Rebirth Of Vengeance

Chapter 26

The buzz of the party died down as a collective gasp filled the room. All eyes were drawn to the entrance, where Emma stood, very much awake and very much furious.

Natalie, however, remained calm, a quiet observer to the unfolding drama.

Murray's face lit up with hope. "Grandma, you're awake," he said, but his joy was short-lived.

Emma was outraged that her grandson had faith in a woman of deceit, her gaze sharp and accusatory towards Murray. "If I hadn't come to, you'd have handed everything over to that deceful woman," she spat, her voice laced with disgust. Murray stammered, "But Grandma, Jennifer saved you..."

"Enough!" Emma's voice sliced through the air. "Jennifer wasn't the real hero. I was set up and poisoned, and my bodyguard had an 'accident. You knew about the toxins in my injuries but halted the probe. You've been duped by her deceit." The room was a sea of shocked faces, all turning to Jennifer, who stood there, her plans unraveling.

Jennifer's eyes darted around, panic setting in. She'd been planning to make sure Emma never woke up again, her scheme by the pool backfiring.

Murray, his face burning with embarrassment from the public dressing-down, shouted, "Grandma, I don't get what you're saying

she said, as the bodyguard played the footage. There was Jennifer, sneaking around, diving into the pool for a staged rescue, and then shouting

video she

pool. But I called for help immediately and Mr. Spencer responded to my screams." Emma's

hat?"

that have to do with me?" But she knewoo well; she

doorstep," Emma vowed, not giving Jennifer a

bodyguard showed a different video, one that depicted Natalie jumping into the pool and

someone murmured. "Jennifer just

she didn't slip. She deliberately jumped in and then lied about

Natalie, his eyes softening with the dawning comprehension of her innocence,

past him to direct her attention towards the

eyes brimming with remorse. The slap and his harsh words from earlier came back to him,

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