Chapter 405
Just as Lydia was gloating triumphantly, the curtains next to her were yanked open. Lydia whipped her head around in terror, only to see that there was a hidden space and the whole Bennett Family and Vincent were sitting there.
The whole Bennett Family and Vincent had heard everything Lydia just said.
Lydia’s face went deathly pale. She was just about to explain herself when Vincent stormed over in a flash and clamped his
hand around her neck.
Vincent said, “Was all that true? Did you take everything that belonged to Emily? Did you deceive all of us?”
Lydia’s face was full of terror. She said, “No, Vincent. Please, let me explain…”
“No need to explain.” Lucas stepped forward, cutting Lydia off. “Every time you start explaining, it’s like we’re under some kind of spell and we just do whatever you say, totally losing our minds. It was all your so-called system’s doing, wasn’t it?”
Lydia shook her head frantically and said, “No, there is no system. It was… It was Emily! She set me up. It was all Emily…”
This time, it was Emma who cut Lydia off with a slap across the face.
Emma looked utterly disappointed. She said, “We all heard it, and you still want to lie to us? How can there be someone as malicious as you in the world?”
Lydia covered her face, her eyes wide with disbelief. She shook her head in panic and stammered, “No. That’s not true.” But she couldn’t find a single word to defend herself.
She stared at the faces of those who used to treat her kindly, only to see nothing but hatred in their eyes. Fear and desperation overwhelmed her suddenly.
Andrew’s cold eyes fixed on Lydia and said, “Lydia, you’ve been toying with us all these years. I’ll make sure you pay for every bit of it.”

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