Chapter 821

Listening to Corinne’s accusations, York had undeniably been caught off guard.

However…

Hearing Kelvin’s question, he pulled his gaze away and said, “I’m fine.”

Kelvin watched him, speaking cautiously once again. “York, look, honestly…”

“I know what you’re going to say,” York interrupted, his voice perfectly calm. “But I believe in her character.”

Kelvin blinked, stunned. “Huh?”

Even after all this, he still believed in Charlene?

This…

Since when was his buddy this hopelessly blinded by love?

Beside them, Dalton’s expression darkened. “York…”

Meanwhile, Gaylord Hearst was also taken aback after hearing Corinne’s speech.

He had never imagined that the history between Charlene and Thorne Henderson was actually like this.

Perhaps noticing his shock, Corinne had scoffed at him right after delivering her tirade. Her look seemed to say, ‘I told you so. She’s done plenty of disgusting things, you just didn’t know about them.’

Gaylord looked toward Charlene.

She was half-turned away from him, making it impossible to read her expression.

And yet…

He trusted the vibe he got from her. He truly felt that she couldn’t be the kind of person Corinne described.

Pressing his lips together, he shot a glance at Corinne before looking away.

The smirk on Corinne’s face stiffened. She hadn’t expected Gaylord to still side with Charlene even now.

Anger flashed across her features. She let out a cold laugh and decided to ignore him entirely.

From the moment Raleigh exposed the intimate photos of Thorne and Charlene, Moran Albright and Granger Harden had predicted things would escalate to this point.

After Corinne finished speaking, Moran just laughed and started clapping. “Brilliant, absolutely briffiant. I told you, with everything Charlene has pulled, Thorne and the others could never win. Hah.”

Granger kept his eyes locked on Charlene.

Listening to the crowd whispering their harsh judgments, his grip tightened on his wine glass. At Moran’s words, he finally spoke up. “That incident back then… Thorne and the rest of us never actually had concrete proof, did we?”

Moran paused. “What?”

Granger didn’t elaborate. His lips pressed into a thin line, he started walking over to Charlene.

Moran was caught off guard again. “Granger? Where are you going?”

When Granger ignored him, he quickly hurried after his friend.

Raleigh had genuinely been devastated by the idea that Vesta had willingly played

the role of a mistress. It had hit him hard, and he had been completely dazed when Corinne first spoke up.

But her speech had delivered a totally different kind of shock.

Once the meaning behind her words finally clicked, his mind cleared, and a massive wave of relief and joy flooded his chest.

He snapped his gaze to Vesta, wild excitement shining in his eyes.

He knew it. He just knew it… she wasn’t that kind of woman.

She hadn’t answered earlier because she must have been agonizing over it, completely unsure of what to say.

Thinking about how Vesta had

suffered for years while being with Thorne enduring the nasty title of a homewrecker, his heart ached for her even mörë His glare toward Charlene turned utterly icy

Dr. Lucas was equally astounded.

He stared at Charlene, entirely at a loss for words.

Despite the rampant whispering, the crowd’s attention remained firmly fixed on Charlene and Stewart Ferguson.

Everyone was dying to know how they were going to respond to this.

Someone in the crowd couldn’t help but murmur, “This has got to be the end of it, right?”

“It should be…”