Chapter 1890

“It’s fine.” Owen wasn’t going to hold a grudge against Phoebe.

But that didn’t mean he was going to let Jocelyn off the hook.

“She attempted to frame me for a felony. Process the charges and lock her up as soon as possible.”

It was blatantly clear that Owen utterly despised Jocelyn.

Panic seized Jocelyn instantly. “No, please! I only did it because I love you so much!”

“Owen, I love you so much, how could you be so cruel to me?”

“I just had a momentary lapse in judgment. Please, don’t take it to heart.”

“I’ll apologize to you. I’m so sorry!”

If Jocelyn’s tears earlier had been an act, she was genuinely sobbing now.

She wailed in pure desperation, begging for Owen’s forgiveness.

But Owen remained entirely unmoved.

“Your actions didn’t just damage my personal reputation; they directly threatened my company.”

“The internet has already doxxed me. Even when the police release their statement, do you honestly think the public will believe I didn’t lay a hand on you?”

They wouldn’t.

And that was exactly why she had been so confident.

It was why she thought she could blackmail him into marriage.

Even if she publicly confessed to framing him, a massive chunk of cynical netizens would just claim the Churchill family paid her off.

They would say his wealth bought her silence and bribed the police.

No matter how much they clarified the situation, the Churchill family would take a massive PR hit, and Luminate would bear the brunt of the fallout.

“Do you have any idea how much money it’s going to cost to fix this ‘momentary lapse in judgment’ of yours?”

Jocelyn wasn’t a child anymore. When she pulled stunts like this, Owen didn’t find it cute or endearing.

He only saw a calculating, malicious threat.

“I’m sorry, I know I was wrong. Please, just look at my sister’s face and let me go this one time.”

Owen sneered at her. “If apologies fixed everything, what would we need the police for?”

“I expect the authorities to handle this case objectively. My legal team will follow up on the charges.”

Jocelyn’s face drained of all color. Owen was mercilessly cutting off every avenue of escape.

“Owen!” Jocelyn shrieked, losing all-

rationality. “Even if you don’t

about

my sister anymore

care about your best frien

“The baby in my stomach is Xavier’s!”

“If you throw the mother of his child in jail, aren’t you afraid he’ll cut ties with you?”

Owen stopped in his tracks and

turned back to look at her. “If he’met

really that brain dead, then I don’t need him as a friend anyway.

“As for whose mother you are, it makes absolutely zero difference to me.”

Jocelyn collapsed to the floor in absolute despair.

She had tried to steal a chicken and ended up losing her entire flock. The bitter taste of total defeat coated her mouth.

Right now, the only person left in the world who could possibly save her was her sister, Seraphina.

But would this cold-blooded man actually soften his heart for her idiot sister?

Before Jocelyn could say another word, Serena’s voice sliced through the air. “Xavier, she says the baby in her stomach is yours.”

Yes, to prove his complete innocence, a heavily intoxicated, stumbling Xavier had tracked Serena down.

The moment the scandal hit the internet, they both suspected Jocelyn was pulling the strings.

It had taken considerable effort to track down Jocelyn’s apartment, but they never expected to walk right into a climax like this.

Meeting Serena’s unreadable,

half-amused gaze, Xavier felt like he

wouldn’t be able to wash the stench

off him even if he scrubbed himself bleach.

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“I didn’t! I swear! I never even touched her, how the hell could the kid be mine?”

Xavier was jumping up and down in rage.

Every last ounce of sympathy he ever held for Jocelyn evaporated, leaving nothing but pure disgust.

Serena remained silent, but Jocelyn quickly put on a deeply wronged expression. “Xavier, how could you say that?”