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Chapter 462
Chapter 462
Chapter 462
Chapter 462
Grace was stunned. “You and Lucian…?”
“Mom, I’ve been with Lucian for a while now. I knew him before Penelope did.” She looked at Grace and continued, “You’re about to stick up for Penelope, aren’t you? Say she’s engaged to Lucian, they can get married this year, and ask me not to stand in their way, aren’t you?”
“Allie, I know you’re pissed at me and Penelope, but right now Penelope is severely injured, she saved Lucian’s mom, and their marriage is a done deal. Why are you being so stubborn? Why can’t you compromise for them?”
“If I compromise for them, who will compromise for me?” Allison’s hand was cold as ice, as she held Grace’s hand. “Mom, do you remember how you got your medical expenses? I lied to you before, and said it was from the Flanagan family…” As she said this, she suddenly felt how foolish she had been before and even laughed. “Christopher wouldn’t care about this. He’d just play Mr. Nice Guy. And Leah, she wishes we were dead. Your medical bills, actually, came from a favor I did for Penelope. That was her payback to me.”
Grace did not expect this twist.
Allison continued, “Do you know what I did for Penelope?”
Grace shook her head, but she felt something was off. “Did Penelope bully you, Allie? It’s all my fault. You can blame me.”
Allison’s voice was clear and gentle. She looked at Grace, who always thought of Penelope first. Her heart suddenly ached, she felt like crying but couldn’t shed a tear. “Penelope found out where Lucian was staying in advance. She wanted to marry him, so she had me go into his room. The one who was
with Lucian that night was me, not Penelope. Penelope wasn’t a virgin and was afraid of being found out. We look very similar. Tell me, if the Lindberg family knew that it was me with him that night, would they still marry Penelope off?”
Grace was taken aback. After a series of shocked emotions, Grace started breathing heavily, and Allison supported her. She didn’t expect Grace’s condition to suddenly worsen. She wanted to call an ambulance, but Grace held her tightly with her skinny hand.
“Allie…” Grace’s voice was hoarse, like a candle about to be extinguished. “Allie, I am begging you…”
Allison paused, and stared at Grace, her eyes filled with sorrow, her lips pale and trembling, “Begging me? Mom…what do you want me to do?”
She knew what Grace wanted to say, but she didn’t expect Grace would still choose Penelope.
Penelope had been reckless. Even though Penelope had almost killed both Allison and Grace, now, knowing the truth, Grace was still begging her.
Allison found this extremely ridiculous. It was absurd and pathetic.
When guilt reached a certain extreme, after repetition and accumulation, Grace found that these words were not hard to say. “It’s all my fault. You can hate me. I won’t blame you. But I’m begging you, can you not expose Penelope?” Grace knew how much Penelope wanted to marry Lucian, and how much she longed to be the bride of the Lindberg family.
“What if I refuse?” Allison’s face was pale. “Why should Penelope live my life? Penelope likes Lucian, so can’t I like him too? You’re asking me to step aside for Penelope. Why don’t you ask Penelope to step aside for me?”
Grace didn’t expect her good girl to suddenly retort so resolutely. She thought that even if the truth of the past was revealed, Allison’s years of affection for her would allow her request to be fulfilled. But she didn’t expect…
Grace could not answer Allison.”
Allison stood up, took out her phone, and dialed 911. That night, Grace was sent to the hospital due to emotional excitement and worsening condition. Coincidentally, the doctor in charge of triage happened to be Dr. Dylan.