Chapter 99: To remove Orabela
Everyone present in the grand hall were shocked to hear the audio playing, which involved the conversation of Orabela and Seraphina from the prison.
[At least, you should have done everything in your capacity to take Layla’s life since you hate the very existence of hers... If you want to lessen your sentence, then tell in your statement that Layla asked you to lie. It was Lucius and her plan.]
A horrified gasp swept through the crowd as Orabela’s desperate scream broke the silence.
"No! Stop it! Who is playing this nonsense?" Her voice rang out, shaking with anger and fear. She shot a panicked look at her father, her expression pleading. "It’s not me, Dad," she protested, her voice trembling. "Someone’s framing me!"
Desperately, Orabela turned her gaze toward Lucius, her eyes blazing with accusation. "This is your doing, isn’t it?" she shouted at him. "You’re trying to destroy me because I refused to stay silent, even after you threatened my life openly. Everyone here knows the kind of threats you make." She pressed on with bitterness, attempting to shift the blame onto Lucius.
Layla clenched her fists, her brows furrowed together in worry as she looked at the gossiping people. So, this was the surprise Lucius was talking about. Exposing Orabela’s true face to everyone. She remembered the humiliation she used to face in Orabela’s presence all the time. But what hurt her the most was that her mother truly wanted to kill her.
As Orabela began hurling accusations at Lucius, attempting to shift the blame, Layla felt her restraint breaking. Her patience snapped, and Layla could no longer hold back her fury.
Just then, a voice echoed from the crowd, dry and unimpressed. "Looks like it’s time to leave this party. Seems more like a family drama than a celebration," a middle-aged man remarked. Rising from his seat, he walked out, and one by one, others began to follow, casting judgmental glances at Orabela as they went.
Orabela stood frozen, her vision blurring with disbelief. The evening she had meticulously planned had unraveled into a public scandal, with her becoming the focus of every accusatory stare.