The Invisible Daughter (Yunice Saunders) novel Chapter 456

Chapter 456 The Echo of Hypocrisy

Chapter 456 The Echo of Hypocrisy

Back then, Owen had been so convinced Yunice was lying that he hadn’t even looked at the medical records–he just tore them up on the spot.

Now, Yunice was throwing the exact same words back in his face.

Elsie, fuming, jumped up and stormed over to confront Yunice. “Who do you think you are, saying that about Owen?! Did you see him touch Peggy? Just spouting slander like it’s nothing–do you even care about the law?”

Yunice glanced at her with disdain. “Everything happens for a reason. If Peggy was making stuff up, wy pick him? It takes two to tango. Maybe take a minute to reflect on what he did wrong.

“You didn’t see it either, but your word is gospel? Peggy’s got physical evidence, and when the test results come back, your dearest Owen’s reputation will be dragged through the mud. And here you are, stopping me from convincing him to settle privately–do you want him to be convicted?

“Don’t forget, your mom’s already being held by the police and facing a year in jail. If your brother gets thrown in for rape, do the math. Who’s going to look worse?”

With each sentence, the color drained further from Owen and Elsie’s faces.

Especially Elsie. She hadn’t seen anything firsthand–how could she be sure Owen didn’t sleep with Peggy?

Peggy’s accusations sounded convincing. There were bloodstains on the sheets–clear signs of the real deal.

Yunice wasn’t wrong. If the test came back positive, Owen would be done for.

Then what? Their mom and Owen both behind bars, and she’d be left completely alone?

No way.

Elsie quickly changed sides. She threw herself at the holding cell, sobbing and clutching Owen’s hands through the bars. “Owen, maybe just compromise for now. The situation’s bad, but you can fix it later. You’ve only got a chance to fight back if you’re out in the world.”

Owen’s eyes shot open. He yanked his hands away.

“You want me to give in?! You want me to marry that witch?!” he howled. “I didn’t even do anything! I can fight this in court! Elsie, do you not believe me either?!”

“Wha-?” Elsie was caught off guard. She couldn’t outright say she didn’t believe him, so she hedged. “Owen, you said yourself you blacked out. You don’t remember what happened…

Owen exploded. “I said I didn’t do it! Why are you assuming I did?!“.

Elsie backed off, hands raised, totally overwhelmed.

Realizing he couldn’t count on her, Owen turned back to Yunice. “The Zhou family has tons of lawyers. Don’t tell me there’s no way they can win this.”

He snapped, “You just don’t want to help me, do you?”

Yunice said flatly, “No. I don’t.”

Owen stared at her, dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected her to admit it so bluntly.

Yunice lifted her chin slightly, smiling coldly. “What goes around comes around. When I was being slandered, did you help me? Why should I help you now?”

Then she twisted the knife. “And for the record, I really didn’t do anything back then. Can you say the same for yourself?”

Owen had been blackout drunk. He couldn’t say with certainty what had happened with Peggy.

Desperate, he lashed out. “I got drunk because of you and Paul! That’s the only reason Peggy had the chance to trap me! This is your fault–you have to fix it!”

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