Chapter 2

"Lucille." Zoey bit her lip and pleaded pitifully, "Are you still blaming me for what happened yesterday? I've explained to Dad and our brothers, but they don't believe me..."

Lucille sneered, revealing a flash of defiance in her eyes. "If you really want to help me clear my name, why not just show them the surveillance footage?"

She leaned against the bed, her delicate face slightly pallid. It was clear that she was frail at the moment.

But the coldness in her eyes was chilling.

She used to be a silent and introverted person, but her entire demeanor had changed. Was this still the naive Lucille from before?

Zoey suddenly felt a sense of panic, her fingers on the armrest of the wheelchair turning slightly white.

She composed herself, turned her head to the two men behind her, and spoke in a whiny voice, "Samuel, Charles, I knew that Lucille was still angry with me. Could you help me persuade her, please?" Lucille felt nauseous from Zoey's coquettish tone, but unfortunately, these two men were clearly enjoying it.

Charles Jules stepped forward confidently. "Lucille, if it wasn't for Zoey's plea, I would never apologize to you. You have to know that Zoey is the real victim..."

"Charles," Lucille suddenly spoke, interrupting him.

Her voice was like a fine crystal, ringing out clear and pure.

Charles was taken aback.

Lucille hadn't called him by his name in a long time, and he was somewhat unaccustomed to it.

Lucille raised her eyes, calmly looking at Charles, her voice hoarse. "Last night, you guys took Zoey to the hospital, and I was pushed into the water by the people at the banquet. I almost drowned..."

"So what?"

Charles replied unkindly, "You didn't die, did you? Besides, if you hadn't pushed Zoey downstairs first, would they have pushed you into the water?"

Lucille felt her chest tighten at his heartless response. The pain she had felt before, a familiar and dull ache, returned with a vengeance, making it hard to breathe.

The injustices and pain that the original owner of this body had endured were now being visited upon Lucille.

sorrow as she said, "So just because I didn't die, you think it's okay to accuse me so cruelly? What

that his own sister would never come

willing to throw his own flesh and blood under the bus to protect a girl who was nothing to him. The sheer callousness

body were still alive, how heartbroken and sad she

knew

for her luck,

all my fault. If I hadn't lost so much blood and fainted, our brothers wouldn't have rushed me to the hospital and neglected you.

pushed Zoey down the stairs the previous night, causing her to lose a lot of blood and fall

feeling of guilt

"Anyway, you're not dead or missing any limbs. But look

Not dead?

curled in

when the original owner of this body drowned, feeling

was only nineteen years old, with her whole life ahead of her, yet a group of people mercilessly forced her into the water. Before dying, she had tried to open her eyes and take one last look at the world. But all she saw were a group of cruel and demonic

that moment, she had no more

would never know what she saw in her last moments. She saw the days when her father and three brothers

she still didn't want to hate these people who

did they

Ignored her, mocked her, and made fun

family forgotten who she

could they act

anger, Lucille said in a low voice, "Although I didn't die, the fact is that they attempted to

would never let go of those devilish

of the original owner of this

when they heard that you pushed me down the stairs. They

tightly and continued, "If you're still upset, you can hit me

coldly, feeling the pain of her

knew that this was

Zoey had used this method, too. Though now she seemed to

away the previous night, Zoey pretended to fall

Hmph!

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