Chapter 191
The gossip and blame around Emily were anything but subtle, as if they wanted Emily to hear every single word. Lydia’s lips curled into a quick, satisfied smirk before she quickly suppressed it..
She gently tugged on Andrew’s arm. “Andrew, could this be a misunderstanding? Emily just refused to go with me to get the gift. Maybe she don’t even
know where the room is.”
Andrew frowned in disapproval. “Lydia, stop thinking everyone is so nice.
“She’s lived in the Bennett residence for eighteen years. We throw her a birthday party every single year. She knows better than anyone that there’s always a room just for gifts from guests.
“She didn’t refuse to get the git because she couldn’t find the room. She was just afraid we’d find out what she’d done.”
Lydia looked genuinely shocked and hurt. “How could it turn out like this?
“Emily, already said you could have my birthday gifts. Even if you wanted all of them, I’d give them to you. But how could you ruin those gilus? They meant so much to everyone.”
As Lydia and Andrew echoed each other’s accusations, practically convicting her on the spot, Emily’s face remained calm and unruffled
She had been through situations like that more times than she could count, and at that moment, she was already numb to it.
She looked straight at Andrew. “Mr. Bennett, you sound so confident. Did you see me do it with your own eyes, or do you have any direct evidence?”
“Who else could it be?” Andrew said with certainty. “You’re always trying to take things from Lydia. Out of everyone here, only you would pull something
mera in the comer. “I’ve been given that camera ever since I walked into the hotel. If you
Emily actually laughed at that. She pointed to the security camera in the don’t believe me, feel free to check the footage.
“But you didn’t see me do anything. You have no proof at all, yet you just assume it was me
“Is that how you run your company, too, Mr. Bennett! Just making wild guesses?” Though she wore a smile, Emily’s heart was heavy with sorrow.
She knew that no matter what she said, Andrew wouldn’t care, and he wouldn’t bother to check the cameras.
So many times before, her name could have been cleared if the Bennett family had simply requested an investigation or reviewed the security footage
But they never did. They just kept accusing her of being vain and malicious, pushing her to confess and apologize
“Lydia is so kind. If you’d just admitted it and apologized, she wouldn’t have held it against you. But you’re still acting like you did nothing wrong at all. I’m really disappointed in you.”
At that moment, Emily didn’t even expect anything anymore, so she wasn’t even disappointed at Andrew’s words
She knew that was always how things went with the Bennett family, so most of the time, when they accused her, she didn’t even bother to explain
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