Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 218 False Accusations

Upon hearing that, Elsa's face quickly showed a hint of panic. She instinctively tried to stop me from saying what I was about to say.

"Jane, don't accuse me falsely," Elsa pleaded.

I sneered, "Falsely accuse you? I haven't said anything yet. How could it be an accusation?"

At first, I had planned on not making things too clear at the dinner table, but I never expected her to strike first. Since she was so eager to defend herself, I no longer felt the need to hold back.

I turned to Jack and said with a smile, "Back then, I only casually mentioned to Elsa that the government might rezone that area for real estate development. If she was truly loyal to the Brown family, you all would've known about it and would've come to me to confirm it.

"But the fact is, you knew nothing. And Jeremiah ended up with the real estate bid proposal."

I raised my gaze and locked eyes with Elsa, whose expression now looked defeated. I continued, "So, who do you think she passed this information on to?"

I finished, Elsa's face turned pale with panic. She frantically waved her hands, looking helpless. "I

didn't tell you guys. As for Jeremiah, I might have slipped up, but whether he believed me or not was up to him. I didn't mean it. I just mentioned it as

desperately clung to Jack's

this moment, they thought it was all just

decision. The next second, he lifted his head with determination.

are valuable, but yours might only be worth a fraction of other

words. I was saying that

you with just a few words. Are

sighed deeply, a trace of disappointment in my voice. "If it weren't for her stirring things up today, would you be saying all this

I scoffed. "Look, here we go again. You're out here fighting her battles while she hides behind you. She's quiet now, waiting for you to finish arguing with me, then she'll just feed you a few sweet words and you'll be fine again. You're just like a dog, so easy to calm

in his mind. For once, he didn't snap back at me.