No Memory No Mercy novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73 

The room went silent in an instant. It was Edward who had spoken. 

I looked at him in shock. He was here, too? 

If even he got involved, this had clearly blown up far bigger than I thought. Edward barely ever left home, spending most of his time gardening and fussing over his garden. And now he was here… for Alicia? 

“Elise, come over here and apologize,” he suddenly ordered, cutting through the crowd. His eyes locked directly onto me, 

“Why should I apologize?” I stared back, completely baffled. 

his face stern. 

Before he could respond, Aria shot up from her kneeling position. “What does this have to do with her? I already said–1 lost it because I couldn’t stand Alicia pretending to be all sweet while wearing my mom’s heirloom jewelry! She makes me sick!” 

She wasn’t holding back. “Alicia bumped into my brother’s wine bottle and hurt herself–why should he have to apologize for that? I did this for Frederick. Elise? Please. Like I’d go through all this trouble for her.” 

Okay… that stung a little. 

Sure, she technically cleared me of all blame, but did she have to say it like I was totally beneath her? 

Then she turned and shot me a glare. “And what’s with that touched expression on your face? I told you already, I didn’t do this for you, so don’t flatter yourself.” Touched? I looked at her with a blank face. If anything, I was giving her a speechless look. Where was she getting “touched” from? 

I turned to face Edward and said firmly, “I’m not apologizing.” 

Then I glanced at Aria, “And whether or not she deserves punishment, I think Alicia knows the real answer.” 

“Elise, are you trying to defy me now?” 

There it was pulling rank to pressure me into submission. All just to stand up for Alicia. 

But I wasn’t having it. “Why would I defy you if you were being fair? I’m sure you wouldn’t stoop to playing favorites. Right?” 

I was also good at pulling the guilt–tripping game. 

Edward looked livid, his face stormy as he stared at me, clearly reassessing something. 

I didn’t care what was going on in his head. I turned to Aria instead. “Well? Do you want to tell us what really happened that made you go off on Alicia like that?”