Rebirth In Divorce: My New Mr. Perfect by Henry Foster

Chapter 419

"Charlotte's been arrested, and you're still here trying to convince me to take the blame?" Lucy said angrily.

Mrs. Chancer's face showed embarrassment at being exposed, but she remained firm. "Lucy, given how things have turned out, you need to be more understanding."

"If Charlotte wasn't pregnant right now, I would protect you no matter what - you are my biological daughter after all. But the situation is different. She's carrying the Chancer family's only heir, and I must protect that child at all costs. Don't worry, even if you take the blame for her, your brother and I will do everything in our power to get you out."

Lucy laughed bitterly. "Mom, you already said all this the last time you visited. Have you forgotten what happened then?"

She found it ironic that since her detention and imprisonment, her mother had only visited twice - first to convince her to take the blame, which led to her suicide attempt, and now again with the same request.

and barely out of the hospital,

more of these twisted words. She stood up to leave. "If you're only

about asking James about any

make her take the blame? Every piece of evidence the police have points to Charlotte. Yet you're still trying to pin this on Lucy? You nearly cost her life last time, and here you are pressuring her again. I miss the mother who used to dote on Lucy, not this

if it wasn't for your child?" Mrs.

to her room, locking

head pounding. Recent events had been overwhelming, even for

was through Sarah - if she dropped the charges,

as the last rays of sunlight faded, James walked into Sarah's