Chapter 744
Ten minutes later, they heard fast footsteps from the end of the hall. Catherine came striding in with a cane, looking fierce. Prescott limped behind her, clutching his waist.
Behind them came Lennox and two of his roommates, with Cathy following behind at a leisurely pace. When she saw Aria, she gave her a quick wink.
Prescott pointed at Aria. “Grandma, that’s her.”
Catherine squinted, sizing Aria up. “So, you’re the one who hurt my grandson, right?”
Joanna walked over with her phone. “Mrs. Shaw, here’s the surveillance footage. You can take a look.”
Catherine slapped the phone away. “I don’t care about the details. All I know is she hurt my grandson.”
Joanna swallowed her anger. Cathy bent down and picked up the phone, saying, “Sorry about that. I’ll pay for it later.”
“Thank you,” Joanna said.
Deangelo could tell Catherine was not someone to mess with, so he stood up. “Your grandson was the one who started it.”
Catherine snorted. “My grandson was raised with the best education. He wouldn’t start anything.”
Prescott jumped in. “Grandma, Aria hurt Lennox’s sister. She didn’t even apologize and even strutted into Kanit University like nothing happened. I couldn’t just sit back.”
Catherine lifted her chin and said proudly, “Did you hear that? He was doing the right thing.”
Cathy cast a chilly glance at Lennox.
Aria said, “Mrs. Shaw, I think someone is using your grandson to do their dirty work.”
Lennox’s expression darkened. Catherine asked, “What’s that supposed to mean? Are you calling my grandson dumb?”
Aria said with a mocking smile, “He is. If he used his brain for once, he would ask the Fletcher family how Avery, the one I ‘hurt’, is doing now.
“As far as I know, the doctor Baron brought in turned out to be a fraud, and he has been arrested. Avery is out of danger now and has already been discharged. Oh, and do you even know what actually made her sick?”
Lennox shouted, “Aria, stop trying to drive a wedge between us.”
Aria raised her hand, showing a needle between her fingers. She smiled calmly. “Cut me off one more time, and I’ll make you regret it.”
Prescott tried to stay calm and said, “Lennox, let her talk. I wanna see what tricks she’s got up her sleeve.”
Aria lowered her hand and continued, “When you guys went to the Fletcher residence for Lennox, did you bring Avery along?”
Prescott said, “Yeah, so what?”
“Did you end up losing Avery?” Aria pressed.
“Yeah. What about that?” Prescott shot back.
Aria turned to Lennox. “Didn’t you tell your roommates what the doctor said? Avery fell ill because you guys lost her and she
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froze out there.”
It was freezing in Mandino City those days. They hung out with Avery, got her clothes wet, and left her out in the cold for hours.
Aria said, “If you had told the Fletcher family that Avery was freezing and taken her to a hospital, none of this would have happened.”
Aria glared at them. “You guys almost got Avery killed, and now you’re blaming innocent people. Are you out of your mind?”
Catherine was fuming. “Watch your mouth, girl.”
Aria ignored her completely.
Prescott immediately turned to Lennox. “Is what she’s saying true? Did you really not tell your family that Avery went missing?”
Lennox denied it. “I did tell them. Aria is lying. Avery is still in the hospital because of her reckless treatment.”
Baron had asked just half a month ago, and Avery was still in the hospital.
“Lennox, do you want me to call your dad and check?” Aria asked, pulling out her phone. Lennox’s face darkened and he lunged forward on instinct.
Aria dodged to the side and kicked out. Lennox lost his balance and hit the ground hard.