Chapter 202
Thave already hacked down for Lydia again and again, and there’s nothing left Lcould giv her go? Emily thought
Suddenly, Emily stepped forward, her voice stern as the demanded, “Yonne, who told you to do a
a here to keep pressing
“–” Yvonne was already a bundle of nerves, and Emily’s sudden question scared her so much the nearly jumped out of her skin. Without her eyes flicked helplessly over to Lydia.
This time, it wasn’t just Emily who caught the way Yonne glanced at Lydia
Lydia was so furious her face almost twisted with anger, but she managed to keep her expression in check thanks
Realizing everyone was staring at her, Lydia clenched her teeth and blurted out, “It wasime.”
Everyone stared at her in shock, even Emily hadn’t expected Lydia to come clean like that.
But then Lydia suddenly spoke up, her voice
voice trembling “it’s all because of me. If it weren’t for me, Emily would still be the Bennett Family daughter, and Yvonne wouldn’t have done this at the party.
“Now, all the guests thoughtful gifts are ruined, the Bennett Family’s reputation is in tatters, and e
It’s all my fault, I never should have come back to the Bennett Family”
As she spoke, tears started streaming down Lydia’s face. With that pitiful, fragile look, she instantly tugged at every
Yvonne, who had been panicking just a moment ago, didn’t even care about her feelings anymore. She rushed over to Lydis, her face but worry and concern.
Even Emily found herself dared for a split second, all her questions and suspicions almost swept away by the att
Emily knew all too well just how deadly Lydia’s tears and her familiar line could be she’d fallen for it more than one
It was Lydia’s ultimate trump card; no matter the situation, it could make everyone instantly take her side.
Emily felt like someone had grabbed her heart and squeezed it tightly. All of a sudden, she whipped her head around to look at Austin, who was right by her side.
‘He promised he’d always trust me, always stay with me, but what it in the end, Austin turns out to be just kur everyone
Wonder
she couldn’t help but
Austin turned to Emily, head titted in confusion, and asked, “Emily, why are you looking at me like that?”
‘Did I just see fear in her eyes for a split second?” Austin thought, feeling a strange pang in his chest.
“Do-“Emily tried to speak, but her voice was a little hoarse.
After a pause, she finally asked, “Do you think Lydia really makes people feel sorry for her?”
Austin was extremely sensitive and emotionally attuned. At first, he was momentarily stunned by her question, but he quickly understood
afraid of.
Austin couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh. “Emily, don’t you even trust me a little?”
He turned to face Emily directly, even bending down a bit so they were eye to eye. “I told you. As long as you don’t let go of me, always, and without hesitation, choose you and only you.”
Austin’s voice wasn’t loud, but every word landed like a sledgehammer, smashing apart the chains that had weighed down Emily’s heart ever since she
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turned eighteen.
Emily didn’t know why Austin was so different from everyone else, but at that moment, she suddenly found herself letting go.
She had been truly chosen before; she wasn’t alone. Her grandfather, nob, her friends from St. Gabriel Reform Academy, and Austin all trusted her
So many people had stood by her, chosen her without hesitation, in all kinds of situations. There was no point holding on to the choices of the Bennett Family members, who were never worth it.
‘I swore to
my fixation on the Bennett Family, so why is it that, every time it really matters, I just can’t let them go?‘ she wondered.
it was as if someone had forcibly branded this irrational obsession deep inside her heart. And right after she finally let go, an indescribable sense of unease immediately crept in
Suddenly, as if something had just occured to her, Emily jerked her gaze away and stared at Lydia, who was now surrounded by the crowd.
