"Rachel, enough, it’s my fault towards Beau. I can’t face him. I just wanted to know if he was safe. Now that I’ve seen him, I’m content, as for sister..." A bitter smile appeared on Claire North’s face, everything left unsaid.
Her role as the deep-feeling person was well-established, yet Rachel Shelby was too "hateful towards evil." A good friend was severely misunderstood and tormented, the one who harmed others was complacent inside, while the victim could only leave despondently.
How could there be such a principle in this world?
"Don’t leave. Today I must tear off the hypocritical and vicious mask of Raina North."
Going in, what was torn off was not Raina’s face but her own.
Claire North was secretly annoyed at Rachel Shelby for meddling, struggling to leave, but was forcibly dragged in by Rachel.
Inside the ward, the atmosphere was a bit strange, and in Claire’s panic, she didn’t notice.
She only saw Beau Shelby lying weakly on the bed, with his once tightly closed eyes now open.
Claire was pulled close to the bed by Rachel, where she caught Beau’s gaze head-on.
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"Beau, I..." Claire tried to explain, but couldn’t find words, "I’m sorry, Beau, I didn’t mean to harm you, I realize my mistake..."
"What did you do?" Raina’s icy voice rang out.
Claire looked up, meeting Raina’s piercing gaze.
Raina’s eyes were sharp, her tone more urgent than before.
"Beau Shelby’s car accident is related to you."
"Raina, you’re making baseless accusations, how could my brother’s accident be related to Claire?" Rachel jumped in to defend Claire, seeing her bullied into silence by Raina.
"Rachel, speaking your mind without restraint is another way of saying reckless and stupid."
"You’re calling me stupid." Rachel glared with wide eyes.
Madam Shelby: "Enough, Rachel, if you keep arguing, get out."
"Mom, it’s clear Raina is insulting me, why are you telling me to leave?"
"The one lying on the bed is your brother!" At such a time, she still fussed over personal grievances. Madam Shelby had reached her limit of disappointment in this daughter.
A fool unaware of their folly is truly foolish.
Raina had no time for idle talk, her sharp gaze fixed on Claire, not missing a single change in expression.
"Claire North, the doctor has checked and found manipulation in Beau Shelby’s IV, and his car accident wasn’t an accident; it was a premeditated murder. With everyone here, you’d better confess honestly. I don’t believe you could have done all this alone, otherwise, legal consequences await you."
"I..." Claire clenched her fists, under Raina’s aggressive attack, her mental defenses were crumbling, just as she was about to reveal everything, Brenda Adler interrupted her in time.
"Mom..." Seeing Brenda, Claire seemed to grasp at a lifeline.
"You silly child, I know you’ve blamed yourself over what happened back then, thinking that because you broke up with Beau, he was hurt and met with an accident, but it’s not your fault, it was all an accident. The Shelby Family and Beau are reasonable people, they won’t misunderstand you."
Brenda kept giving Claire knowing looks, she lagged behind yet had more life experience than Claire, naturally sensing something was off.
If Beau Shelby had awoken to reveal the truth, Raina’s expression wouldn’t have been , full of disappointment and even urgency.