Chapter 792: Chapter 792: Hateful to Death
James Armstrong furrowed his brows, staring at Lily Armstrong. Thinking about what had happened online, James felt not an ounce of pity, only endless anger.
This time, she had really brought disaster upon the Armstrong Family.
When Lily looked at James, she could immediately see the blame in his eyes.
Lily pressed her lips together in grievance, "Dad, it’s not my fault, it’s not my fault. Listen to me, it’s those two who sent the original video to the Lewis Family, leading to this outcome. They framed me."
James’s brow tightened as his cold gaze swept towards Emilia Woods and Rose Armstrong standing to the side.
Emilia raised her eyebrows, lifting her chin defiantly, and said coldly, "You say it was me, and so it is? What a joke, where’s the evidence?"
Of course, Emilia wouldn’t foolishly admit to it.
"My people saw you go to the Lewis Family. You traitorous bitch, you did this to harm me on purpose." Lily spoke through clenched teeth.
"How novel, your people saw it! With what did they see it? When did they see it? Where’s the evidence?"
Lily snorted coldly, "Does this need evidence? You hate me to the core and always try to set me up. This time you got the chance, you naturally wouldn’t let me go."
Emilia raised her eyebrows, arms crossed, looking down at her, "Oh, don’t you also hate me, always plotting against me? Why couldn’t what you just said be your way of shifting the blame onto me out of hatred?"
"You!" Lily clenched her teeth. Lying there on the floor, shivering from the cold, her mind was too muddled to counter her.
James’s scrutinizing eyes shifted back and forth between them.
It wasn’t clear whom he believed.
Who James believed didn’t matter to Emilia; she was leaving Emperor Capital with Rose anyway and didn’t care whether James believed her. She said all this just to anger Lily.
Lily, however, was thinking about clearing her relationship, as only then would James help her.
"Dad..."
"Enough."
James, with a grim face, reprimanded sharply, his piercing gaze fixed on Lily, "You still have the nerve to blame others. Do you know how much trouble you’ve caused me?"
Lily bit her lips, seething with hatred.
This unsightly scene at the door infuriated James, and he ordered Lily to be taken inside first to settle scores behind closed doors.
Emilia and Rose exchanged a look, secretly ecstatic.
James glanced at them and scolded, "You two have the nerve to come back, didn’t you act high and mighty when you left that day?"
Emilia adjusted her freshly styled hair, glanced at James, and said, "Sorry, we’re just here to get our things. Once we’re done, we’re leaving. Who cares to stay here?"
Emilia pulled Rose along and marched inside.
Lily was helped upstairs by a few servants, took a hot bath, changed her clothes, and drank ginger tea before she felt alive again.
Lily clenched her teeth, her mind racing madly. She had to think of a way to appease James’s anger over this matter.
As Lily walked downstairs, Emilia and Rose were also coming down, and the three of them crossed paths. Emilia gave Lily a disdainful look.
Lily, refusing to be outdone, now regained her strength, and as Emilia approached, she reached out and shoved her hard.
Caught off guard, Emilia screamed, tumbling down.
Rose’s eyes widened in shock, shouting out, "Mom!"
Emilia lay sprawled on the ground, fortunately from a low height, holding her waist and clutching her head in pain.
Lily, as always, looked down on the mother and daughter, eyes filled with malice.
"This is the outcome of fighting me. You bitches think you’ve won? Stop dreaming."
Rose clenched her fists, her eyes filled with fury, "Lily Armstrong!"
Lily raised an eyebrow, "What? Are you going to hit me? Go ahead, try it if you dare."
Saying this, the servants beside her immediately stood behind Lily.
Lily instantly became even more arrogant.
Rose bit her lip; in this house, the servants always sided with Lily. They couldn’t possibly deal with so many people.
Just then, James, hearing the commotion from the living room, walked over while still on the phone. Observing the scene, he glared at them, still faking politeness to the person on the other end of the line, then hung up and glared at Lily.
"Causing trouble, all you do is cause trouble. You’ve created such a big mess for me, and the board members are already pressuring me. What are you going to do about it, always causing more trouble than solving it?"
Lily bit her teeth, full of resentment, "Dad, it’s truly them who ruined my plan. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have gotten hold of the original video."
"Things are like this now, what use is it telling me all this? Can it quell the online uproar, or can it solve the problem?"
After scolding Lily, James glanced at Emilia and perfunctorily asked, "Are you okay?"
Rose helped Emilia up, "Mom, are you hurting? I’ll take you to the hospital."
Emilia pushed away Rose’s support, her gaze fixed on Lily, filled with hatred.
Frustrated, James said, "All of you come here."
Emilia ignored him, picked up her belongings, and grabbed Rose, "Let’s go."
Rose looked at Emilia limping away, extremely anxious, "Mom, are you really okay?"
Rose supported Emilia, ignoring James as they left. James glanced at them, having no energy right now to deal with them, letting them go.