Chapter 214
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Paul never sent any of it.

Owen turned just to catch a glimpse of Yunice. In that moment, it all clicked. He stormed over and grabbed her. โ€œIt was you! It had to be you!โ€

Yunice looked up calmly, meeting his eyes. โ€œThatโ€™s right?โ€

โ€œI simply mailed myself a package. If someone couldnโ€™t resist taking what wasnโ€™t theirs, wellโ€”โ€ she scoffed, โ€œmaybe they shouldnโ€™t assume everyone else is as dumb as they are. In the end, itโ€™s her own greedโ€”and her own arroganceโ€”that made her look like a fool.โ€

Chapter 214: Whose Name Is It, Really?

Owen couldnโ€™t take it anymore. He shoved Yunice. โ€œWho are you calling an embarrassment? If you hadnโ€™t set this whole thing up, how could our Saunders family be humiliated like this? Youโ€™re responsible for ruining our reputation today; youโ€™re paying for it!โ€

Yunice smiled. โ€œFine. Iโ€™ll take responsibility. Iโ€™ll expose every single dirty deed Elsieโ€™s ever done and rip off that fake, saintly mask of hers.โ€

โ€œYouโ€”โ€ Owen was at a loss for words, his anger boiling over. Just as he raised his hand, another hand blocked itโ€”and then, smackโ€”a slap landed hard on his face.

Owen was stunned. He looked up in shock and saw who it was. โ€œMr. Carl?โ€

Carl stood in front of Yunice, flexing his wrist. โ€œHuh, I saw someone trying to lay a hand on Yunny from across the room, and it turns out itโ€™s my dear nephew?โ€ He was smiling, but it was impossible to tell if he was joking or furious.

Elsie rushed over. โ€œMr. Carl, it was Yunice who disrespected Owen first. He was just trying to reason with her; he did nothing wrongโ€ฆโ€

Carl didnโ€™t even look at her.

Owen, thinking the slap was an accident, added, โ€œMr. Carl, youโ€™ve been abroad all these years; she did just now? She orchestrated all this to drag our Saunders family through the mud!โ€

โ€œOh?โ€ Carl straightened his face and gave a sharp tsk. โ€œActually, I didnโ€™t see a thing.โ€ He glanced at Yunice, then turned a scrutinizing look back to Owen. โ€œAnd how exactly did she drag your family through the mud?โ€

Owen thought he had found his moment. He jumped in, โ€œShe made Elsie wear knockoff clothes to make everyone laugh at her! And then she planted a stolen ginseng to frame Elsie!โ€

Carl raised a brow. โ€œNever heard of this Elsie you keep talking about, but is she that stupid? To wear fakes, and she does? Tells her to give away stolen herbs, and she just goes along with it?โ€

The moment her name came up, Elsie stepped forward, sweet and pitiful. โ€œI just trusted Yunice too much. But I donโ€™t think she meant to hurt me. I believe someone mustโ€™ve misled her.โ€

Carl treated her like air. Elsie bit her lip, feeling awkward. Why does he seem to dislike me so?

You turned to her. โ€œThanks for trying to cover for me, but I hate to disappoint youโ€”I did mean to hurt you.โ€

Chapter 214: Whose Name Is It, Really?

Yunice turned to him calmly. โ€œMr. Carl, since youโ€™re here, may I ask you to judge this fairly?โ€

โ€œElsie claims I sent her a package to set her up. So tell me whose name was on that package?โ€

Elsie hesitated, then answered meekly, โ€œIt was addressed to Yunice, of courseโ€ฆโ€

Yunice asked sharply, โ€œThen who is Yunice?โ€

Elsieโ€™s eyes filled with tears. โ€œYunice, Iโ€™ve been called Yunice for three years. Itโ€™s my name tooโ€”Iโ€™m used to it now.โ€

Yunice gritted her teeth. What a shameless excuse, stealing and acting like itโ€™s justified!

Afraid Carl might misunderstand, Owen jumped in. โ€œItโ€™s like this, Mr. Carl. Yunny spent three years in a mental hospital due to her condition. I didnโ€™t want people talking, so I asked Elsie to pretend to be Yunny in public.โ€

Carl gave a half-smile and nodded. โ€œAh, I see.โ€ Then he finally turned to Elsie, โ€œSo you open anything that says โ€˜Yuniceโ€™ on it? How were you so sure it was meant for you?โ€

He chuckled. โ€œIf you werenโ€™t sure and opened it anyway, isnโ€™t that just stealing?โ€

Elsie immediately tried to weasel out of it: โ€œI was sureโ€”because she never lived at the Saunders mansion. If it got delivered there, it had to be for me.โ€

She glanced timidly at Yunice and added in a soft voice, โ€œYunice knew that, and thatโ€™s how she managed to frame meโ€ฆโ€

โ€œOh?โ€ Carl looked intrigued. โ€œIf she doesnโ€™t live with the Saunders, then where does she live?โ€

Elsie looked at Owen, unsure what Carl was getting at. Wasnโ€™t he here to back us up? Why is he interrogating me instead?

Owen, frustrated, snapped, โ€œThatโ€™s exactly whatโ€™s been bothering me! Ever since Dad passed, Yunice has been totally out of controlโ€”always out running around, never home. Iโ€™ve talked to her, yelled at her, but nothing works!โ€

He grumbled, โ€œMr. Carl, now that youโ€™re back, you have to help me keep her in line. Otherwise, I wonโ€™t even be able to face my dadโ€™s grave!โ€

Yunice sneered. โ€œOh, and you really care so much about Dad, huh? How many times a year do you even visit his grave?โ€

What does that have to do with this? Owen snapped. โ€œStop dragging me into it!โ€

Elsie jumped in to smooth things over. โ€œYunice, donโ€™t argue with Owen. Heโ€™s been supporting our whole family all by himself. Heโ€™s so busy he canโ€™t even take care of himself. Saying that just hitsโ€ฆ


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