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    Everyone looked at Celine withplicated expressions.


    David continued, "Am i right? If I hadn''t secretly told the Lively family to take As away, you might have tried to harm him too."


    That was when I understood why As said the Lively family had taken him away.


    In that moment, images flooded my mind, from the night my mother died to As holding me as we curled up in the corner and him being pulled away while desperately holding my hand.


    Tears welled up in my eyes.


    "Later, I finally found out that you bribed rk to lure Rory away before that flight, leaving my son''s confidant behind to find out their business ns. You''re despicable!" David pointed his cane usingly at Celine.


    Finally, some people in the hall began to understand and stepped forward to condemn Celine.


    I scanned the crowd carefully and realized that these people had not been deceived and were not opportunists.


    "Afterwards, you sent people to hunt As down even though he was just a child. If the Cross family hadn''t sent him to the Beringer family in Foswood for protection, he might have died long ago."


    David was truly furious. "As had so many idents all these years because of you. Now you''ve finallye after me, haven''t you?"


    "What are you saying? rk was Rory''s aplice. It has nothing to do with me. Stop trying to frame me. I have no idea what you''re talking about!" Celine retorted, still trying to deny everything.


    "Aplice?"


    As, who had been silently watching, finally said coldly, "Celine, why would Rory''s aplice collude with you? And why did you hunt rk downter?"


    "Stop trying to nder me!" Celine roared.


    As nced at Dn, who raised his hand, and soon, someone was brought into the hall.


    As the man entered, he nced around the hall with fear. Finally, he fixed his gaze on Celine.


    "Celine, you ruthless bitch! When you found out rk knew your secret back then, you ordered me to kill him quietly. But that cunning man escaped. I was afraid you would me me, so I reported that he was dead, thinking you would fulfill your promise and pay me."


    Someone in the crowd eximed, "Isn''t that the But family''s head bodyguard?"


    I looked at Johnny, noticing he had turned pale.


    The man stared at Celine and shouted, "But you can''t be trusted! When reported that he had died, you still sent people to hunt me down. If Mr. As hadn''t saved me, I would have died long ago.


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    "Bullshit! You''re the But family''s bodyguard, so what does that have to do with me? As, how dare you try to use me like this? I bet you''ve been brainwashed by Rory and her father!" she roared and charged toward me.


    Tristan didn''t hold back. He kicked her far away, and she crashed to the ground.


    I squinted and watched Celine struggle to get up from the ground. "Are you really still trying to argue right now? You really won''t change your ways until you hit rock bottom, Celine."


    Celine red at me and angrily shouted, "Chloe, you bitch!"


    Then she turned to As and firmly dered, "rk is Rory''s aplice. He wanted to monopolize Louis''s business. You''re a fool for believing their lies."


    Suddenly, the But family''s bodyguard seemed to have mustered up all his courage. He stepped forward, pointed at Celine, and shouted loudly.