Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 604

Megan had always known that Diana was not someone to cross.

In the past, though, Diana's methods had been direct and measured. She always left room to retreat.

This was the first time Megan felt real fear. She sensed it with painful clarity. Diana did not want to warn her anymore. She wanted to crush her for good.

At those words, Theodore looked at Diana with fresh doubt.

From the moment the day began, she had seemed like a different person. Before, she had been calm and decisive, yet dutiful and restrained. Today, only the decisiveness remained. Before Theodore could question her, Diana inclined her head slightly toward the police.

A faint smile touched her lips as she spoke clearly, her voice carrying across the room. "Yes, it was me. But how is that pulling strings behind the scenes? You are the one poisoning people in secret.

“One of the Hutton family rules is never to abuse power or bully others. | am simply respecting the police and the law."

Her words answered Megan directly. At the same time, they declared the Huttons’ stance in one clean stroke. They also pinned Megan to a pillar of public shame.

of shock rippled through

true. Megan had truly harmed someone. All eyes turned toward her. The gazes that once brimmed with flattery hardened into something else: disgust, contempt, and restraint, held in check only because they stood

mind went blank. The sensation dragged her back to the days after her parents died. Back then, the people who came. to collect debts

title of the Hutton family's third daughter, these people would

go back

Theodore had been

to the present and clutched his arm, shaking her head frantically. "I didn't do

only needed to hold on to Theodore's trust. For years, thathad always been enough. This time, Diana showed no intention of sparing anyone. She cut in coldly, "Whether it was you or not, the police will decide. If there were no evidence, do you think

raised you to

is she to me?" Diana's voice rose sharply as father and daughter confronted each other in public. "I only know

Someone gasped among the guests. This

always thought Megan's arrogance didn't match the Hutton siblings at all. Turns out she's a fake

says it,

line too many times, and the Huttons finally had