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Her fury barely had time to settle before Ashton pressed again.
“So it was Elsa who instructed you? No one else helped her?”
“This…”
Winston and Jennie exchanged glances, pretending to struggle.
Then, as if after great torment, they both blurted, “It wasn’t only Elsa. Miss Marilyn was also behind it.”
“What?!”
The color drained from Marilyn’s face.
These two mad dogs-what nonsense were they spouting?
She had never even seen them before tonight!
“You’re insane! When did I ever order you? I’ve never laid eyes on you before. Do you even know who I am? I’m Victor’s fiancée, the Luke family’s acknowledged daughter-in-law. If you keep slandering me, I’ll destroy you!”
“Idiot, shut up!”
Blanc’s face burned with humiliation. Never had he been so embarrassed in public.
This fool-did she not realize they were still live on air? To threaten and rant before the cameras?
He pressed a hand to his forehead, icy with disgust.
In that moment, he almost regretted Victor was his son at all-regretted his family had ever become entangled with a pest like her.
Marilyn still feared Blanc. His sharp rebuke had silenced her instantly.
Only when he looked away did she dare mutter under her breath, “It must be Lily, she told them to frame me! She just can’t stand to see me well. She’s so vicious!”
“Shut up!”
Victor’s disgust was palpable.
It was obvious these two had been brought in by James. Whether or not Elsa and Marilyn were truly behind the scheme didn’t matter-Elsa had targeted Lily again and again, and Marilyn was selfish and vile. James had every right to have them named.
“I’m so scared…”
Jennie’s real trade was her body, so she had no shame in being exposed.
But with Ashton’s instructions in mind, she unleashed her full theatrics, tears streaming as she whimpered pitifully. “I was a good family’s daughter… but because I looked a little like Ms. Ginger, Elsa and Marilyn forced me to do those things with Winston. We didn’t want to. But they threatened us. They said if we didn’t obey and let them film us, they’d cut us to pieces and feed us to dogs! I don’t want to die like that… I was terrified…”
Elsa and Marilyn could taste blood in their mouths from sheer rage.
How could anyone fake it better than they could?
This Jennie was disgusting. What kind of trash had Jimmy dug up?
“They… they brought men with tattoos to block us in. They said if I didn’t obey, they’d let those men have me before chopping me up. I just wanted to live. I had no choice but to do it. But now the whole world has seen that video, seen me at my lowest. I can’t face my family. My boyfriend left me. My parents want to disown me. What’s the point of living? Let me die…”
Swaying on her feet, she lurched toward the wall as if to smash her head.
Even Ashton, always steady, was stunned by her performance.
He had only told her to “play it up.” He hadn’t expected brilliance.
Winston, unwilling to be outdone, jumped in.
“I can’t face anyone either…” he choked, and flung himself toward the wall as well.
Ashton snapped back, shouting for his men to hold them.
Several audience members from the front rows rushed the stage to stop them.
The pair fought wildly, crying, “Let us go! Let us die! Don’t stop us-please!”
The crowd, hearts aching, tried to soothe them.
“The video’s already been taken down. You’re the victims-we won’t look down on you.”
“Exactly. You’re not the guilty ones. Hurting yourselves only makes Elsa and Marilyn’s cruelty more triumphant.”
“Yes! Those two devils must pay for what they did!”
“Elsa is disgusting-more and more disgusting by the day!”
“And Marilyn’s no better! She calls Lily ‘sister-in-law,’ then tries to ruin her behind her back. Two-faced snake. She’s filthier than the maggots in a latrine!”
Hearing that, Elsa’s eyes nearly oozed venom.
She wanted to scream the truth-that Lily had set her up.
But fear gnawed at her-no one would believe her. Worse, they’d tear her apart. She couldn’t risk revealing herself.
The insults grew harsher, and Marilyn finally broke.
She rushed forward, tears streaming, shrieking, “Stop spitting lies! I didn’t order you! I’m innocent! Why are you biting me like mad dogs? You have to believe me-I respect Lily, I’d never use such filthy tricks against her! I-“
“You, a thief who stole my girlfriend’s jewelry, handbags, and clothes-think trust?” you deserve my
James’s voice was cutting, merciless. “Marilyn, you’ve schemed against my wife again and again. I will see you held accountable.”
“I didn’t! I swear I didn’t!”
But no matter how she cried, James wouldn’t even spare her a glance.
Driven frantic, Marilyn turned her fury on Winston and Jennie, shrieking, “You’re helping Lily frame me-you’ll be punished, all of you! You’ll pay!”
“You should just admit it.”
Winston spoke with helpless honesty. “Ashton has already seen the screenshot of you and Ms. Quinn transferring money to us. Denying it is useless.”
“What?”
Marilyn screamed again in disbelief.
She had never transferred money to Winston or Jennie. How could Ashton possibly have seen a screenshot of her transferring them money?
As if to answer her confusion, the background screen, which had just gone dark, suddenly lit up with a clear transfer screenshot.
Everyone could see it clearly-five million.
Elsa had transferred five million to Winston!
Immediately after, another screenshot appeared on the screen.
This time, it showed Marilyn transferring five million to Jennie!
Marilyn was so furious she nearly cursed aloud.
At this point, even if she put together everything she owned, she didn’t even have five hundred thousand, let alone five million. How could she possibly have transferred that much money to Jennie?
It was Lily framing her!
The two transfer screenshots quickly disappeared, but the audience had already seen them. To everyone present, it looked exactly like Elsa and Marilyn had sent the money.
The angry shouts from the crowd were loud enough to pierce Elsa and Marilyn’s eardrums.
Elsa, afraid her identity would be exposed, didn’t dare say anything.
Once Marilyn snapped out of her shock, she broke down in a hysterical scream. “I didn’t transfer money to Jennie, it’s really Lily framing me! Please believe me… I’m begging you to believe me!”
The icy sharpness in James’s gaze made it nearly impossible for Marilyn to breathe.
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