As Claudia spoke, she walked over to Josie. Her voice then became notably gentler.

“Are you okay?”

Mixed emotions brewed within Josie. “I didn’t do, so I’m fine.”

Claudia turned around to face Ava directly. Her first words were, “Young lady, I’ve met you before.”

“Mrs. Olsen…” Ava’s heart sank to rock bottom.

“Two years ago, I gave you a large sum of money in my son’s condominium and asked you to leave him. You accepted the money and agreed to my terms. Yet, you stayed by his side and demanded more money by using pregnancy as an excuse.”

With every word from Claudia, the color drained from Ava’s face. In the face of such immense pressure, she couldn’t utter a word of denial.

“If it weren’t for me insisting that you get an amniocentesis, we would never have known that the child you carried wasn’t my son’s.”

Following that single statement, the crowd plunged into an uproar. Whoa! A honey trap!

hand over fist, yet it was still insufficient? Now, you’re even

mention of the word “daughter” rolled off her tongue with such ease and familiarity that Josie was almost too

insisted, “Regardless of whatever happened in the past, the fact remains that the bangle was found in

and motioned at the subordinate

came over, she had already learned of the entire

hand trembled as she held the bangle. She took a deep breath. “Regardless of its worth,

bangle, the appraiser made his conclusion. “The color isn’t rich enough, and the material is too thin. It couldn’t possibly be

lie was

flashed a smile at Ava. “You’re right, young lady. No matter its worth,

Ava nodded emphatically. “Therefore-“

in!” commanded Claudia in

for it was the same person who asked her

to seeing Dexter. He

lost.

pinned the young boy to

didn’t dare lift his head. He said through tears, “I’m an extra hired by Ms. Ava. She… She was the one who instructed me to stop Josie under the pretense of taking a photo and slip the bangle into her

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