Chapter 79
“Mr. Beckett! It’s all my fault! It’s all my mistake!” Roanline thought it would be better to admit her wrongdoing instead of waiting to be questioned. She couldn’t let this matter affect her daughter
and ruin her chances of marrying into a noble family.
So she rushed over with a sorrowful expression. And she knelt in front of Jasper.
“The Kirkmans are in trouble. Our cash flow is broken, and our factories are closing down one after
another. When the Becketts refused to help, we were forced into a corner by the Taylors. We were
left with no choice…
“So I discussed it with Liana’s father, and we decided to sell some family assets for the sake of our
company’s finances. I secretly sold Liana’s jewelry. Liana didn’t even know of it!
“If I had known that the necklace was the token of your love to Liana… Even if I starved or died of
poverty, I would never have sold it!”
Liana secretly heaved a sigh of relief before pretending to be shocked Tears welled in her eyes,
and she cried, “Mom… How could you do this? That was my most beloved necklace. How could
you!”
Jasper didn’t even blink as he calmly said, “That’s not what I wanted to ask.”
The necklace was no longer of much importance to him compared to the false accusations against Alice. Although he was still upset to see his heartfelt gift being mistreated, he could understand
and forgive it if Liana had sold it to save her family.
But twisting the truth, lying, and framing an innocent person was something he couldn’t forgive.
“Did you hurt yourself? Or did Alice do it? Did she accidentally break her bracelet? Or did you snatch it from her and deliberately break it?” Jasper asked calmly. His gaze was still as water.
“Jasper, are you saying I’m an evil woman who framed Alice?” Liana cried, acting innocent. “You think I can’t even match up to your ex–wife, who cheated on you emotionally?”
Jasper’s brow furrowed. “Lauren never lies. She said she didn’t see Alice touch you”
“Lauren isn’t in her right mind. And her language skills are lacking. You know that, Jasper. Besides, she was hiding at the time. It’s hard to say if she saw anything,” Sophia quickly stepped
in to smooth things over,
Jasper’s lips curled faintly. “Is it common for mothers to criticize their daughters like this in front
of others? I wouldn’t know, as I don’t have a mother.
Sophia’s face paled in an instant. He usually had the vigor of a zombie at home. But now, when he
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