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?"

the guests were all watching him with a complicated mix of expressions. These were people from prominent families, and even though they looked down on Claire

one of them spoke up, unable to remain silent. "Mr. Ethan,

taking the lead,

He was convinced that Claire had intentionally disrupted Vanessa's birthday party to embarrass the Linwood family in front

you, it was

her grip on sanity. Step

limp ever since she was released from prison, convinced

had seen Vanessa fall but ignored that Claire had been knocked over

Claire decided she had no reason to protect their reputation. In

elbow was a mess of blood, the angry red of her wounds stark against her pale skin. Her palm

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