Scum Daddy Dreams Of Stealing My Mommy!
Chapter 151: Clearing Up All the Misunderstandings from That Year

Chapter 151: Chapter 151: Clearing Up All the Misunderstandings from That Year

Dog eats dog...

Christopher felt displeased with the metaphor.

If Wendy was a dog, then what did that make him?

Yet even though he was displeased, he didn’t make a sound.

If Amelia had indeed been framed and slandered, then her calling the other party a "dog" indeed didn’t seem like much.

"Wendy has been obedient since she was young, and I don’t know when she changed," Christopher didn’t want to make excuses for his sister; he was merely stating a fact.

Amelia came to her senses, her face showing some excitement, "So, you think I’ve had bad character since I was a child? After the incident happened, I explained, but your parents didn’t believe me! Including you... You didn’t accuse me of anything, but you became distant from me..."

Seeing her emotional state, as if years of grievances were finally being understood, Christopher frowned and stepped forward two steps involuntarily, "So, it really was them who framed you..."

"If you still don’t believe it, then why did you come to ask?"

"I’m not saying I don’t believe it, just that, back then, why didn’t you explain more times? Later, when we were alone, I asked you, and you angrily said it was indeed you who pushed, I..."

Amelia looked at him, suddenly finding this man ludicrous!

"Christopher... given our relationship at that time, I thought that even if there were ironclad evidence before me, you should still stand by my side, unconditionally trust that I was innocent."

"But you didn’t stand up for me in front of your parents, and then you came to ask me, do you know what it means when that question is asked?"

"—It means you doubted me too, didn’t trust me. At that time, I had..."

Amelia took a deep breath, her warm eyes firmly locking away the tears.

Time had passed, and she thought she no longer cared about that affair.

But surprisingly, bringing it up today, she still felt so agitated.

Attempted murder... that was the charge.

If it hadn’t been for Grandpa firmly defending her, she would have gone to prison!

She almost blurted out—back then, I trusted you so much, loved you so deeply, I even considered you a part of myself...

Fortunately, reason returned in time, and she held back those words.

Once her emotions had settled a bit, she softened her tone, "When you asked that question, it was more painful than a stab to the heart. You had already convicted me; what good would more explanations do? In your eyes, those were nothing but excuses, signs of guilt, still trying to take advantage of the Hart family."

At that time, she was not favored in the Garcia family, was by nature introverted, and was both insecure and sensitive.

After the incident, she understood that Wendy Hart didn’t like her and didn’t want her to be too close to the Hart family.

Given that, what else could she say?

Even the most humble life has its bottom line, its bit of backbone and pride.

Besides, she was only in her teens at the time, faced with the accusations and vitriol of so many elders, caught in a torrential downpour, surrounded on all sides; how could she have managed to cope?

Under the weight of such injustice and sorrow, she simply shouted out—if you say I was the one that pushed, then it was me!

When Christopher had asked her alone, she, heartbroken and in despair, had spitefully said the same thing.

In the past few days, Christopher had been reflecting on the events of that year and the more he thought, the more he felt that he had indeed been a real bastard back then!

At the time, his perception of his frail and obedient little sister had remained unchanged; he never thought she could do such a thing.

Given her health condition, she was still frequently hospitalized even when being well-cared for.

Falling into the sea was akin to dealing with King Rhys himself.

To frame someone else at the risk of one’s own life, it’s just too unbelievable.

Moreover, there was Lily Garcia’s testimony.

She said they were chatting on the deck and got into an argument, and in a fit of anger, Amelia pushed Wendy into the sea.

Although Lily Garcia wasn’t Amelia’s biological sister, they were still family after all.

Who could imagine that Lily would conspire with outsiders to slander her own family?

Thinking back on it all, Christopher Hart wished he could travel back in time and stab himself a few times!

"Amelia, I’m sorry..." He looked as she turned her face away, clenched his fist and raised his arm, gripping her shoulder, "I thought at the time, you had accidentally caused Wendy to fall into the sea. It was an accident, and you were scared, panicked, so you denied it..."

Amelia Garcia gave a cold laugh and looked at him, "No wonder. Not only did you not speak up for me at the time, but you also told me to tell the truth—that’s how you saw it."

Yes.

At the time, Christopher had thought that by having her tell the truth and then apologizing sincerely, she might win her family’s forgiveness, and he could also protect her somewhat.

But she was stubbornly headstrong.

"I’m sorry, Amelia, really... I truly believed you in my heart, but under those circumstances, I could never have imagined that Wendy would have such a ruthless determination..."

The hand on her shoulder grew tighter as he spoke. Amelia frowned and raised her own hand to remove his.

"Forget it. I’m surprised I can even clear my name in this lifetime. I said last night, I am not interested in your apologies and admitting wrongs. I just hope you know the truth now and stop hating me—I never intended to harm your sister."

"No, apologies and admissions of guilt are certainly necessary," Christopher said after she pushed his hand away, his fingers awkwardly clenching again.

After a moment of hesitation, he raised his eyes again, "So... that said, about stealing corporate secrets, you..."

"What?" Amelia suddenly laughed, tilting her head toward him, "Have you come this early in the morning just to provoke me?"

"No, I just want to know why your bracelet was on the carpet of the study desk, if it wasn’t you."

"My bracelet was lost long ago. However, it was handed down from Grandma; I didn’t dare to tell because I was afraid of getting scolded by Michael Garcia. I thought I would look for it secretly myself. Then, a few days later, it turned up in your family’s study when your family just happened to lose some confidential documents."

Speaking of this, Amelia unconsciously twisted her wrist.

She hadn’t taken the jade bracelet with her when she divorced and moved out of the Imperial Garden Villa.

According to Hope, he had kept all her belongings—which meant the bracelet should still be in the villa.

After hearing her out, Christopher thought for a moment, "So, this must be a trap too. Besides Lily Garcia, there’s no one else who could steal your bracelet."

"And the bracelet appearing in your family’s study would be another masterstroke by your sister," Amelia said, her tone mocking.

Therefore, it was still a conspiracy orchestrated by Lily Garcia and Wendy Hart.

Besides that, all those "accidents" and "misunderstandings" were suddenly explainable.

It made sense—their shared interests led them to collude with each other, one not wanting her to be favored in the Garcia Family, the other not wanting her to take favor from the Hart Family.

Understanding everything, Christopher was overwhelmed with shame, and suddenly he found himself unable to even utter an apology.

All the suppressed love in his heart, after clearing away the chaotic barriers, came rolling back all at once, making him want to embrace the woman before him tightly in his arms.

But, he dared not...

Amelia probably sensed something and turned away, walking over to pour herself a drink.

"Now that you know what you wanted to know, it’s getting late, aren’t you going to work?"

She gave him his marching orders.