Chapter 0524
“What she’s done is nothing compared to what you’ve done!” Suzy couldn’t help but laugh out of sheer frustration at Serena’s shamelessness.
“Now you remember you’re her sister? But just a moment ago, when you were screaming about killing her, did it ever cross your mind that you’re supposed to be her sister?”
“Shut up!” Serena gritted her teeth, glaring at Suzy. “This is all your fault! If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be in this situation!”
As if she had suddenly found an excuse, Serena shifted all the blame onto Suzy. “Eva, I couldn’t control what I just said! It was like someone was in my head, forcing me to say those things!”
She pointed an accusatory finger at Suzy. “It was her! It had to be her! I heard she knows how to hypnotize people. She must have hypnotized me, and that’s why I said those horrible things.
“She’s clearly been sent by Helena to drive a wedge between us. Don’t fall for it, Eva!”
Suzy laughed coldly, utterly unimpressed. “I’ve seen shameless people before, but you? You’ve completely redefined the term. Do you honestly think Evangeline will trust you the way she did in the past?”
Serena shot Suzy a venomous glare. “Eva hasn’t spoken yet. Why are you so eager to interfere? We’re biological sisters. Why would she trust you, an outsider, over me?”
Turning to Evangeline, Serena’s expression softened, pleading. “Eva, you have to believe me. Everything I couldn’t control whatever I did and said just now. For all these years, how have I treated you? Don’t you know deep down how much I’ve cared for you?
“Father didn’t like you, but I always secretly gave you the things he bought for me. No matter what it was, if you liked it, I’d give it to you. Eva, I’ve never done anything to hurt you!”
Hearing Serena bring up the past, Evangeline couldn’t ignore the flaws she had long noticed. For years, she had chosen to deceive herself, convincing herself that things weren’t as they seemed because she was so desperate for familial love. She was terrified that exposing the truth would leave her with no one, not even her sister.
But now…
“Yes, you did give me the things Father bought for you. But it never took long before Father found out. And when he did, he always punished me in the most humiliating and painful ways he could think of!”
“Serena, did you really think I didn’t know it was you scheming behind my back all along?” Evangeline’s voice trembled as she spoke, her body shaking uncontrollably. “You
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pretended to care for me, but behind the scenes, you ran to Father and accused me of stealing your things!”
As she said this, her emotions surged, her voice choking with pain. “Time and time again, you framed me in every way possible. I’ve known the truth for years, but I told myself not to expose you because if I did, I’d have no sister left.
“Even though you were constantly hurting me, you were still willing to talk to me, to look at me. You weren’t like Father and Mother, who completely ignored my existence. For the sake of that false sense of family, I endured you for over twenty years!”
Serena stared at Evangeline in shock, unable to believe that her sister had known everything all along. Seeing Evangeline standing before her, resolute and stripped of her illusions, Serena realized she had lost.
All her years of plotting had come to nothing. She felt a deep bitterness welling up, knowing there was no way to turn the situation in her favor.
Her gaze shifted sharply to Suzy. “Suzy Frost, Simon Frost–you’re searching for your father, aren’t you? I know where he is!”
