Chapter 11

Claire felt a surge of anger rise from the pit of her stomach. She pushed herself

up from the ground, but the pain in her leg made her stagger. She gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Ethan.

"Mr. Ethan, you certainly have a talent for speaking without thinking!" she snapped. "It was Vanessa who ran into me, yet you blame me without knowing the facts. What is it? Does blaming me come so easily that it costs you nothing?"

"You-" Ethan began, but Claire cut him off.

"There are dozens of witnesses here," she said, gesturing around the room. "So tell me, is it me who's blind, or is it you, Mr. Ethan?"

a complicated mix of expressions. These were people from prominent families, and even though they looked down

to remain silent. "Mr. Ethan, it was indeed Vanessa who bumped into her.

taking the lead, others nodded in

Claire had intentionally disrupted Vanessa's birthday party to embarrass the Linwood family in front of Cresthaven's elite. He

coldly, "Even if Vanessa did bump into you, it was an accident. Couldn't

losing her grip on sanity. Step aside? She could barely walk without a limp, let alone move

shown disdain for her limp ever since she was released from prison, convinced

fall but ignored that Claire had been knocked

no reason to

angry red of her wounds stark against her pale skin. Her palm wasn't spared either;

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