Chapter 364

Lucy cried for a long time, her tears eventually giving way to anger. "I get it now! It's all because of Charlotte! She's pregnant, and Mom's only protecting her! Fine, all of you—you've all abandoned me! None of you are coming to save me!"

She ended the call in frustration, knowing full well that James had refused to help her since the last incident. Begging him was pointless; she'd have to come up with a plan on her own.

Hours passed, and as evening fell, she was summoned by the police to the visitation room. To her surprise, the person waiting for her was none other than Charlotte.

"Charlotte?" Lucy called out, startled at first, but her expression quickly darkened. "Why are you here? Did you come just to gloat?”

"Lucy, don't make it sound so harsh. I came to check on you because I care." Charlotte's smile was faint, almost mocking.

the officers present, Lucy would have lunged at her to

borrowed my car, but when James questioned you, you

She leaned closer and whispered, "Lucy, I only stated the truth. You're the one

want to argue with you," Lucy shot back. "Where's my mom? Why are you the one here

been busy all day. She's meeting with a renowned early childhood educator and has an appointment tomorrow with an obstetrics expert from abroad. She's completely swamped, but don't worry-she hasn't forgotten about you. She asked me to tell you that James and Grandfather are furious and have agreed not to get involved. Mom thinks you should stay put for now, avoid causing any

Lucy stood abruptly, disbelief etched

dropped, sharp as a blade. "Of course. And let's be clear: if you hadn't tried to pin your mess on me, none of this would've happened. You betrayed

you the car? You planned this, didn't you? You set me up! Charlotte, you've got such a cruel heart.

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