Chapter 926

Liza turned her head and observed their interaction.

“Drake, you’re despicable!” Liza shouted. “Just a moment ago, you claimed Debra wasn’t with you. Now you have the nerve to bring her over. I can see you have no respect for me.”

She raised her hand high, ready to slap Drake. Kale stepped forward and caught her wrist in an iron grip.

“Let me go!” Liza shrieked, struggling against his hold.

But Kale stood his ground. Drake coldly stared at her, fed up with her arrogance. Now that their engagement was broken and Bert wasn’t around, he saw no need to humor her anymore.

Debra tugged at Drake’s sleeve and whispered, “You’ve made your point and should let her go. She’s still an Eaton.”

He turned to her. “You weren’t so timid when you confronted me.”

“She’s irrational,” Debra said. “You’re unlike her, are you?”

Unwilling to quibble with her, he instructed Kale, “Let her go.”

Kale released Liza’s hand, stepping back without a word. Liza turned to Drake, who wasn’t looking at her with his usual gentlemanly demeanor. His expression was distant and cold. The events at the Legacy Hotel earlier replayed in her mind, and an unsettling fear crept into her chest.

Unwilling to continue the confrontation, she turned to her maid.

“Have you packed everything?”

“Yes, it’s all done.”

“Then let’s go.”

Liza glared at Debra one last time and led Cathryn to leave. Debra smiled in response, but her smile faded when her eyes landed on Cathryn.

Just as Liza was about to step out of the house, a commotion from upstairs drew everyone’s attention. Lara came rushing down the staircase and dropped to her knees in front of Drake.

“Boss, I’m so sorry. I’m willing to accept any punishment.”

She paused and added, “I accidentally spilled the truth to Miss Eaton. It’s because of me, my fault, that she broke off the engagement. It’s all my fault.”

Debra glanced at Lara with newfound curiosity. Her act was quite convincing. Drake, however, remained unmoved. He cast her a cold glance before turning to Liza. “Miss Eaton, is this true?”

Liza replied with a frown, “So what if it is? I forced her to tell me. What are you going to do? Take it out on a maid?”

“Of course not,” Drake replied evenly. “If it was unintentional, then let’s leave it at that.” He glanced at Kale, who quickly took the hint. “Mr. Lowe forgives you. Get up now.”

“Thank you, Boss.” Lara rose to her feet and shrank to the side.

But just as the tension seemed to ease, Drake turned to Debra, his gaze sharp and probing. “Did you really forget to wear the jewelry, or did you leave them behind on purpose?”