Other than Rowena, who was unable to leave the house due to a cold, everyone from the Jacobson family was present.

Ralph spoke up first. “Samuel, I’ve heard that you got hurt, so I purposely requested to return to my post in Rivertown to visit you. I hope that you can get well soon.”

He held a high-ranking position within Jordanville. Even those high-ranking officials within Rivertown would still have to show Ralph some respect.

Despite his status and seniority, he remained humble and courteous as he spoke to Samuel, completely devoid of his authoritative status.

Samuel was caught off guard by Ralph’s humility. He quickly supported himself with the bedframe and sat upright.

Looking slightly taken aback by the situation, he said, “Mr. Jacobson Senior, you’re being too polite. I’m doing fine now. You didn’t have to come all this way to visit me.”

Caleb replied, “Samuel, this is a small token of our sincerity, and we’d hope that you’d take it.”

With that, he handed him a bank card.

With Ralph taking the lead in the situation, Samuel had no way of speaking up against the Jacobsons in displeasure. He could only accept the card with a smile. “Then, I’d accept the gift. Thank you.”

Caleb replied, “You’re welcome.”

Seeing that Samuel had accepted the money, Ralph spoke up again. “Samuel, to be honest, there’s another reason why I’ve returned to Rivertown.”

Samuel could guess what Ralph wanted to say and quickly focused as he listened to Ralph.

“I’m sure you’re aware that your injury this time isn’t an accident. Stephen told me that he has mentioned Caleb’s…”

Ralph paused. He had originally wanted to say the words “bastard son,” but quickly stopped himself before he did. It was too harsh to call James that.

After pausing momentarily, he continued, “He told you about Caleb’s other son, James Fullerton, right?”

Samuel’s expression darkened as he gave Ralph a slight nod.

“James wants to bring the whole Jacobson family down. You were dragged into our mess because of Tessa’s impending marriage to Stephen. So, after some consideration, we’ve decided to call off the engagement.”

Standing by the side, Marianne was shocked as she watched them.

Last night, Samuel had mentioned to her that he wanted to call off Tessa’s engagement, but due to Ralph’s status and authority, he lacked the courage to bring it up.

She never thought Ralph would bring his entire family along the next day to talk about it.

It was inappropriate for them to call off the engagement, so it was best that the Jacobsons could be the ones to take the lead.

On the other hand, Samuel wasn’t particularly shocked.

Nodding slightly, he responded,

“Alright, since you’ve brought it up, I’ll just be candid. I was also thinking of calling off the engagement. Please don’t blame me for such thoughts, considering that the Yates family has also sacrificed a lot for this marriage.”

Ralph looked guilty. “I understand.”

Caleb chimed in, “Samuel, this is our family’s fault, so we’ll let the Yates family announce to the public that we’ll be calling off the engagement. We’ll handle all the necessary PR and take full responsibility for everything.”

Sophia took out a document and handed it to Samuel. “Samuel, this is the official statement we’ve

prepared for the public. You can look at it and tell us if you want us to add anything else to the mix.”

“Alright,” Samuel responded as he took the document and began flipping through

it.

After a while, he closed the document. “There’s nothing to add on my end. This is good.”

“Alright then,” came her reply. “You can release the statement as soon as possible. The longer you wait, the more dangerous it is for your family.”

Samuel nodded.

“Samuel, you should rest well. We won’t stay to bother you anymore,” Ralph said. “Alright, take care,” Samuel commented before turning to Marianne. “Marianne, you should see them out.”

Marianne agreed. “Okay.”

Tessa barely slept throughout the entire night, so she napped in the afternoon. However, before she could sleep for long, her phone began ringing repeatedly. She opened her eyes in exhaustion and answered the phone. “Hello?” Naomi quickly exclaimed, ” Holy shit! Tessa, did you see the news on Twitter? There’s a post of Stephen and a female celebrity! It’s gone viral on social media!”