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Taka, who had no intention of apologizing in the first place, felt completely humiliated Her eyes turned ice cold. “What are you light
“I’m laughing at how delusional you are,” Audory said Batly
Lucia realized Audiny’s attitude was all wrong and quickly reached for the phone. The moment her hand stretched out, Audrey chopped der wrist with a sharp knife hand strike
The pain shot through her wrist so intensely that Lucia lost her voice instantly, dropping to the ground and clutching her
Audrey watched her coldly and continued the call. “Talia, you’re showing zero remorse. I’m going to ask my lawyer to push for the maximum tentanca
Tala snapped, “Audrey, aren’t you afraid I’ll expose your relationship with Lucia? A mother and daughter manned to a father and sor would destroy you,
help cover it up. You can still be Mrs. Winifred or have
“As long as you don’t press charges, I’ll pretend I don’t know about this and even help behind your back. Your call”
Talia thought she’d found Audrey’s weakness. She shot trene a triumphant look, but then heard Audrey say, “Oh, now I can add tortion to the charges. I’ve been recording this whole conversation,”
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Audrey ignored Talia’s fury and hund
and hung up the phone, then sent the recording to her own device. She tossed the phone into Lucia’s lap
“Talia and I need to settle this once and for all, You took benefits from the Turner family without permission, but you can’t actually resolve the situation So now you get to deal with their anger Audrey sneered.
“I’m your mother!” Lucia was nearly hysterical, her disheveled hair making her look even more frantic. “Do you have any conscience at all? Why are you trying to push me to my breaking point?”
Audrey quickly typed on her phone, sending the recording to Malcolm and asking about the chances of adding extortion charges against Talia.
Her fingers flew across the screen as she responded to Lucia’s accusations. “The only reason I haven’t gone after you for conspiring with outsiders against me is because you’re my mother.”
Malcolm replied quickly. Even if the extortion attempt didn’t succeed, the act itself was enough to pursue legal action. Since Audrey wanted to add another charge against Talia, her lawyer would definitely collect more evidence to support the case.
Audrey put away her phone with satisfaction and crouched down on one knee in front of Lucia, bringing her clear, bright eyes close to Lucia’s angry. twisted face. “You created this mess, so you deal with the consequences. That’s fair.”
Lucia grabbed Audrey’s collar, her eyes blaring with rage. “What am I supposed to use to handle the Turner family’s anger? My life? Do you realize you’re pushing me toward death? Would you be happy if I died? Do you really want to be an orphan that badly?”
Audrey suddenly smiled. Compared to her earlier cold detachment, this smile carried something dark and unsettling in the next second, she grabbed Lucia’s hand and threw herself backward.
“Ah–Audrey fell to the ground with Lucia losing her balance and landing on top of her.
lover me without
“If I don’t press charges, how will my colleagues fee me?” Audrey’s voice trembled as Lucia pinned her down. “If i let people walk all over me fighting back, other competitors will follow suit and FlexiTech Group will get devoured”
Lucia couldn’t process why Audrey was suddenly saying these things when someone grabbed her by the back shirt and flung her aside.
Lucia’s head slammed into a man’s knee. Already dizzy, the impact sent stars dancing across her vision, she struggled to steady herself and locked up to meet Logan’s stormy expression
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Logan knew Lucia chen lied, but when it was harmless, he let it slide. He never expected her to escalate like this not only taking bebes from the family in Audrey’s name, but actually laying hands on Andrey
“Has she lost her mind?‘ Logan thought. “She’s Yours’s beloved wife. Even if she’s Lucia’s daughter, she can’t be treated like
When Lucia noticed that Legan remained silent, she quickly turned around to look. She found Yann lifting Audrey from the ground with a untried expression on his face,
Yann gently brushed off imaginary dust from her clothes and carefully examined her wrists and neck, making sure she had no visible injuries before speaking “Where does it hurt?” he asked.
Audrey’s eyes welled up with tears, looking like she’d suffered some terrible injustice but was willing to let it go for the sake of family harmony pressed her lips together and only shook her head after a long moment. “I wasn’t careful and fell down myself.”
“You heard her. She admitted it herself she fell on her own. I didn’t push her,” Lucia said quickly, grabbing at Logan’s pants.
Logan stepped away from her touch, his voice cold. “Lucas is going through menopause and her behavior has been inappropriate. I apologize on her
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“You don’t need to apologize. It really wasn’t mo!”
“Shut up!”
Lucia felt incredibly wronged. She really hadn’t pushed Audrey–she had only grabbed her clothes Audrey had even admitted this herself, but neither of them believed her. She turned around and glared at Audrey with pure hatred.
Audrey quickly glanced at her, then lowered her head and gave Yann’s hand a little shake. Her voice was barely a whisper. “Tm her daughter, so it does! matter if I got pushed down. Besides, I wasn’t hurt, so there’s no need for anyone to apologize to me.”
“Audrey, can you please just speak normally?” Lucia gripped the nearby chair and pulled herself up, wanting nothing more than to grab Audrey and shake her hard. She knew her own daughter too well–this meek, submissive act wasn’t her personality at all..
When did Audrey turn into such a white lotus? She just said she wouldn’t hold it against me for scheming against her, but apparently her version of “hot holding it against me” means having Logan and Yann come after me? Lucia thought bitterly.
Someone escort Mrs. Lucia Winifred back to her room. Logan commanded. Jenna, who had stepped aside to take a phone call, hurried over to help
Luck up.
Lucia had never been humiliated like this before, especially not by her own daughter. She didn’t care about appearances anymore–she just w prove her innocence. She absolutely couldn’t afford to lose Logan’s trust on top of already offending Yann because of Audrey.
wanted to
“Jenna, you were standing right by the door the whole time. You must have seen everything.” Lucia said, grabbing Jenna’s shoulders and forcing her to face Logan. “Tell him what you saw. Tell him whether I pushed Audrey or not
Jenna looked uncomfortable. “Mrs. Lucia Winifred/you’re exhausted.”
“I’m not exhausted! Tell them what you saw. Say something!” Lucia insisted.
Logan closed his eyes briefly, and Jenna could tell he was getting angry. She quickly tried to pull Lucia toward then, but Lucia refused to go down without a fight. She broke free from Jenna’s grip and rushed back to Logan.
“Not only did I not push her, but she actually hurt me… Lucia said, thrusting her hand toward Logan’s face. But the words died in her throat.
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The wrist that Audrey had struck earlier was throbbing with pain, but there wasn’t a single mark
Logan stared at her coldly, as if he were looking at a dead woman.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
