Chapter 312 As If I’d Believe You

Jean did not resist.

With her current frail, sickly body, resistance would have been useless anyway.

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She let Matheo drag her over to stand in front of Julia. Her arm was already marked with an angry red welt from his grip, the pain making her frown deeply.

“Stop spewing nonsense!” Matheo barked, slapping her shoulder roughly. “Hurry up and apologize to Julia!”

Julia watched Jean’s disheveled state and could not help but lick her lips unconsciously.

Serves you right.

For once, she finally felt a flicker of superiority.

Her eyes locked onto Jean’s expressionless face. Somewhere in her twisted heart, she began to look forward to seeing something. Fear, sorrow, or submission… Something to crack that impassive facade.

At that moment, a sudden clamor erupted from downstairs.

Julia’s pupils trembled. Her expression changed in an instant.

alarm. As if sensing something terrible approaching, a flicker of panic passed through the depths of his gaze. He reached out quickly, grabbing Jean’s

was already

rang out like a whip.

eyes widened

she exuded the commanding presence of a formidable businesswoman. Her exquisitely beautiful face was cloaked in a chilling frost, radiating a cold and

said, “Give me back my

went stiff,

that instant, only one thought

over. Everything is over.

with delight the moment she saw Sienna. Her brow lifted slightly, a bright gleam of joy

instinctively stepped forward, wanting to

the shift, loosened his grip

daughter, the icy mask on her face cracked. Softness spilled from her eyes, and a faint

moment, she was just a

Jean into a tight embrace, her gaze sweeping up and down, carefully inspecting the girl in her arms as if to make

quickly, eyes lowered, his voice tinged with guilt. “You don’t

snapped, her gaze turning razor sharp, slicing toward Matheo like a cold arrow. “I just saw you yanking her arm hard enough to bruise

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frowning in pain. “You even

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