NovelEnglishNow that Charlotte had to repeat the story in front of Arthur and Juliana, she could not lie. However, if she did not, Lucy could expose her in an instant. Of course, Charlotte did not want that. However, Lucy insisted, "Why aren't you speaking? Are you afraid? If you're afraid, I'll say it..." "No, of course not. Everything I said is the truth. What's there to be afraid of?" Seeing the increasingly suspicious looks from Arthur and Juliana, Charlotte gritted her teeth.
"After you were knocked out, I begged the kidnapper to spare you and takeinstead. I said that I was more valuable than you, but the kidnapper even ridiculed me. Everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Dad and Mom." The cunning Charlotte only talked about the things that happened after Lucy fainted, which were indeed the sthings she had said to Arthur and Juliana.
There was nothing wrong with her words, so Arthur and Juliana nodded. Charlotte smirked, but Lucy did not stop there.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Why didn't you talk about what happened before I was knocked out? I remember that before I fainted, you gavea vicious smile. Then, I was suddenly knocked out without any warning.
"I didn't even get a clear look at what the kidnapper looked like. I heard that kidnappers are afraid of being seen by others, let alone assassins. You must've been incredibly lucky to be able to see the assassin's face and return safely to inform Mom and Dad.
"Oh, and did you tell Mom and Dad what the assassin looked like when you asked them to rescue me? Knowing what he looked like would've made him easy to find, right?" Lucy smiled faintly, each word piercing Charlotte's heart. She did not need to say anything more.
From the moment Lucy mentioned that she did not get to see what the assassin looked like before getting knocked out, the expressions of Arthur and Juliana started to change.
They clearly remembered that Charlotte had told them that the assassin called Velda's name, and Velda even asked what the assassin wanted.
"Charlotte, how do you explain what Velda just said? That's not what you told us!" Arthur looked sternly at Charlotte, who suddenly panicked.
"Lucy, what nonsense are you talking about? Even if you want to defend your husband, you don't have to make up such lies. Maybe your memory is foggy after you fainted.
I'm your sister. How could you?" Karm Charlotte panickedly explained and even suggested that Lucy was lying to defend Matthew, trying to shift the focus.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLucy looked at her and asked, "I never said that you wanted to harm me. I just want to know why you're lying, but now you're accusingof lying instead. I remember vividly, and my memory isn't foggy.
"Matthew isn't prejudiced toward you either. He just feels sorry for me. I almost died. Is it wrong for us to want to seek the truth?" Lucy's gaze was fixated on Charlotte, while Arthur and Juliana seemed to have just realized the gravity of the situation.
If it were not for Matthew, Velda would have been dead. Their daughter had suffered injustice for no apparent reason, yet she could not even uncover the truth.
Arthur and Juliana felt deeply guilty, so they joined them in questioning Charlotte.
"Charlotte, just tellwhy you lied. Are Velda and Matthew telling the truth? Did you really want to harm Velda?" Juliana's words were filled with sorrow, and Charlotte could no
longer defend herself. Her mind was racing, and eventually, she yelled, "Fine! In the end, you're all suspecting me!
"Now that your real daughter has returned, I've becredundant. shouldn't have existed in this family in the first place!" X
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