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.

to how Paisley's nanny had forcefully pulled Grayson away earlier, Lauren was

provided by the Vanderbilt family. She had promised to protect and care for

if Claire had just run off and left Grayson behind, but to put Grayson in

he said, "Well, it's probably just a civil matter.

she met Dominick's cold, calculating gaze. Immediately, she had the thought that

fine here. We won't keep you from

Dominick said politely to the two officers. The officers didn't leave

won't be doing anything illegal, Dominick assured them

then, a message came through the

exchange, they quickly

giving instructions to his men,

was roughly grabbed by two of Dominick's men and dragged out. Her legs went weak with

watched the entire scene in stunned

Julian," Dominick called for Julian, "Hand

knew that Dominick

attorney in Harrowfell, 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

to live peacefully.

to the police, not breaking any laws.

to sit in jail. At least

Though he thought Dominick's punishment was harsh,

were natural human emotions, and they could be excused. But Claire's biggest

of handling this was the best. Right now, she could only stay by Grayson's side, feeling deep guilt

she never would have hired Claire. The only

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