Chapter 266
Chapter 266
Everyone was stunned by Emily’s actions, even Lydia. Normally, twisted fingers would mean a trip to the hospital, not attempting to fix it themselves. This kind of thing they’d only seen on TV before.
At that moment, everyone had the same thought pop into their heads. ‘Is this really the Emily we know?’ they wondered.
Emily ignored their reactions and went back to her room. She had to quickly reduce the swelling on her face so Charles wouldn’t see it tomorrow and get worried.
The others just stared blankly at her retreating figure, too stunned to even react. Lydia glanced around at everyone, then suddenly gave a little gasp and fainted.
“Lydia,” everyone snapped back to attention, rushing to her side. They hurriedly took her to the hospital. After checks, doctors confirmed she was just shaken with minor bruises. Relieved, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It was already the middle of the night by the time all this was over. Andrew had to go deal with all the chaos those news reports were causing for Bennett Group, so he didn’t stay at the hospital. Lucas went with him.
On the way back, Andrew noticed Lucas staring off into space, lost in thought. He couldn’t help but ask, “Lucas, what’s going on? You’ve been acting weird all night.”
When Gale was scolding Emily, Lucas stepped in to stop him. And when Lydia was getting bullied, he didn’t step in to help. He barely said two words all night. He was usually the first one to speak up.
Lucas frowned, his brows furrowed as if he was struggling to find the right words. “I…” Lucas paused for a long moment, clearly torn. “Do you think maybe we’ve been wrong about Emily all along?”
Andrew’s concern vanished in an instant, his expression turning cold. “You saw those photos, too. The facts are right in front of us. How could we possibly be wrong about her? Seriously, what’s up with you today?”
Lucas shot back without thinking. “Yeah, I saw the photos, but Emily didn’t take them, and there’s no way she was the one who leaked them. There’s nothing in it for her. And as for her and Grandpa…
“She’s always been like that with Grandpa, ever since she was a kid. Even after Lydia came back these past few years, nothing changed between them. We all know that. Honestly, Emily’s a victim of all this, too.
“But the moment you and Dad got home, you dumped all the blame on her. You didn’t even let her explain before Dad went and hit her. I’ve never seen him lose it like that. It was just totally out of line.”
Lucas didn’t even know why he used those exact words, but honestly, Gale’s reaction really was out of line. Thinking about how Emily had set her own finger and walked upstairs all by herself, Lucas felt his chest tighten with guilt.
He couldn’t help but shoot an accusing glance at Andrew. “Andrew, you shouldn’t have gone as far as to twist Emily’s fingers like that, especially knowing how much she hates pain.”
‘But even though it must have hurt like hell, Emily hadn’t made a single sound the whole time. It was like she was already used to it. But how could anyone ever get used to something that painful?’ Lucas thought.
The thought stabbed Lucas’s heart, making him feel a wave of panic and fear, like he was staring down something he never
wanted to face.
Lucas’ words completely shut Andrew up. It wasn’t just because Lucas had never talked back to him like this before—it was also because Andrew realized he honestly had nothing to say in his own defense.
When he really thought about it, Emily was a victim of all this, too. But instead of actually trying to fix things, he and Gale
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