Chapter 599

How could her heart be so twisted? To accuse someone of attempting to murder their own brother-it was a monstrous lie.
“I Lauren’s face was ashen. Under the weight of their stares, she lowered her head, a pale, bitter smile on her lips. “I didn’t mean to. That crew member told me the story, and I thought it was true.”
“What crew member?” Benson asked, still frowning.
“Someone who worked on your film set five years ago,” Juliet said. “Which is strange, isn’t it? Why would some random person show up now to slander Anastasia?” Her meaning was clear: Lauren had to be behind it. Thıs content belongs to
“I didn’t know him before this,” Lauren said, her head still bowed in a show of remorse. She had to stick to her story. “He approached me. I was so shocked and worried about what had happened to you that I didn’t investigate his claims properly. It’s my fault for believing him so easily and nearly wronging Anastasia.”
“Now that I think about it,” she continued, forcing a calm analysis, “he must have been hired by someone else, someone trying to target Anastasia
She could feel Mr. Brennan’s eyes on her. She knew they weren’t stupid enough to believe her completely, but as long as she denied everything, and as long as they had no proof, they couldn’t pin it on her.
“Alright, let’s move on to something more important,” Anastasia said, cutting through Lauren’s performance. She knew Lauren would have covered her tracks. Exposing her that way would be difficult. But she had other plans.
“More important?” the Brennans murmured.
Lauren’s heart leaped into her throat.
“Yes, more important,” Anastasia said, turning her attention to
Benson. “Lauren claims she was the ane who saved you five years ago. Is that true?”
“Yes, it is. What’s wrong with that?”
“Everything,” Anastasia said, a smirk playing on her lips. “Because, funnily
enough, I also sent you medicine five years ago.”
The room fell silent. Benson stared at her, utterly stunned.
“What did you say?”
Juliet’s eyes widened. She knew it! There was no way Lauren could have been the one to save him.
“I said I sent medicine to the film set. I always assumed my antidote had helped, but it seems I was
mistaken. Anastasia’s gaze shifted to Lauren. “After all, Ms Brennan, mere claims she was the one who saved your life.”
The family’s expressions were a mixture of shock and dawning suspicion, Before, they would have dismissed Anastasia’s claim without a second thought. But this was a
new Anastasia, onelliance rivaled, and perhaps even surpassed, Lauren’s. And given Lauren’s recent behavior-lying,
scheming, and slandering-would
taking credit for someone else’s
work really be beneath her?
“Lauren,” Mr. Brennan said, his voice dangerously low, “do you have anything to say?”
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