Chapter 676:

Claire’s mother narrowed her eyes at the guilty-looking Claire and asked in a low but clear voice, “What exactly did Elyse do to you? Tell me, and I’ll back you up.”

Claire glanced desperately at Thea for help, but Thea’s stony silence was all she got. Claire could only stomp her foot in frustration, feeling the heat rise to her cheeks.

Her mother’s voice cut through the tension, sharp and insistent. “Speak up. Don’t be afraid. How did Elyse offend you? Did she say anything insulting?”

Claire’s eyes lit up, seizing the lifeline. She nodded vigorously and gushed, “Yes, yes! She insulted and humiliated me!”

Elyse, with a cool and collected demeanor, asked calmly, “And how did I do that?”

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Claire racked her brain, trying to recall, but then a sinking realization hit her—Elyse hadn’t actually said anything particularly offensive.

you finally realized I didn’t say anything

darkened with fury. “Claire, I thought I raised you better. Where

ego. Her

state, Elyse rolled her eyes at

deeply, her voice tinged with discontent. “Mrs. Lipson, how can you doubt your own daughter? I would never question Claire. Elyse must have instigated something to push Claire to the point of retaliation. Claire’s already feeling down. How can you join forces with the very person who hurt her to interrogate her? Do you realize how much damage you’re doing to your own

mother gave Thea a long, hard look before turning her gaze to her daughter. Her tone softened considerably as she asked,

head away, her eyes brimming with hurt. She refused to speak

deeply — her own mother siding with

a flicker of annoyance but remained silent. Whether she spoke or stayed quiet, she knew these people had already made up their minds about her. She stood there silently, feeling that being with the Bensons was no different from being with Lanny

suffocating atmosphere made her want

few moments of silence passed before Elyse turned around to leave, assuming that the matter had been

“Stop! Who said you could leave?

she stared at Thea. A cold smirk played at the corners of her mouth. “If you

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