Chapter 622

 622:
Disbelief clouded Carol’s eyes. “That can’t be! Jeffery was perfectly healthy!”
Carol’s grip tightened, her anger flaring. “You’re lying!”
Linsey winced from the pain, taking a shallow breath before meeting Carol’s gaze. “It’s the truth. Jeffery is hospitalized. As his sister, you can confirm it yourself. There’s no reason for me to lie about something like this.”
Carol let out a scornful laugh. “Always the manipulator, aren’t you? You think I can’t see what you’re doing—trying to distract me, trying to buy yourself time?”
Linsey’s heart pounded, but she kept her voice steady.
“You think I’m about to hurt you, don’t you?” Carol sneered, studying Linsey’s face with twisted amusement.
“You brought me here because you don’t want me to find peace, is that it?” Linsey replied in a low, even tone, her lips pressed together tightly.
Carol’s smirk grew colder. “Exactly, Linsey. Remember what I told you? I’m not letting you off easily. You didn’t just take the man I loved—now you’re after my family as well.”
Alexa’s eyes widened in disbelief as she took in Carol’s accusations. Did Carol somehow know the truth about her own origins? What made her claim that Linsey was trying to steal her family?
Confusion washed over Linsey. “How have I ever tried to take your family away?”
Carol’s words seemed completely unreasonable to her. All she had done was share a meal with the Lawson family, yet Carol twisted that simple act into something malicious.
Carol snapped, “I’ve seen it myself! Mom started treating me like some kind of threat, just to protect you!”
Tears streamed down Carol’s cheeks as she continued, her voice trembling. “She held your hand like you were part of our family.”
Emotion overtook her, her breaths coming in uneven bursts. “Ever since I was little, everything has changed. They used to call me their perfect girl, but now all I get is distance and disappointment. They travel the world and never invite me.”
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Her voice wavered with pain and bitterness. “This time, they didn’t even notice I was gone. They chose to have dinner with you instead. Mom laughed with you—a sound I haven’t heard from her in years. When she looks at me, all I see is worry or criticism. But with you… why does she look so happy?”
Linsey clutched the sheets, bewildered by Carol’s logic. Arguing seemed pointless, so she tried to redirect. “And when did I ever take the man you loved? You do know I’m already married, right? Wasn’t it the founder of CR Corporation you were obsessed with? What does any of this have to do with me?”
Carol’s eyes suddenly cleared, her expression settling into an unsettling calm. A strange smile curved her lips as she looked directly at Linsey. “Linsey, did you know? The man you married—he’s the founder of CR Corporation.”
For a moment, Linsey felt her entire world shatter into silence. Her thoughts raced, her mind spinning as she struggled to process Carol’s revelation.
Her eyes remained fixed on Carol, stunned into silence as she tried to process the unexpected revelation. What was Carol talking about?
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