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Jessica’s face turned pale with panic .
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She quickly glanced at Lilian
Without hesitation , Lilian stepped forward . “ It wasn’t Jessica ! It was me ! I was the one who contacted that man with the scar and set up this entire kidnapping ! ‘
Wendy stared at Lilian . Since Lilian had jumped in to take the blame , it was clear that she and Jessica were desperate .
In an attempt to protect Jessica , Lilian had taken all the blaze upon herself ..
Wendy let out a bitter laugh . Was this what they called a mother’s love ?
Why ?
Wendy was Lilian’s biological daughter , but Lilian had always treated Jessica as if the latter were her own flesh and blood . Wendy wondered what she had done wrong
Being betrayed by her own mother like this stung , no matter how many times it happened .
Everyone stared at Lilian in shock .
“ It was you ? ”
Halsey , furious , snarled , “ Mrs. Crone , Wendy is your real daughter! You hired thugs to kidnap her and tried to have her killed ! Are you out of your mind ? ”
Lilian hadn’t expected the truth to come out . She couldn’t let Jessica’s involvement be revealed . If Jessica were exposed , her reputation would be ruined , and there would be no way she could explain things to Stanley .
So , Lilian had taken the entire fall .
Lilian looked at Wendy . “ I’m sorry , Wendy . I’m your mother , after all . I hope you can let this go . ”
Wendy sneered , “ My mother ? I remember you and Edith cutting me off a long time ago . If I continued being your daughter , being a part of the Crone family , I’d probably end up in a ditch somewhere ! ”
“ Wendy considered you family , but you all wanted her dead . What kind of people are you ? ” Halsey added .
The crowd erupted into murmurs of disbelief .
“ What was Lilian thinking ? How could a mother do this ? She hired thugs to kidnap her own daughter while pampering someone else’s daughter like a queen ! ”
“ She must be completely blinded by love … It’s terrifying ‘
Lilian was so furious that she felt sick , but with so many people around , she couldn’t let her emotions show . In the end , both she and Jessica had lost everything in this game .
Wendy turned to Jessica . “ You think the flash drive you’re holding contains evidence ? ”
Jessica froze , her eyes narrowing as she stared at the flash drive she had snatched . “ What are you getting at ? ” Samuel chuckled . “ Jessica , Mrs. Crone , you’ve both been fooled . That flash drive is empty . There’s nothing on it . ”
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Jessica and Lilian both looked horrified .
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Samuel looked at Stanley . “ Mr. Hawk took the kidnapper . I’m sure he has already investigated him , but found nothing . However , when I mentioned the flash drive , Mr. Hawk , you didn’t expose me . We should thank you for playing along with this little act . ”
Jessica was stunned , her gaze locked on Stanley in disbelief . “ Is what he said true ? You knew the flash drive was empty ? ”
Stanley looked back at Jessica . “ Yes , I knew . ”
When Stanley had arranged for Scarface to be dealt with , he had done a thorough investigation , including looking into the man’s bank accounts .
So , when Samuel inentioned the flash drive having transaction records , Stanley immediately knew it was a lie . Samuel had been bluffing , using a fake flash drive to trip Jessica and Lilian up .
This time , Jessica and Lilian had covered their tracks well , but they had run into high – level players like Samuel and Stanley . As soon as they acted , both men had exposed them .
Jessica was on the verge of breaking down . She looked at Stanley . “ Whose side are you on ? Why are you teaming up with outsiders to go after me ? ”
Wendy scoffed . “ What do you mean , going after you ? Mrs. Crone said she did this for you . Why are you so worked up now ? ”
“ Yeah , Jessica ! ” Halsey added . “ If you really didn’t know , why wasn’t your first reaction to condemn Mrs. Crone for hiring thugs to kidnap Wendy ? Instead , you turned your anger on Mr. Hawk . What’s that about ? You say you didn’t know , but no one’s buying it ! ”
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