A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

At that moment, everyone came out and surrounded Lyana.

Julie gasped and said in disbelief:

“Oh my god, Sister Lyana, how could you put sulfuric acid in the blessing bag?” Sulfuric acid is so corrosive. Not only will he destroy the blessing bag, but he will also destroy the urn of the eldest daughter of the Royer family.

At that moment, when Matriarch Royer heard Julie’s words, her expression changed slightly.

She thought Lyana was definitely not the culprit, but Julie’s words seemed to tell everyone that Lyana was the culprit.

Matriarch Royer frowned.

Everyone sighed and looked at Lyana.

Vincent frowned slightly, his cold gaze falling on Julie. His piercing gaze seemed to be able to see right through Julie’s heart.

When Julie met Vincent’s gaze, her face turned slightly pale. She quickly lowered her gaze and pretended to be innocent.

Lyana chuckled. Her expression was calm and she said fearlessly:

“Sulfuric acid is so corrosive. If I had placed it in the blessing bag earlier, it would have been corroded long ago. The urn would not have been spared either. Why would he wait until today?

When Matriarch Royer heard Lyana’s words, she nodded in agreement.

– You are right. If the sulfuric acid had been in the Blessing Bag a long time ago, I should have discovered the problem with the Blessing Bag a long time ago. The smell of sulfuric acid is so strong and the smell of flowers shouldn’t be able to hide it.

William looked thoughtfully at Julie, his voice chilling.

“I don’t think Lyana did that. No one would use such a vicious method to destroy the Blessing Bag he painstakingly embroidered, as the gains would not outweigh the losses. Also, she was right under our noses the whole time and didn’t do anything suspicious, so I believe she definitely didn’t do that.

Lyam, who was standing next to William, said confidently:

“I also believe that Lyana certainly didn’t do that. There must be something else.

Alexia nodded and said:

“Sister Lyana certainly didn’t do that. I don’t think she would ever do such a thing.

At that moment, Muriel’s eyes were filled with surprise. She didn’t expect her two brothers to defend Lyana.

It’s strange.

The two brothers treated Mademoiselle Royer’s urn as if she were alive. In the past, even if someone accidentally touched the urn, the brothers would chase that servant away.

What’s wrong with them now?

Was it because of Lyana’s words that they chose to believe her and not pursue her mistakes?

The more Muriel thought about it, the more her head hurt. Although she didn’t know if Lyana had done that, since Older Brother and Second Brother had already said so, she certainly couldn’t get up and go against them.

In that case, Lyana really might not have done that.

If she didn’t, then who did?

The eldest daughter of the Royer family died when she was only three years old. Who would make things difficult for a child?

Just as Muriel was perplexed, Vincent’s cold voice sounded.

– Julie, how can you be so sure that Lyana is behind all this? Or are you just trying to slander her and deliberately planned the whole thing?

Everyone turned to look at Julie.

When Muriel heard Vincent’s words, her eyelids twitched slightly, and her heart instantly sank to the bottom.

Apart from the Royer family, Lyana, Vincent and Julie were the only strangers.

As everyone thought it was impossible that Lyana did this, they took the initiative to eliminate her.

Of course, it was even more impossible for Vincent to do such a thing, because he had been engaged to the eldest daughter of the Royer family.

Muriel’s gaze landed on Julie’s face. The most suspicious person now was Julie.

After eliminating all impossibilities, however remote the possibility, it was very likely to be the truth.

Could it really be Julie? But why would she do such a thing?

Muriel was puzzled.

At that moment, Julie’s face instantly turned pale and a trace of panic appeared in her eyes.

Julie remained planted on the ground, receiving questioning looks from all sides.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.

Those looks pierced her body like silver needles.

She looked around worriedly, swaying in place. After a long moment, she explained:

“Brother Vincent, I didn’t trick Sister Lyana. She’s the one who made this blessing bag, so at first I thought she added sulfuric acid.

When Vincent heard Julie’s words, his expression instantly darkened, as if he disagreed with her.

Julie met Vincent’s gaze and was instantly enlightened.

Oh no !

Earlier, Vincent had warned her not to call him Brother Vincent in the future, but she had just called him that again.

He will definitely be angry.

Suddenly she remembered what had happened at the hotel.

When she drugged Lyana, a kindergarten teacher spoke rudely. Vincent had crippled her.

It was then that she realized he also hit women.

Julie stayed there, frightened, afraid of being crippled in her turn.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Sanchez. I’ve just…

“I meant what I said.

Vincent coldly interrupted Julie’s apology, enunciating every word clearly.

“You are deliberately trying to trap Lyana.

Everyone looked at Julie coldly, including Muriel.

Lyana glanced at Vincent. He was acting a little strange today. He seemed to be particularly protective.

Could it be that Vincent really loves her?

No, no, it was absolutely impossible.

The reason he admitted he loved her was that he wanted Lucas to slowly accept him.

Previously, she had asked Vincent if he loved her. At that time, he must have been too embarrassed to reject her outright, so he said ambiguously that he liked her.

Lyana lowered her gaze slightly, trying to pretend to be calm.

Now was not the time to wonder if Vincent loved her or not. Rather, she must have wondered who had added sulfuric acid to her blessing bag.

Julie looked at Vincent with a hurt expression. She didn’t expect him to come to Lyana’s defense again. No one had proof, so why did everyone suspect her of being the culprit?

Julie felt like her whole world had come crashing down.

She looked at Vincent with an expression of grief. She was so frightened by Vincent’s cold aura that she took a step back. She tried to stay calm and said:

– I did not do it.

Vincent’s eyes narrowed dangerously. His gaze fell on Julie’s face and he asked:

“Lyana played a role in your expulsion from the Sanchez family. How can you be so magnanimous and forgive him? I still remember what you said to her that night. You were very jealous of her. You have reason enough to entrap her.

Julie shook her head with watery eyes.

– No that’s not it.

Julie’s eyes were as red as a rabbit’s. A tear rolled down her cheek uncontrollably, and her lips quivered slightly, as if she had been in a lot of pain.

– No no.

Julie’s gaze landed on Lyana’s face. Her gaze turned cold and she cried

– In terms of motive, of everyone here, Lyana hates the eldest daughter of the Royer family the most.

Lyana’s lips curled slightly, her expression calm. She continued:

“What motive could I have?”

She bit her lip and clenched her fists. She looked around and saw that everyone was looking at her with resentment.

Her tears flowed uncontrollably. With a broken expression she said,

– Grandmother told you earlier that the eldest daughter of the Royer family was engaged to Brother Vincent. You loved Brother Vincent, so you were jealous.

When Matriarch Royer heard Julie’s words, she suddenly remembered the past.

If Julie hadn’t mentioned it, she might have forgotten about it.

At that time, Old Master Royer often brought the eldest daughter of the family to the Sanchez family to play.

The two families were even closer than they are now.

It was at this time that she was the happiest. She didn’t have to worry about war or business schemes. She watched her granddaughter grow up as an elder in an ordinary family.

Lyana’s expression darkened instantly. Grandma had told her that herself. At that time, Julie was no longer part of the Sanchez family. So who had Julie heard it from?

She asked,

“Where did you hear that?”