Tracy leaned into Arnold's arms, coughed a couple of times, and said, "Arnold, let's take a DNA test right now. If I can't prove my innocence today, life ain't worth living anymore."
Before she could finish her sentence, she half-closed her eyes, feigning a fainting spell.
"Mom! Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Sheila rushed over, kneeling by her side. She anxiously shook her mother's body, saying, "Mom, don't scare me! Don't leave me..."
Arnold panicked too: "Tracy! Tracy, wake up."
Tracy simply closed her eyes completely, acting as if she had lost consciousness.
Sheila could tell Tracy was just putting on an act, so she wasn't worried at all. To play along with her mom's drama, she cried out with feigned resentment:
"Dad, do you still not trust mom even after all this? Elinor is deliberately trying to stir up trouble in our family! If anything happens to Mom today, I don't want to live either."
Arnold was a mess. He looked at his eldest daughter, crying like a river, then turned to his younger daughter, Elinor, who remained calm. He was more inclined to side with the pitiful-looking Tracy and Sheila.
So he scolded, "Elinor, what are you standing there for? Call an ambulance now! Are you happy to see your Auntie Tracy die because of you?"
At this moment, Elinor was filled with cold sarcasm. Tracy was really good at acting!
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