The Enticing CEO's Chosen Bride novel Chapter 1732

Meanwhile, seeing Queen Julia approaching, Barbara hurried to her.

"Grandma.”

“Slap!”

A crisp sound echoed in the quiet environment, taking everyone by surprise. Barbara's voice cut off abruptly, and everyone else seemed too startled to react. Looking at Barbara, who'd been unexpectedly slapped and was now sitting stunned on the ground, they were all taken aback and confused. What on earth was going on?

Chloe, observing all this, let out a cold chuckle and slowly put her hands back into the pockets of her down jacket. She cast a sarcastic glance at Barbara.

Barbara instinctively touched her slapped cheek, equally shocked. Ava was the first to recover, rushing forward to say, “Mother, are you mistaken? What did Barbara do wrong? Are you being unfair? It was Chloe who caused all this trouble today, not Bar…”d2

Queen Julia's face was pale, her lips trembling with rage. She slowly raised her arm, pointing a trembling finger at Ava. "You…you…" She was too furious to form a coherent sentence, finally raising her hand and slapping Ava across the face.

Caught off guard, Ava staggered backward, bracing herself against something. Just as she was about to steady herself, a force from behind sent her sprawling. She looked up in panic, only to see Yasmine's face, a cold, mocking smile playing on her lips.

“Ava, you've brought this upon yourself. You should really understand what that means.”

Struggling to her feet, Barbara covered her slapped cheek, her eyes filled with a mixture of hurt and anger. “Grandma! What did I do wrong?! It was Chloe, she was the one who tried to harm the royal heir, she wanted to harm my brother.”

Rising to her feet, Ava ignored Yasmine's mockery, “Mother.”

Queen Julia was still shaking with rage, her face ashen. “Tell me, why were you so sure that Chloe was carrying fennel? From the beginning, you've been leading us to believe it was her. Tell us, Ava!”

She suddenly yelled, “You've been too obvious today! How long are you planning to play me for a fool? After all these years of love and care, don’t you have any conscience?!”

The outburst left Ava and Barbara stunned, but Barbara stepped forward, reaching out to comfort Queen Julia, “Grandma, why are you saying this? What did we do wrong...”

“Stay away from me!”

Barbara looked at her grandmother, her face filled with sadness. “Grandma, why won’t you believe us? Dr. Lee made it clear, that it was Chloe who was carrying the fennel. She's after the throne!”

Queen Julia swayed slightly, her vision blurred. “You're saying Chloe was carrying fennel?”

Barbara nodded, “Yes, it's true. I'm certain, and if we search her, we'll find proof that I'm right.”

“Silence!” Queen Julia slapped Barbara again.

“Mother!” Ava rushed forward, pulling Barbara to her side.

Queen Julia's chest heaved with her heavy breaths. She looked at the two women before her, closing her eyes for a moment. “Chloe would never carry fennel. I believe her.”

Ava and Barbara looked at her, frustrated and defeated. “Why? If she's not carrying it, then how do you explain what happened to Brisa?!”