Chapter 211

Chapter 211

Maria was thrilled that her name was cleared.

During the chaos, all she could think about was getting the children to safety, but that so-

called family tutor had pulled Grayson back. In the struggle, the explosion happened, leading to utter chaos, with Maria having to evade the attacker and protect the children simultaneously. Fortunately, witnesses had seen what happened and cleared her name.

Maria smugly raised an

eyebrow in the direction of the Vanderbilt family before sitting down with Serena in her arms, feeling at ease.

Claire, however, was no longer feeling relaxed. She had casually shifted the blame earlier, never expecting to be exposed on the spot. At this moment, she felt as if she was sitting on pins and needles. Without even looking up, she could feel Lauren's murderous gaze on h "Claire!" Lauren was now seething with rage, wishing she could tear Claire apart.

Claire was one to bend and endure. She had been acting arrogantly in front of Maria before, but now, facing Lauren's anger, she immediately dropped to her

knees at Lauren's feet.

"Ma'am, ma'am, I didn't. It's, it's all his fault!" Claire tried to argue, but only then did she realize she had no way to defend herself.

Could she really say the police were lying or accuse everyone present of lying? She could only sit there, her face as pale as a ghost, trembling as she knelt on the floor.

"Officer, is it a crime to use a child as a shield like this?" Lauren asked, not bothering to waste time on Claire, instead turning to the police directly.

had forcefully pulled Grayson away earlier, Lauren was now even more furious

an adult, earning a huge salary provided by the Vanderbilt family. She had promised to protect and care for Grayson, but when danger struck,

could have understood if Claire had just run off and left Grayson behind, but to put Grayson

However, he said, "Well, it's probably just a civil matter. Meaning, she was unlikely to face

but when she looked up, she met Dominick's cold, calculating gaze. Immediately, she had the thought that maybe jail would

We won't keep you from your work

officers. The officers didn't leave immediately. Instead,

anything illegal, Dominick assured them with a

message came through the

brief exchange,

instructions to his men, "Take her out of here. Don't let

grabbed by two of Dominick's men and dragged out. Her legs went weak with fear. "Sir,

onlookers watched the entire scene

Dominick called for Julian,

He knew

and also Dominick's personal lawyer. For something as simple as civil compensation, it wasn't necessary to involve him. Especially for someone like Claire, a powerless young woman. However, Dominick's use of Victor meant he wasn't letting this go easily. At least for

to live peacefully.

breaking any laws. But

to sit in jail. At least there, she'd have it

it right away," Julian nodded. Though he thought Dominick's punishment was harsh, he had

could be excused.

knew that Dominick's way of handling this was the best. Right now, she could only stay by

she never would

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