Chapter 577:

His attempt to explain faltered as Lise stood, stepping cautiously toward Kristopher. “Ms. Campbell,” she said softly, her voice trembling, “please don’t blame Kristopher. This has nothing to do with him.”

He was drunk, and the manager didn’t know what to do, so they called me—”

Carrie stepped forward and slapped Lise hard across the face, cutting her off mid-sentence. The sound echoed through the room, drawing gasps from the onlookers.

“The murderer of my child has no right to speak in front of me,” Carrie said coldly, her voice cutting like ice.

Lise stumbled backward, falling to the ground. Her hand landed on the shards of broken glass, and blood immediately oozed from the fresh cuts on her palm.

Carrie’s anger was like an adrenaline shot. Despite being in a fragile state herself, she still had enough strength to knock Lise over.

Lise let out a cry but quickly bit her lip, as if trying to

stepping forward to help her up. His tone was sharp as he turned

The shooting case hasn’t been fully investigated. Even if Lise is a suspect, she’s not guilty until proven so. How can you just decide she’s guilty? And today’s incident was my fault. I was drunk. It had nothing to do with Lise. If you’re angry, take it out on me. Don’t

“Reasonable? You want me to be reasonable with a murderer? What am I, a

thing clear. She has no right to speak, and neither do you. You’re worse than her—disgusting, hypocritical, pathetic! You want to play the

keep up your perfect image and protect the Norris Group’s stock

officer stepped forward. “Mr. Norris,” the officer asked, “regarding this assault case, do you want to pursue

Carrie before shifting

won’t let you harm Camille

looked back at her. The effects of the alcohol intensified his feelings, causing his hands to shake as he struggled to maintain his composure. Had anyone but Carrie been in front of him, he might have given in to his rage and destroyed everything in

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