StarNovelChapter 305 "Dad, I never intended to go through with this. I wanted to cclean long ago. It was Elena-she toldto see it through. She said that since things had already cthis far, I might as well go all the way. It was her-" "Amber." Just then, Elena entered.
She had clearly heard Amber's accusations, yet her expression remained unchanged.
"Elena, you cjust in time! Tell everyone whose idea this was! I'm not usually like this, right?" Amber walked forward to grab Elena's hand, her eyes filled with hope. "I never planned to take my own life. You toldthat whether it was slitting my wrist or exposing the situation, it was all to helpfight for my true love. You toldto do it!" Everyone looked at her with complicated expressions.
Angela also watched her with a helpless look. So what if it was Elena? Elena valued her own reputation too much there was no way she would admit to it.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThat was what everyone else believed, too, but they were all wrong.
With a gentle look, Elena stroked Amber's hand, sighing lightly. "That's right. I was the one who told you to do it. It was all my idea. Amber, this has nothing to do with you." Overjoyed, Amber quickly turned to Russell. "See, Dad? You all heard that, right? About this whole ordeal, I was just Before she could finish speaking, Russell suddenly slapped her hard across the face.
Amber was basking in the relief of what she thought was her salvation. She didn't see it coming.
The force of the slap sent her sprawling to the ground, a pained groan escaping her lips. Her cheek burned. It was like this was a nightmare.
"Dad..." The dazed Amber looked up at Russell in shock. "You hit me... How could you hit me?" Russell had never laid a hand on her, no matter how strict he had been.
"Even now, you still refuse to repent. How did I end up with such a foolish daughter?" Russell trembled with rage. Amber was utterly devastated. She slumped on the floor, silent momentarily, before letting out a bitter laugh.
Elena stepped forward to help her up, but Amber shoved her away forcefully.
"Amber, you..." Elena's eyes reddened with emotion, a trace of heartache visible in her expression.
She turned to Russell. "Uncle Russell, Amber made a mistake in a moment of confusion. She was deceived; that's why she did something so outrageous." Letting out a cold snort, Russell stormed out of the room.
Angela and Dexter followed him.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtruly "Mr. Bamford, Ms. Graham, I'm sorry to have troubled you these Du: past few days. If there's anything I can do to make amends, anything within my power, I will-" "All we want is the truth-an explanation to the public," Angela cut in. "This incident has severely damaged both my brother's and my own reputation. The pressure from public opinion is overwhelming. If we don't handle this matter properly, the consequences could be disastrous." Even her car, which was parked in the garage, had been scratched with a knife.
One could only imagine how terrifying the haters were.
Russell's face darkened, his brows knitting tightly together.
"That won't do," Elena interjected as She stepped out. Amber has already been punished. If you expose this publicly, how will she live after this? Besides, she really is prent." "Then what about my brother?" Angela's voice turned icy. "Is he not innocent?"
She didn't say anything else as she stared intently at Elena, her eyes filled hereves with anger Elena was clearly up to no good.
This wasn't the Elena she knew. Just because of a man-Dexter-she had allowed herself to becunrecognizable. Suddenly, Angela thought of her past self.
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