Chapter 478

Sylvia froze, stunned. She thought she'd played it safe, but she'd still been set up.

Naomi, sensing trouble, quickly stepped in front of her.

"It wasn't Sylvia. She doesn't know anything about this."

Tristan narrowed his eyes, his voice sharp. "Then it must be you, Naomi. After all, the money ended up in your account."

Naomi was speechless, her eyes filling with tears.

Sylvia lifted her chin, meeting Tristan's icy gaze. His shrewd, imposing stare was utterly unforgiving, and the disgust in his eyes was unmistakable.

Tightly pressing her lips together, Sylvia shifted her gaze to Rupert, who sat calmly sipping his coffee, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Well?" Rupert said quietly, "Need me to tell you what to say?"

Sylvia sucked in a shaky breath. She tried to speak, but the bitterness rising in her throat almost choked her.

It felt like a noose-every time she tried to escape, it only pulled tighter.

her go, and

them down, her voice steady and cold: "It wasn't me.

her grovel, wanted her and Naomi out of the Garcia

at Sylvia. She didn't flinch. Instead, she calmly stepped forward,

Uncle Rupert and Ms. Sanford knew about it before it arrived. My mom and

you could pin it on us. But we're talking dozens—there's

at it logically, only you three had the

if she thought logic or evidence mattered here. Even if the police showed up, Naomi couldn't explain away the three hundred thousand dollars in her account. Everyone in the house would point fingers, and Sylvia's words wouldn't count

go pack up Naomi's things and toss them out. We don't harbor

kept his eyes on Sylvia the whole time-a threat,

Sylvia didn't break. She didn't step

was the same: either pin it on Sylvia, or

both. Either

Naomi, through her tears, stood firm and

that moment, Kay clicked her tongue. "Well, I always thought the Garcias were strict about family honor. Seems like anyone can slip through the cracks. What

enough!" Edwin

Maybe you'd like to pay back the

goes, I'm leaving too. I'll get to

bad guy now,

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