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Chapter 461 Fall of a Matriarch
Yunice closed her eyes and fell asleep.
She refused to waste emotions on vague illusions of love.
<i>No </i><i>love </i>breaks <i>the </i><i>trap </i><i>of </i><i>affection</i><i>. </i>No <i>emotion </i><i>breaks </i><i>the </i><i>whole </i>game.
She wouldn’t allow herself that kind of weakness.
The next day, just as promised, Wyatt sent awyer to the detention center to make contact with Lily.
Yunice went too, but stayed in the car. Before thewyer headed in, she simply leaned forward and gave him a quiet instruction.
Thewyer nodded.
Inside the detention center.
Lily rushed over the second she saw thewyer, her eyes full of hope. “Am I getting out? I knew Elsie and Oscar wouldn’t just leave me in here!”
Thewyer replied, “I’m here on behalf of Miss Yunice.”
Lily’s face fell, twisting instantly into a mask of disgust. “Yunice sent you?”
She turned to walk away, not even willing to entertain a conversation.
Behind her, thewyer said casually, “Mr. Owen is busy preparing for his wedding. If you’re waiting for him to find you awyer, I’d say… maybe next year.”
The sound of her ankle chain suddenly halted. She stopped in ce and turned her head, staring at him.
Had she heard that right?
Did he just say Owen was nning a wedding?
Was Elsie getting married? That was the only kind of wedding Owen would take seriously enough to ignore her!
Thewyer rified, “Mr. Owen is arranging his own wedding.”
Lily let out a disbelievingugh. “What kind of joke is that? Oscar’s never even had a girlfriend. Who the hell is he marrying?”
“You and Yunice are both full of bad intentions.”
Thewyer’s voice remained calm. “Whether or not
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<b>“</b><b>But </b>whether <b>Mr. </b><b>Owen </b><b>is </b>getting married or not <b>has </b>nothing to <b>do </b>with why <b>I’m </b><b>here </b><b>today</b><b>. </b><b>I’m </b><b>simply </b>following <b>Miss </b>Yunice’s <b>request </b>to ask you one question.”
“Madam Lily, do you regret what you’ve done?<b>” </b>
At <b>those </b>words, Lily red up. “What did I even do?! I’m his mother! I said a few words and now <b>my </b><b>own </b>daughter throws me into jail–and you ask if <i>I </i>did something wrong<b>?!</b><b>” </b>
Thewyer ignored her outburst, continuing as if she hadn’t spoken: “If you feel remorse, Miss Yunice is willing to give you a chance to make a public apology. If not, you can finish out your year in detention. Though, just a friendly reminder–by then, you might be a grandmother. You’ll be out just in time <b>to </b><b>hold </b>your grandchild.”
He turned to leave.
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Lily’s face turned bright red with panic. Just as the cell door was closing, she shouted, “I’ll apologize!<b>” </b>
Her voice was sharp, furious: <b>“</b>I said I’ll apologize! If Yunice thinks she can handle it!”
Thewyer paused and smiled–calm, in control.
Soon after, the media, in coordination with officials, held a public press conference.
Lily was brought into the spotlight, dragged under the re of the cameras. She scanned the crowd nervously, searching for Owen and Elsie.
This public apology had stirred massive attention. She was sure they’d show up–<i>they </i><i>had </i><i>to</i>. To stop her, to help her, to defend her dignity.
But after scanning the entire room–nothing. No Owen. No Elsie. Not even a familiar face in the crowd.
Lily’s confusion grew. <i>Why </i><i>didn’t </i>a <i>single </i><i>one </i><i>of </i><i>them </i><ie</i><i>? </i>
Her stomach turned with fury. <i>Ungrateful </i><i>little </i><i>brats</i><i>. </i>She cursed them over and over in her mind.
But with no one there to save her, she had no choice but to face the press.
“I am Lily, the source of the false usations in the recent SAT incident. After two weeks of criticism and detention, I’vee to deeply understand the mental harm and public pressure that nder causes for its
victims.”
“I would like to sincerely apologize to those I’ve hurt in this incident, and to the public for the disturbance caused. From now on, I will actively participate in public service to atone for my actions.”
She bowed deeply. “I hope everyone can forgive me and give me another chance.”
After the long bow, Lily slowly straightened up.
The storm of the nder scandal was finally over.
But as the crowd began to disperse, Lily tried to sneak away, only to be immediately swarmed by
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They shoved mics toward her with aggressive force, practically trying to cram them down her throat.
“Madam Lily, can you exin your rtionship with Yunice? What made you want to destroy her?”
“Using such vicious tactics to ruin a young woman’s future—was she involved with your husband? Was she your husband’s mistress?”