Chapter 251
Chapter 251:
Ernst jabbed a finger in Brenna’s direction. “She tampered with the brakes! She has studied mechanics and knows cars inside and out. Pulling something like this would be child’s play for her,” he said.
Giselle’s expression darkened as she grabbed Ernst’s arm and scolded him, “Do you even hear yourself? Brenna slept until eleven today! I took her to check out the car the moment she got up, but Rosie insisted on taking it. Brenna never even laid a hand on the steering wheel. I was standing right there the whole time! If you’re so eager to point fingers, why not accuse me while you’re at it p>
She hit him on the back a few more times in frustration. “You idiot! How could you not trust your own sister? Just because she studies mechanics and knows her way around cars doesn’t mean she did it! That’s the most ridiculous logic I’ve ever heard. If you accuse her again without proof, don’t bother setting foot in this house again p>
Brenna arched an eyebrow and spread her hands in resignation. “Mom was with me the entire time while I was checking the car. If I had tampered with the brakes, don’t you think she would have noticed?” she said to Ernst.
Giselle’s expression darkened with anger as she said to Ernst, “I want you to apologize to your sister. Now p>
“Sorry,” Ernst muttered begrudgingly. He had no proof and knew his mother wasn’t the type to twist the facts.
Still unconvinced, he headed straight to the surveillance room to review the footage. As his mother had said, she and Brenna had merely inspected the car. Brenna had touched a few parts of the car, moving past them too quickly for any tampering to be possible.
“Could it really be a manufacturing flaw?” he muttered, replaying the clip where Brenna touched the car parts but finding nothing amiss.
𝓒𝒉𝒆𝓬𝓀 𝓮𝓭𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝒉𝓮𝓻𝑒:
Upstairs, Giselle continued to console Brenna.
“Don’t take what Ernst said to heart. He’s just an idiot who is too protective of Rosie. The blue car has arrived. Let’s go check it out.” With a reassuring smile, Giselle guided Brenna downstairs.
On the first floor, Brenna saw Ernst emerging from the surveillance room.
They looked at each other, and despite everything, Ernst couldn’t help but ask, “Did you really not do anything to the car p>
Before Brenna could say a word, Giselle marched over and punched Ernst on the back. “Enough with the nonsense! Get out of here p>
Outside, a deep blue SUV was parked. Unlike the red one, it had a more solid and composed design, making it seem better suited for a man. Brenna liked it the moment she laid eyes on it.
“Thank you so much, Mom,” she said.
Ernst stood in front of the car, staring at it thoughtfully. If Brenna had really tampered with Rosie’s car, she was seriously out of line. To do it right under their mother’s nose without being noticed showed she was extremely skilled.
His eyes met Brenna’s for a long moment before he finally turned and walked away.