Chapter 203
Lydia was sobbing her heart out. “It’s all my faut, I never should we come back to the Bennett Family leave Cloudridge right now and never show my face to Emily again,
“Dad, Mom, Andrew, Lucas, please don’t blame Emily. Don’t fight with her. If you’re mad at anyone, it should be me
Lydia shook off Yvonne’s hand and made a move to leave.
The Bennett Family wasn’t about to let her go. They opened their mouths to stop her, but before they could say a word, Lydia’s eyes rolled, and she collapsed backward.
“Lydia?” Andrew’s face went pale. He quickly caught her in his arms. “Lydia? Don’t scare me, Lydia.”
Andrew kept calling her name, but her eyes stayed closed. She seemed to have passed out.
Lydia’s face, which always looked up at him with admiration and trust, was now as pale as a sheet. The sight made Andrew’s chest tighten with pain
Emma’s face was full of worry, completely forgetting the guilt and unease she’d felt toward Emily just moments ago. Now, she looked at Emily as if she were her worst enemy.
Emma snapped, “Lydia suffered eighteen years because of you. Her health was never good, and now look at what you’ve done to her. What will it take for you to finally be satisfied?”
But Emily didn’t fall into the old trap of trying to justify herself just because of a few words from the Bennett Family
Instead, she shot back, “All I did was defend myself. I didn’t lay a hand on anyone like Mr. Bennett did, so how is it my fault that Ms. Bennett ended up like
Upon hearing that Emily was still being so defensive, Emma’s shock turned into deep disappointment. “Emily, when did you become so ungrateful?
“We went out of our way, with nothing but good intentions, to celebrate your birthday and treated you and Lydia equally.
“We never asked you to repay us for all those years we raised you. All we wanted was for you to stop being so selfish and stop fighting Lydia for everything. But look at what you’ve done?”
“Will you only be happy when you’ve driven Lydia and the rest of us to our graves?” Emma broke down in tears, accusing Emily as if she’d committed an unpardonable crime.
The guests around them started criticizing Emily, too.
“Emily’s gone way too far. It’s bad enough that she moved in and took over Lydia’s place, but she doesn’t even know the meaning of gratitude,” a lady scoffed.
Tve never seen a woman so vicious. They throw her a birthday party out of kindness, but she didn’t appreciate it. She’s actually jealous of Lydia. How does she even have the nerve to stay with the Bennett Family!” another one chimed in
“Ms. Bennett has already let it go, but Emily just won’t stop. She’s both dumb and nasty,” a man snorted.
It was like they’d all forgotten the sympathy they’d felt for Emily earlier, or that they were just here for the drama. Now, everyone jumped to Lydia’s defense.
Even with the whole crowd turning on her, Emily stayed calm, as if all this had nothing to do with her. But her hand at her side tightened into a fist before she even realized it
Even though Emily was slowly adjusting to eater leaving St. Gabriel Reform Academy, she still couldn’t stand having so many eyes staring at her especially when those eyes were filled with malice.
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Just then, Austin, standing right beside Emily, suddenly spoke up. “You guys are honestly a joke. Hang around the Bennett Family long enough, and it’s like you all lose your brains, huh?”
Most of the guests turned to look at him, but he didn’t care at all and kept going, “You keep saying this party is for Emily, but is there a single thing here that’s actually for her?
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