My Great Escape Led Me to You novel Chapter 318

The woman forced a strained smile as she hugged the boy tightly to her chest and murmured, “That’s…that’s exactly what happened. I’m not lying—she threw water at my son. I didn’t say anything wrong.”

Isabella Austin frowned, an exasperated look flickering across her face as she turned to Andrew Lane. “Andrew?”

Andrew’s voice was low and controlled. “Emily Blair, let’s hear your side.”

The woman immediately bit her lip, her eyes shining with feigned innocence as she looked up at Andrew. “Mr. Lane—”

“It wasn’t me.”

Emily’s voice cut through the air, calm and clear, shutting down the woman’s attempt at sympathy.

The woman’s face froze. She shot Emily a vicious glare from an angle where Andrew couldn’t see.

Andrew nodded, his response brief but heavy with implication. “Alright.”

Everyone in the room understood the weight behind that word. Mr. Green looked as if all the blood had drained from his face.

Andrew turned to him, his tone direct. “Mr. Green, I expect an explanation.”

Mr. Green scrambled to respond. “Mr. Lane, there must be some misunderstanding here. Let’s talk this through. I just got here myself—I don’t even know exactly what happened.”

The woman’s face was pale now, too.

Given the way her uncle deferred to Andrew Lane, she realized this was serious—serious enough that even her uncle, the hospital director, wouldn’t be able to protect her.

Suddenly, her uncle yanked her over to his side.

She heard him, without a second’s hesitation, throw her under the bus. “Mr. Lane, this was all my niece’s doing. I know your sister’s character—she would never do something like this. So clearly, my niece is at fault here. Don’t worry, Mr. Lane, I’ll handle this personally and make sure there’s a proper apology. No favoritism. I’ll make things right for Miss Blair.”

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