Emily put Sandra in the spotlight with just a few words, and then she stood back, watching the chaos unfold.
Sensing Sandra’s hostile gaze, Emily sneered.
It was as if to say, “I know you can’t stand me, but you can’t do anything to me.”
The next moment, Sandra spoke up.
“Emily, you haven’t finished.”
Emily thought her work was done and that she could stand aside.
But she was pulled back into the center of the storm.
She feigned surprise.
“What are you talking about?”
“What do you mean by the words you just said?” Sandra repeated to make sure Emily understood.
Emily pretended to be innocent.
“I really don’t understand what you mean.”
“Alright, do you think what I said was wrong and that Mr. Harrison was slandered?”
Emily quickly lowered her head and started sobbing.
Her silence, combined with her crying, evoked various thoughts.
“Are you trying to please both sides by not speaking?”
Philip couldn’t accept it anymore.
“Sandra, you’ve gone too far!”
“Yeah, so what?”
Sandra retorted without hesitation.
Philip gritted his teeth. “You have no shame!”
“Your beloved sister has shame. Why don’t you ask her if she thinks what I said was wrong and that Mr. Harrison was slandered?”
Ben snorted coldly. “You know very well what you’ve done. Why make it difficult for Emily?”
Sandra smiled. “Mr. Harrison, we are sisters. Perhaps Emily thinks you’ve been too harsh.”
Ben’s face darkened.
Emily could only retort. “Sandra, Mr. Harrison is respected and revered. He wouldn’t falsely accuse you.”
She was cunning.
If Ben was right, she would be considered brave for turning against her sister.
If Ben was wrong, she could say, “I didn’t expect Mr. Harrison to misunderstand you.”
Emily had a very glib tongue.
Sandra sneered. She wouldn’t let Emily win.
“So, you think I’m wrong, and Mr. Harrison is right?”
In any case, she wanted Emily to take sides.
Emily felt like slapping Sandra across the face, but she couldn’t lose her composure in front of the reporters.
She took a deep breath to stay calm.
“Think whatever you want.”
She looked helpless, as if she had been treated wrongly.
Sandra took a step forward.
“There are so many reporters here. Are you telling everyone that you no longer support me?”
Emily looked startled, and Sandra continued.
“Didn’t you say you would give way to me and not harm me anymore?”
Panic appeared on Emily’s face.
When she went up the mountain to bring Sandra back, she had to pretend to be gentle in front of her five brothers.
But Sandra held what she had said over her head.
Philip was right there, and she couldn’t deny it.
The reporters kept asking questions, and she didn’t have time to think.
In her desperate situation, she could only choose to stand by Ben’s side.
“I still stand by what I said. Mr. Harrison wouldn’t falsely accuse you. Just apologize to him, and he won’t hold it against you.”
Sandra feigned disappointment.
“You went back on your word. I’m disappointed in you.”
Philip snapped.
“Sandra, that’s enough!”
Sandra sneered inwardly.
Emily had been pretending to be pitiful and bullying her, but Philip was as blind as a bat.
There was a female reporter in the crowd, and her camera had been focusing on Emily.
When Philip scolded Sandra, the reporter caught Emily’s smug smile in the camera.
Sandra was stunned for a moment, thinking she was having a hallucination.
“Emily advised you to apologize to Mr. Harrison out of concern. Since you’re so stubborn, there’s no need for us to care about you anymore!”
That was exactly what Sandra wanted.
“That’s all you ever have to say.”
Philip was perplexed.
Sandra sneered and picked up the first design, allowing the crowd to see the patterns on it.
“What are you trying to prove?” someone asked loudly.
Emily sobbed. “Sandra, Philip wasn’t defending me. He was just discussing the matter objectively without any bias. Please don’t slander Mr. Harrison.”
It sounded like she was very anxious.
“You can blame me and hate me, but you can’t ruin your future just because I side with Mr. Harrison.”
Sandra’s face turned sour. “No one’s talking to you.”
Everyone wanted to know how Sandra would retort to Ben. They were no longer in the mood to listen to Emily cry.
Emily decided to stop talking.
Sandra continued.
“Have you been to Wilson Cathedral?”
Some nodded, while others shook their heads.
“For those who have, don’t you find the patterns on this dress familiar?”
The people around shook their heads.
“I’ve seen the patterns before, but not in this style.”
“I just went to Wilson Cathedral a few days ago. I don’t think my memory is that bad.”
“I think she’s just talking nonsense.”
Sandra didn’t get angry about these accusations. Instead, she smiled and calmly explained.
“The patterns there are concise, with a limited variety and simple combinations.
The main patterns include lotus, honeysuckle, geometric shapes, clouds, and animals.”
As she spoke, she pointed to the patterns on the dress.
“Honeysuckle is a common decorative pattern in Wilson Cathedral, used in architecture and fabric embroidery.”
She paused for a moment and glanced around.
“Of course, there are various styles of honeysuckle patterns in Wilson Cathedral, including wavy single-leaf and symmetric double…”
“A single-leaf, and intricate four-leaf.”
A reporter at the front interjected.
“I found this pattern on my phone, but it’s different from the ones on this dress.”
Joey looked at Wesley with a worried expression.
“Mr. Cooper, could something happen to Mrs. Cooper?”
Wesley’s tone was cold. “It seems like you’re very concerned about her.”
Joey didn’t feel threatened at all and nodded seriously.
“Mrs. Cooper is here to help us. If she gets bullied by Ben, I won’t have the face to see her again.”
Wesley was speechless.
Was this aimed at him?
He pressed his lips together and said, “It won’t come to that.”
“Mr. Cooper, won’t you help Mrs. Cooper?”
“No need.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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