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?"

expressions. These were people from prominent families, and even though they looked down on Claire for her past, their upbringing

up, unable to remain silent. "Mr. Ethan, it was indeed Vanessa who bumped into her. We all saw

the lead, others nodded in

grim. He was convinced that Claire had intentionally disrupted Vanessa's birthday party to embarrass the Linwood family in front of Cresthaven's elite. He knew his sister well-Claire was spiteful and

Ethan said coldly, "Even if Vanessa did bump into you, it was

her grip on sanity. Step aside? She

since she was released from prison, convinced

seen Vanessa fall but ignored that Claire had been

had no reason to protect their reputation. In front of

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

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