Rosa was clearly in a rush, too. Evelyn had asked her to call Charles away from Dahlia, making it easier to get Dahlia out of the picture. Initially, Rosa intended to stand up for Evelyn, but when she saw Evelyn ready to fight her own battles, she was even more eager to

help. Evelyn used to be blinded by love for Charles, and had let him get away with too much.

Once they managed to divert Charles away from Dahlia, Rosa realized something was amiss when she didn't find him at the family mansion. She immediately got Tony to look into it, and sure enough, Charles had shown up here. Rosa stepped in front of Evelyn, taking a protective stance.

Charles stopped, turning to face Rosa. His anger hadn't fully dissipated. His eyes were still cold, but his tone had softened a bit. "You can't just let Evelyn get away with hurting Dahlia because you like her..."

"Do you think I'm like you?" Rosa snapped back sharply. "I do care about Eve, but I haven't lost my sense of what's right and wrong!

"I had Tony dig into last night's incident. Sure, the account was Eve's, but it was hacked. The login details and timing prove Eve has an alibi. It wasn't her."

Charles' face tightened, his eyes shifting to Evelyn, who stood calmly behind Rosa. From her calm expression, it's clear that Evelyn was aware that her grandmother had uncovered the truth.

didn't you come

He was upset she hadn't gone straight to him with the truth, choosing instead to retaliate against

mattered if I did? Didn't Eve tell you

at Charles' stance.

wasn't Eye, who else but Dahlia could have staged this?" Rosa's gaze was sharp as she confronted Charles. His face darkened, thoughts hidden behind a murky expression. Yet, he didn't immediately deny

door. She knew Charles was

crying softly to

she listened. When she realized Charles didn't jump to

scratch-I wish I

it couldn't have been Dahlia,"

the finger was pointed at Evelyn, he would say, "Who else besides you?" But when it was pointed at

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