With that, Paxton shot his wife, Vivica, a pointed look. A simple scolding wasn\u2019t going to be enough to earn Larissa\u2019s forgiveness.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica met her husband\u2019s gaze and instantly understood his silent message.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The situation was dire for their family. But now that Leopold was awake, claiming they had all been deceived, a path forward appeared. If they could blame everything on Honora, perhaps Larissa would forgive them. And if Larissa forgave them, surely Kiernan wouldn\u2019t be so ruthless. They might still have a chance at the Judson family fortune after all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Having pieced it all together, Vivica turned to Honora, her face a mask of profound anguish. \u201cHonora, we raised you like our own daughter, yet you were plotting against our real daughter behind our backs! If it weren\u2019t for you, we never would have become so estranged from her!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She then turned her tearful eyes to Larissa. \u201cLarissa, my poor girl, you heard her. We were all deceived by Honora. We had no idea you hated her so much, that you wanted her out of this family because she had hired someone to harm you! If we had known, your father and I would never have let her stay a moment longer!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A cold, mocking smile touched Larissa\u2019s lips. \u201cAfter all that,\u201d she said, her voice dripping with sarcasm, \u201cit still comes down to this: the only reason you\u2019re willing to cast her aside is because she tried to harm me. And the only reason you were so easily deceived is that you always favored her. You were so blinded by your love for her that you despised your own daughter, refusing to even acknowledge my existence!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica frantically waved her hands in denial. \u201cNo, Larissa, that\u2019s not it! We were truly just fooled by her. We thought she was sweet and kind, and that throwing her out would be cruel. We never knew she was so vicious!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Your father has already made her kneel here. Whatever you want to do to her to vent your anger, you have our blessing! This time, we absolutely will not protect her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At Vivica\u2019s words, the color drained from Honora\u2019s beautiful face, leaving it as pale as paper. She looked utterly pitiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Larissa was unmoved, her gaze as cold as ice as she watched the scene unfold. \u201cOh? So now you\u2019re pushing the punishment of your own adopted daughter onto me? You want me to be the villain? Or are you still too soft\u2013hearted to do it yourselves?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Faced with Larissa\u2019s accusation, Vivica shook her head in a panic. \u201cThat\u2019s not what we mean, Larissa, not at all! We\u2019re not reluctant, we just thought\u2026 we thought that if you punished her yourself, it might truly help you release your anger\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold could see his parents were still wavering. \u201cMom, Dad,\u201d he interjected, \u201cwhile I was unconscious, that evil woman was secretly injecting me with a drug to keep me from waking up!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pushed up his sleeve, revealing the inside of his elbow. \u201cLook! This red mark is where she gave me the shots!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Finley\u2019s eyes widened. So that red dot hadn\u2019t been a mosquito bite after all\u2013it was from Honora\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
09:46\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 370\u00a0<\/p>\n
injections.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vivica grabbed Leopold\u2019s arm, her breath catching in her throat as she stared at the red mark on his\u00a0<\/p>\n
elbow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold\u2019s voice burned with indignation. \u201cAnd she\u2019s been in contact with her biological father this whole time, sending him the allowance we gave her every month! And when she was poisoned, she hired someone to try and kill Larissa!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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