Chapter 8Whatif I Insist?
“Don’t rush to explain. I have evidence.”
Lindsey cut off Jaclyn’s attempt to pretendand raised her hand. The two thugs who had just been playing cards with her immediately took out their phonesandplaced them on the coffee table.
One played avideo showingLindsey entering the room, and just as she turned on the light, the door behind her was pulled shut from the outside. Then came the footage of her trying to open the door, only to find it locked tight.
It wasn’t long, just thirty seconds, but it was enough to prove Lindsey had been set up and locked in the room. She didn’t stay thereon purpose as Jaelyn claimed.
Purchase completed
Jaelyndenied it. “Lindsey, I don’t know who would lock you in there! I didn’t even come upstairs with you. And there were so many people here. today that even thugs managed to get in…”
And just like that, she once again tried to smear Lindsey’s reputation.
It was true thatLindsey had been locked in, yet no one knew who set her
- up.
Besides, she had been playing cards with two thugs in that room. What if she’d brought it on herself?
Lindsey smiled. “Wait until you hear this. That’s not all the evidence.”
On another phone, a recording was played. As soon as the voice came. through, Jaclyn’s face darkened.
“This is 50thousand. In cash, as per your rules. I’ll give you the other half
after it’s done. I pay toruin a woman’s reputation. Just make sure tonight…”
“Turn it off!”
Jaelyn turnedhysterical and lunged forwardto smashthe phone.
Yet it was too late. Everyone had already heard the most important part.
So it turned out the whole scandal had been engineered. No wonder Jaelyn insisted on calling so many people to help her “change clothes“.
100 thousand in total.
It was quite generous to deal with an adopted girl who had just come from abroad.
Lindsey glanced at the shattered phone, her tone flat. “Disappointed? The thugs you bribed just happen to be my acquaintances. They are thevery people you look down on. Sorry, they didn’t let me make a fool of myself in front of all these big shots. Does that upset you?”
“Shut up!”
Jaelyn completely lost control, herfacetwisted in a way that reminded. people of heremotional disorder.
“I amupset! Why do you get to take my identity for so many years? You’re nothing but a village girl!How dare you enjoy everything the
Oconnellsgave you without guilt? Why did you even come back? You stole everything from me! You’re a thief!”
Cassie hurried forward and wrapped her arms around Jaelyn. They started to cry. “It’s all my fault. I failed to protect you when you were born and lost you…It’s all on me, Jaelyn. Don’t blame anyone else…”
At once, those who had looked down on Jaelyn for her dirty tricks. softened and began to console her. Theyeven pitiedher.
If she hadn’t been switched at birth, she would’ve been the Oconnell heiress. Why should she have suffered all those years?
As for Lindsey… Well, she hadn’t actually been violated, had she? She was standing there safe and sound, so why make such a fusswhen she was in the right?
Making a fuss even when shewasin the right?
Lindsey picked up on the lineimmediately.
She stood from the sofa. Her face was still the same, butshe just managed
to stand out.
Looking down at the mother and daughter embracing on the floor, she said coldly, “What if I insist on an apology?”
