Master of his heart

Chapter 168

Chapter 168

Brielle paused mid–stride, her lips curling into a cold sneer, “Oh, Lillian, you’ve got some nerve bringing up the orphanage. Who landed the poor director in the hospital, huh? You think I don’t know? The old man’s still recovering, and here you are dragging him into your little schemes, all to bring up the donation issue, right? Beating around the bush is second nature to you, isn’t it?” Lillian’s face turned ashen, shrinking under Brielle’s piercing gaze.

Standing on the floor, Brielle should have been the one looking up to Lillian on the stage, but inexplicably, Lillian felt as though it was Brielle who occupied the moral high ground, because Brielle’s gaze was filled with undisguised contempt.

“Bri, I wasn’t trying to bring up the donations,” Lillian said, playing the victim as she clutched. Miranda for support, her voice quivering. “You’re just being overly sensitive.”

Now that the crowd had witnessed the forms, Lillian’s act seemed too contrived. But one thing. didn’t cancel out the other. Even if the Haywoods had been cruel to Brielle, skimping on charity was her fault alone. Miranda was stingy, and that was a fact, as was Brielle’s ingratitude.

Before the murmurs could even start, Brielle’s voice cut through. “Lillian, since you’re so eloquent, why don’t you save it for the police?”

things. The

officers entered, their uniforms standing out starkly amongst

Lillian. “Miss Lillian, we need you to come with us,

pupils dilated in disbelief, her mind roaring with panic. Why

forced a smile, “Officer,

have all the evidence we need. The charity has filed a report in cooperation with Miss Brielle regarding the Sunflower Children’s

the words sank in, those who had scorned Brielle’s miserliness fell silent. The evidence must

the crowd reflected shock and anger. Those who had sided with Lillian against Brielle were now utterly speechless. It turned out that Brielle, not Lillian, had been the benefactor all along. And Lillian, attempting to bask in this stolen

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