The Divorce Prescription

Chapter 449

Carly froze in panic. "I..."

Her eyes darted to Lucy in desperation.

Without missing a beat, Lucy stepped forward. "It wasn't Carly! It was me! I was the one who contacted Scarface and planned the whole kidnapping!"

Celine watched Lucy carefully. She was really willing to take the fall for Carly.

Celine sneered, finding it ironic how Lucy was willing to protect Carly like a devoted mother.

She was Lucy's biological daughter, yet Lucy had always treated Carly like her own while casting her aside. What had she done to deserve this?

No matter how cold she tried to be, the betrayal still stung.

Gasps spread through the crowd.

"Mrs. Tate, was it really you?" Hailey questioned. "Mrs. Tate, Celine is your own daughter! You actually hired criminals to kidnap her? Were you trying to have her killed?"

Lucy hadn't expected the truth to come out like this, but she couldn't let Carly take the blame. If she did, her reputation would be ruined, and Adam would never forgive her.

took it

Celine. "Celine, I'm sorry. I never

I remember correctly, you and Mrs. Tate Senior cut ties with me a long time ago. If I had stayed in your family, I probably wouldn't have even

family, and you repaid her by trying to get rid of her. Do you even have

erupted in

own child while doting on

completely consumed by

face burned with humiliation, but with so many people watching, she

and

turned to Carly. "Carly, do you really think the USB

"What are

"Carly, Mrs. Tate, you've been played. That USB

and Lucy's

"Scarface was taken in by Mr. Alvarez, who's already

earker, Mr. Alvarez didn't correct me have to thank him for playing

is that true? You

all along?"

met her gaze. "Yes,

a full investigation when Scarface was taken care of, including tracking the