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Marilyn, seeing Willow’s struggle, also stepped in to help Lauren restraiti her.
*Finished
Next, Lauren asked Elaine in a firm, clear voice, “Five years ago, during Willow’s graduation banquet at the Bennett Residence, was it me who pushed you down the stairs?”
Elaine’s look at Lauren was filled with guilt. Without hesitation, she blinked twice.
Kenneth, who was standing nearby, felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
No? It really wasn’t Laurent
All this time, I had been convinced that Lauren had harmed Elaine. I had hated her to the core, even going so far as to use any means to ensure that she suffered in prison.
But now, Elaine’s reaction was like a sledgehammer, shattering the beliefs he had held for the past five
years.
His hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
If Lauren really hadn’t harmed Elaine, then what was the point of his five years of relentless revenge against her?
Elliot’s eyes widened as he stared at Elaine, unable to believe what he was seeing.
As Lauren’s biological brother, I had always favored Willow, Jurned a deaf ear to Lauren’s complaints, and even kicked her when she was down.
Back then, I had been a key witness, confidently pointing the finger at Lauren in court.
Now, he felt like the world was spinning. His legs became weak, and he almost collapsed.
Lucas’s face was a mixture of shock and panic. As a lawyer, he was supposed to seek the truth and uphold justice.
wever, when it came to Willow, he had repeatedly lost his mind, blindly defended her, and even
tried to convince Lauren to take the blame.
Back then, he had refused to believe that the kind and innocent Willow could be the culprit.
Since the Bennett family insisted that Lauren had framed Willow, he had accepted their story.
Only now did he realize that what he had believed all along was wrong.
Beads of sweat formed on his forehead, his eyes darting around uncomfortably.
Lauren took in their expression.
She had thought that seeing them so shaken would bring her satisfaction, but it didn’t.
Her heart only became more bitter.
Even if her name was cleared, the bloody five years she had endured could never be erased from her memory. The pain she had suffered would haunt her for the rest of her life.
I hated and despised them and loathed them!
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IfI had to suffer, they would suffer with me. No one would esepe unscathed.
Finished
Lauren turned back to Elaine and asked, “Elaine, tell them. Was it Willow who pushed you down the
stairs?”
The question made Elliot, Lucas, and Kenneth hold their breath.
Suddenly, they didn’t want to know the answer.
If the answer was confirmed, everything they believed would crumble.
The consequences they would face would be terrifying, something they couldn’t bear,
Elliot suddenly interrupted, “Laurie, Elaine has just woken up. She’s still very weak. Let her rest. I’ll take you home.
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Lauren, but she dodged him.
Lucas tried to smooth things over with a forced smile, not even daring to meet Lauren’s eyes. ‘Laurie, your brother is right. There are too many of us here, and we’re disturbing Mr. Kenneth’s sister. Let’s talk about this later, okay?”
Lauren’s expression was icy. “Scared? Are you so afraid of the truth? Or are you afraid that the kind, innocent person you’ve been defending is actually a complete monster? Can’t you accept that you’ve been played for fools?”
The two men gritted their teeth, no longer having the courage to lecture Lauren.
There was even a hint of pleading in their glances at her.
Huh!
Lauren sneered, then turned to Kenneth.
Her gaze was like an arrow, piercing and sharp. Even without words, Kenneth understood her meaning.
Kenneth, even you, her own brother, don’t want to know the truth?
Kenneth’s face turned pale, his eyes filled with struggle and pain.
On the one hand, he was afraid to hear the answer he didn’t want to accept, afraid to face the unforgivable mistakes he had made over the past five years. On the other hand, as Elaine’s brother, he desperately wanted to know the truth and seek justice for his sister.
These conflicting emotions clashed violently within hirn, leaving him torn.
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