Chapter 386

Mrs. Chancer took Lucy's hand tightly. "Lucy, I'm so sorry," she said, her voice trembling.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" A bad feeling washed over Lucy.

Sure enough, her mother choked up as she continued, "Lucy, it's me and your brother who have wronged you. We need you to take responsibility for the Luther villa incident."

Lucy stared at her mother in shock, disbelief plastered across her face. "Mom, what are you saying? You know about the villa incident? Then you must also know it wasn't me! It was Charlotte! She framed me!" Her voice rose as her eyes widened.

Mrs. Chancer's eyes were bloodshot, and her lips quivered. "Lucy, you have to think of the family..."

"Think of the family? So you're planning to sacrifice me for it? This is because of Sarah, isn't it? She's close to finding evidence, so to protect Charlotte, you're willing to throw me under the bus?" Lucy's voice cracked as tears streamed down her face.

that her mother loved her the most

and her resolve hardened. "Lucy, this isn't up to you. The only thing you can do

Mom, you've let me down. Just because of the child she's carrying, you're ready to give up on

she wished her mother had never come. Hearing such cruel

matter what trouble you caused. But now it's your turn to contribute to the Chancers," Mrs. Chancer said coldly, rising from

bitter smile played on her lips. Slowly, she stood up. "Mom, I won't

response, Lucy turned and walked

disappear, her hand half- raised as if to stop her. But in the end, she couldn't


had found that peculiar photo. This time, she hoped to uncover more clues, something that

through the storage room last time and found nothing unusual. Determined, she decided to

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