Chapter 134: A Spectacular Show Avery and her mother immediately looked at Selina with smug expressions.
Natalia suppressed her excitement and softly reminded, "Grandfather, Sister is here."
Grandpa Clark frowned. "Lift your head."
Selina remained silent.
Katie subtly signaled to someone in the crowd, and soon, a mocking voice followed.
"Why is the eldest Miss Clark keeping her head down? Feeling guilty, perhaps?"
"Selina!" Grandpa Clarkâs face darkened, his tone filled with disappointment. "Lift your head! Explain why you attacked our guests."
Avery wailed, tears streaming down her face. "Selina, Iâm not even trying to blame you. I just want justice."
Natalia sighed helplessly, playing the role of the understanding sister. "Sister, when you do something wrong, you have to take responsibility. Acting like this... I donât even know how to help you."
Selina let out a cold laugh, her gaze filled with mockery.
Oh? So they were teaming up now?
Somehow, she was now the villain, while they played innocent victims.
Katieâs eyes flickered with calculation as she performed her usual act of meek endurance.
"Alright, alright, if Selina doesnât want to admit it, letâs just drop it. Sheâs still a child, after all. Iâm sure my sister-in-law and Avery wonât hold it against herâSelina, you donât have toâ"
Her voice abruptly stopped.
Katieâs words caught in her throat.
Her expression changed drastically!
Because at that moment, Selina lifted her head.
The visible wound on her forehead instantly silenced the entire room.
Her eyes brimmed with tears, yet she stubbornly refused to let them fallâmaking her look heartbreakingly fragile.
The crowd collectively gasped.
What... happened?
Selinaâs injuries were far worse than Avery and Evelynâs!
Who said Selina had hit anyone?
Clearly, Selina was the one who had been attacked!
A suffocating silence filled the hall.
And then, in a small, pitiful voice, Selina murmured, "Grandfather... I didnât hit anyoneâ"
Oh?
They wanted to act innocent?
She could play that game too.
Grandpa Clarkâs face stiffened the moment he saw her injuries.
Katie swallowed hard, her hands clenching into fists as she glared at Evelyn.
That idiot!
She had only told her to frame Selina for attacking themâbut she never mentioned actually hitting her!
Now, she looked like the one in the wrong!
Katie quickly spoke up, hoping to brush past the situation.
"Itâs fine, itâs fine! Servants, take Miss Clark awayâSelina, you should go get your wounds treated first. We can discuss everything latâ"
"âIt was them who hit me."
Selina interrupted, her voice calm.
She deliberately paused before finishing the sentence, ensuring that everyone absorbed the weight of her words.
She swept a light glance at Katie.
Trying to cover it up?
Not a chance.
Selina lowered her lashes, pretending to be hurt and timid.
"The moment I stepped inside, Avery and Aunt Evelyn rushed at me, calling me a country bumpkin who didnât belong at the banquet. I got upset and argued back."
"Then... they started hitting me."
"I told them I was the eldest daughter of the Clark Family and that I would report it to Grandfather."
Selinaâs voice trembled slightly as she lifted her red, teary eyes and looked at Grandpa Clark.
"But Aunt Evelyn said... Clark Family belongs to Aunt Katie now, and Grandfather wouldnât believe me anyway."
The room fell into a deep, suffocating silence.
Grandpa Clarkâs face stiffened.
Selina hesitated for a second before lowering her gaze again, her voice filled with quiet disappointment.
"...Iâm sorry, Grandfather. I didnât mean to cause trouble for you."
The crowd exchanged wary glances.
The eldest Miss Clark had been assaultedâyet the ones who hit her were the first to play the victim?
Evelyn noticed the guestsâ shifting expressions and panicked.
That little brat!
"You filthy liar! Who hit you?! You mustâve done that to yourself!" Evelyn snapped, her face contorting with fury.
Selina lifted her gaze, her voice filled with mock innocence.
"Why would I hit myself?"
She gave a small, almost mocking laugh before continuing, "Today is Fatherâs wedding anniversary. As the legitimate eldest daughter of the Clark Family, wouldnât it make sense for me to show up looking elegant and dignified?"
"If I made myself look like a mess, who would truly lose face?"
The crowd froze for a second.
Then, realization struck.
She was right.
Today was James and Katieâs anniversary.
Selina, as the original wifeâs daughter, would naturally want to show up looking her bestânot make a spectacle of herself.
If anything, her injuries would only make her look weak and pitiful.
Ruining her own appearance wouldnât do her any favors.
So why would she hurt herself on purpose?
Unless...
She really was attacked.
Avery couldnât take it anymore.
"Youâre faking it!" she shrieked.
Her voice was shrill, laced with panic.
"We never hit her! If you donât believe usâcheck the security cameras! Yes! Letâs check the cameras!"
Selina mocked them in her heart, but not a trace of it showed on her face.
She closed her eyes, let out a deep, pained breath, and then slowly said, "But Avery... didnât you already know there are no security cameras in that area?"
"When you were hitting me, you were the one who said itâthat there were no cameras, so no matter what I said, Grandfather wouldnât believe me.
And now you suddenly want to check the footage? Who exactly are you trying to fool?"
Averyâs panic surged.
What the hell was Selina talking about?!
She couldnât help but snap, "You bitch, shut your mouthâ"
Selina cut her off smoothly.
"Aunt Evelyn, Avery, out of respect for Aunt Katie, I didnât want to escalate things today."
Her voice was calm, unwavering, even with her injured face on full display.
"But that doesnât mean Iâm some pushover whoâll let people step all over me."
Her gaze sharpened, and she spoke each word clearly, cutting like a blade:
"You mocked my motherâs death, questioned why I didnât just die along with her, and accused me of stealing someone elseâs rightful place."
Her lips curved into a cold smile.
"But let me ask youâ"
"My mother, despite no longer being here, was the legally wedded wife of the Clark Family patriarch."
"I am the only legitimate daughter of the Clark Family."
"So tell meâhow exactly am I the one who stole someone elseâs place?"
The crowd had already begun leaning in Selinaâs favor.
This young lady wasnât anything like the rumors described.
She wasnât weak.
She wasnât arrogant.
She carried herself with the grace and logic of a true heiress, even more so than the so-called "educated" ones.
She had even said that she originally hadnât planned to cause trouble todayâbut that the Bryant mother and daughter had gone too far, forcing her to fight back.
Such a reasonable, well-spoken young ladyâwho could possibly hate her?
Murmurs spread through the crowd.
"Stealing someone elseâs place? This is the first time Iâve ever heard of a legitimate daughter being accused of doing that. Whoâs really stealing what here?"
"The Clark Family is so wealthy, yet their internal affairs are this messy? Honestly, Iâve been wanting to say this for a whileâisnât it completely inappropriate for Mr. Clark to be celebrating an anniversary with his mistress?"
"Well, if it werenât inappropriate, then his illegitimate daughter wouldnât have been born just one month after his legitimate one..."
"And another thingâhas anyone considered this?"
"If Avery knew there werenât any cameras there, how was she so confident about attacking Selina?"
That question immediately silenced the room.
How did Avery know about the security layout of the Clark estate?
Someone had to have told herâsomeone who wanted her to bully Selina in that exact spot.
And who else could that someone be?
Evelyn was Katieâs sister-in-law.
Katie was the mistress who had taken over.
And now, they were the ones calling Selina the one who "stole" her place?
The guestsâ expressions turned subtly mocking, even contemptuous.
Katieâs face flushed red, then pale.
"Selina, youâAvery and my sister-in-law didnât mean it that way! Why are you twisting their wordsâ"
"Oh?" Selina raised an eyebrow.
"They didnât mean it that way? Then what did they mean?"
Her voice was eerily calm as she spoke again, "My dear stepmotherâ"
"When you thought I was the one hitting people, you demanded that I give an explanation."
"But now that Iâve been beaten by your sister-in-law and nieceâsuddenly, youâre saying itâs just a misunderstanding?"
She tilted her head slightly, voice laced with irony.
"Are the injuries on my face fake, then?"
The crowdâs expressions darkened even further.
"So shameless. This whole family of homewreckers is all the same."
"The evidence is right there, but Katie still wonât admit it? Absolutely disgraceful."
Katie trembled, about to blurt out some kind of damage controlâ
But thenâ
She locked eyes with Selina.
And suddenlyâ
Her entire body went stiff.
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