to faint out of anger. Hence, the birthday banquet ended early.

The reporters and media that had arrived with high hopes were initially disappointed that they didn't manage to take any photos of Shaun's engagement. However, they soon uncovered a bigger story—Shaun had eloped with another woman.

That news was far more interesting than the announcement of Shaun's engagement. The news of his elopement went viral on the internet and almost immediately leaped to the top of the trends.

The curious netizens were perplexed about which woman was alluring enough to convince Shaun to elope with her.

The excitement online was a stark contrast to the atmosphere at the Thompson residence. It was unusually silent.

Alex sat at the main seat in the living room with a cross expression. The people standing in front of him were those who had last seen Shaun. All of them wore frightened expressions.

"Who did he elope with?" Alex swept a glance across them while questioning sternly.

Sandra remained silent. To her, Shaun's plan to elope was far too brilliant.

As long as it wasn't an arranged marriage, she supported Shaun to pursue whoever he liked. Moreover, she quite liked Samantha. However, Sandra had no idea how Alex might complicate things for the couple.

The stylist and maid noticed that Sandra wasn't revealing the truth, so they dared not to say a word and looked downward.

Since no one responded, Alex turned to Brook. "Brook, have you checked the surveillance cameras?"

Brook knew right away that Sandra was aware of the truth and was also certain that she would take Shaun's side. Moreover, Brook had also watched Shaun grow up and considered him a son, so he was somewhat siding with Shaun too.

However, Alex had been kind to Brook. Hence, Brook could only make the smart move by remaining neutral and turning a blind eye to the truth.

"Mr. Thompson Senior, there's a problem with the surveillance cameras at home today. Hence, the footage of Mr. Shaun leaving wasn't recorded."

At the mention of Shannon, Alex suddenly remembered her and turned to ask Brook, "Where's Shannon? What did she say?"

"Ms. King had urgent matters to attend to at the military, so she couldn't make it. She's probably still unaware of this," Brook replied.

Alex nodded. "It's good that she's still in the dark."

Brook wasn't used to seeing how understanding Alex was and weakly pointed out, "But Ms. King didn't inform ahead of time that she couldn't be here."

"The military usually has urgent matters. It's understandable that she couldn't send us notice beforehand," Alex replied.

Brook and Sandra were speechless at Alex's double standards. They wondered who was actually Alex's biological grandchild.

Sandra turned to Will, hoping that he could speak up on Shaun's behalf. It didn't take long for her to realize that it was all wishful thinking.