When the Dead Still Call novel Chapter 217

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Gianna had always been careful about crafting a persona and playing the victim–she knew exactly how to use it down to the last detail.

“Amelia, you went too far. I know you noticed the cameras were acting up, which is why you dared to do this to me.

“If you hadn’t pushed me that far, I would’ve swallowed being pushed–I didn’t want to make the whole family look bad.

“But you kept picking on me again and again, and I finally couldn’t take it, so I had to speak up.”

Every line Gianna delivered was dripping with wounded dignity, each sentence meant to pin secret bullying on Amelia.

She hinted that Amelia had sabotaged the surveillance so she could act without consequences.

The truth was that Gianna had brought a signal jammer and switched it on herself, so none of the cameras would have recorded anything.

Now she was tossing the blame for the dead cameras onto Amelia–even without proof, people might start to suspect Amelia had tried to shove her.

Reporters are ruthless–anything that draws attention will be hyped and exaggerated to get clicks.

Once that kind of story takes hold, lots of people will believe it even without solid evidence.

After all, rumors spread fast when there’s no one to shut them down.

“Done with your performance?”

Amelia asked casually, arms folded, completely unimpressed by Gianna’s whining.

She hated this woman for always playing the helpless card.

The more Gianna played that role, the more ridiculous and pathetic she looked.

“If you’re finished, let me speak.” Amelia went on. “So your claim is I knew the cameras were out and that’s why I pushed you, right?

“And what if the cameras weren’t broken–what would you say then?”

Amelia’s offhand question sent a jolt through Gianna that she couldn’t explain, a sour mix of guilt and unease.

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Marcelo, usually quiet, felt a spreading chill of foreboding too.

He already knew Amelia was trouble; now he suspected Gianna was about to drag him into another disaster.

Before he could find an excuse to refuse a camera check, Gianna beat him to it.

“Okay, Amelia. We’ll see as soon as the footage is checked. If the cameras were interfered with, doesn’t that prove that you knew and did this to me?”

But she quickly scolded herself for getting passive. I can’t let Amelia dominate the moment; I need to stay sharp.

I know she’s just bluffing. I brought a special jammer aimed at these surveillance cameras specifically.

The monitors are definitely affected, and Amelia’s words are meant to make everyone doubt my story.

I have to act fast to clear my name.

There’s no way I will let this slide–I have to strike first.

She told herself, I knew Marcelo wouldn’t really turn against me all of a sudden–he must’ve said all those things earlier to protect me.

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