Chapter 52

"My education was completed abroad using a credit-based system. The faster you earn credits, the sooner you graduate," Evelina explained calmly, utterly shattering Elora's final defense.

Speechless, Elora opened her mouth to argue but found herself without words.

Her mind raced with a whirlwind of panic, anger, and disbelief, horrified by Esme's dangerous deception toward the powerful Russell family. Did this foolish girl not realize the consequences?

Dread surged through Elora, intensifying with each passing second.

Glancing sideways, she spotted Esme cowering against the wall, sobbing hysterically. Without hesitation,Elora lunged forward, grabbing Esme by her hair and striking her repeatedly. "You disgraceful liar! Explain yourself! Your parents are respectable people-how did they raise such a shameless cheat?"

Sebastian remained frozen in shock, barely processing the revelation that Cary's former wife was, in fact,the legendary Sight Weaver.

He snapped to attention only upon hearing Esme's screams, finally intervening weakly,"Stop hitting her!What's gotten into you?"

Elora refused to relent, gripping Esme's hair tighter. "She deserves worse! Of all families to deceive, she chose the Russells! Let her bear the consequences alone-don't drag our family down! We had nothing to do with her lies."

Desperate to show their innocence, Elora continued her furious assault, hoping to win favor from the Russell family.

Sebastian,helplessly ineffective, turned to Cary. "Your mother has completely lost it. Aren't you going to stop her?"

However, Cary's attention was entirely focused on Evelina, feeling deeply betrayed and manipulated.

"Jasper, let's leave," Evelina said softly, uninterested in the chaos unfolding. She was exhausted and simply wanted to go home.

As they moved to exit, Esme suddenly wrenched free from Elora's grip and lunged toward Evelina, only to be promptly knocked down by a Russell family bodyguard.

Lying breathless on the ground, Esme screamed in frustration, pounding the floor. "Why are you only targeting me, Evelina? So many others pretend to be you-why am I the only one paying the price?"

"Others are impersonating me?" Evelina asked sharply, frowning deeply. "Who else?"

Esme, lost in self-pity, ignored her question. "You think humiliating me will win Cary back? I won't let you succeed-he's mine! I've lost him before, and it won't happen again!"

"You wicked girl! You're using my son as a pawn?" Elora screamed, pouncing on Esme once more.

Neither Sebastian nor Cary could manage to restrain her.

Suddenly,icy water drenched the fighting women, abruptly silencing the scene.

Dorothea stood sternly with the now-empty bucket, glaring furiously. "Have you no dignity? This is a hospital, not a battleground! Keep this up, and I'll throw every one of you out!"

After giving them a piece of her mind, she turned and walked away with the empty bucket in hand.

With the Russell family's bodyguards standing nearby, both the Gibsons and the Bartons stared at her receding back, not daring to protest.

Evelina turned a cold glare toward Esme, who was shivering on the ground.

Evelina said,"Keep Cary all to yourself-but don't disgust me with your games. My issue isn't with him but your deceit in my mentor's name!

Thank you for letting me know about the others pretending to be me-none of them will escape punishment.Start thinking about your apology at Professor Mitchell's grave, and don't even think of escaping. Your malpractice is enough to land you behind bars!"

Esme's face turned ashen, and she promptly fainted.

Ignoring Esme entirely, Cary ran after Evelina, blocking her path as she prepared to get in the car. "Don't you owe me some kind of explanation?"

"What should I explain exactly?" Evelina retorted coldly."Would you have believed me if I had told you earlier that I restored your sight, before Esme was exposed?"

Though Cary knew deep down he wouldn't have, he stubbornly insisted, "You still should've told me sooner."

"1Fyou're looking for explanations, ask Demi why she also kept it a secret, you fool01:11Evelina retorted sharply,stepping into the vehicle.

As Jasper joined Evelina in the car, Cary angrily grabbed the door, confronting her again, saying, "Forget all that-how can you shamelessly associate with this gigolo in public?"

"Enough!" Evelina interrupted, finally losing patience. "Gigolo? He's the actual Jasper Russell!"