Chapter 965

Paige always knew Leila’s plan to kidnap Lydia would never work.
After Leila kidnapped Lydia, she went out of her way to contact her. If the police got involved, there was no way she would escape responsibility. Still, Paige wasn’t someone easily rattled.
When she arrived at the police station and spotted Lucinda already there, she realized Lucinda was just as caught up in this mess as she was.
“Paige, you’re here! Please, you have to tell them. It was Lucinda who lied to us!” Leila rushed over to Paige the moment she saw her, almost tripping in her hurry. Paige just stared, completely lost. She had no idea what Leila was going on about. To sort things out, one of the officers took Paige aside to record her statement. Lucinda tried to say something to Paige, but another officer approached her. “You and Paige both need to make statements. Please cooperate.” Lucinda nodded silently and followed him out.
About half an hour later, Paige and Lucinda stepped out of the interrogation rooms at the same time. The way Paige looked at Lucinda had completely changed. She watched Lucinda for a long moment, as if she was looking at a stranger she’d never met before.
Lucinda felt a wave of anxiety and called out softly, “Paige, are you alright?”
Paige’s eyes were cold. She didn’t answer Lucinda. She just said quietly, “You’re on your own now.”
Lucinda’s heart dropped. She hurried to explain, “Paige, what do you mean?”
But Paige didn’t even look back. She walked straight to the main interrogation room where Lydia and Leila were waiting.
Paige went right up to Lydia, her expression serious. She bowed deeply. “I’m sorry, Lydia. I really misunderstood everything. Leila was misted and did something stupid, but there is no excuse for that. It’s up to you and the police to decide what happens next. I’ve told them everything I know. If you need anything else, just let me know.”
The truth was, Paige had nothing to do with the kidnapping. In fact, when she found
out about it, she messaged Lucinda and gave the police a lead.
As for Leila, even if she was tricked, she never should have tried to hurt anyone.
Now she had to face the consequences of what she’d done.
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Paige’s statement made it clear that Lucinda was the one who told them Lydia was the Norwood family’s adopted daughter. She said that after Lydia saved Mr Norwood’s Cameron and Kylie took her in out of gratitude. Then, apparently, Lydia used that opportunity to steal her fiancé, Connor, and started getting close to Elliot as well.
Leila, who had been secretly in love with Elliot for years, started holding a grudge against Lydia. After the argument they had at Capital College yesterday, Leila finally snapped and made a reckless decision. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ.net
When the police shared Paige’s statement, Kylie and Cameron were stunned. They had trusted Lucinda completely before this. Now they were hearing things about her they never expected.
“Lucinda, how could you Kylie stared at Lucinda, her face showing only shock and disappointment.
Lucinda knew things had gone wrong the moment she saw the way Paige looked at her. She dropped to her knees in front of Kylie and Cameron, tears streaming down her face.
“Dad, Mom, it’s not what you think.
Lydia just wanted to keep her
identity a secret for now. When they
came home and saw her, I had.
no
choice but to say she was your adopted daughter. They saw her having dinner with Con… with my brother-in-law and got the wrong idea. I never said Lydia stole anything from me. They’re just saying that to get out of trouble. Dad, Mom, please believe me.”