Shattered Rose He Held On Tight novel Chapter 299

Chapter 299 He Was a Total Scumbag

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He turned to Lydia, who was frozen stiff. Her face had gone as pale as her mother’s in the old black–and–white photographs.

“Ms. Wallace, do you agree? Is that really what happened?”

From the moment Lydia saw the photo they’d brought in, she’d had a sinking feeling. Now her whole body was shaking.

Ever since she first saw those pictures before she went to prison, she’d wondered when Claudia would finally expose the truth.

She just hadn’t expected Claudia to be ruthless enough to do it right at Lottie’s birthday party in the most humiliating way possible.

But Clint wasn’t about to let her off easy. When Lydia didn’t answer, he smoothly changed the topic.

“Ms. Lancaster has always had a question she couldn’t figure out, and she asked me to help her get an answer tonight. Let’s say someone saves your child’s life–would you really take that person’s child in and raise her as your own, while letting your own daughter grow up like an orphan?”

That set the guests whispering.

Nobody used to realize just how biased the Lancasters were, or how miserable Claudia’s life had been. When everyone heard the Lancasters had adopted Zoey’s daughter, they’d actually praised Wilson and Lottie for being so loyal and compassionate. That reputation helped Wilson land a string of major deals, building the very foundation of the family’s wealth.

When Claudia later cut ties with her family in public, and the truth about the Lancasters started coming out, people had gossiped behind their backs about how heartless Wilson and Lottie really were.

Now that they thought about it, something really didn’t add up.

It was easy to say that Wilson did it for profit, but what about Lottie? As Claudia’s mother, why would a real mother do that?

A lazy male voice rang out nearby, “What else could it be? Either she’s crazy, or she’s got something to hide.”

The Zimmers were among the few who’d been invited to both Lottie’s and Donovan’s birthday

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parties tonight. As the head of the family, Mandy had chosen to attend Donovan’s party.

Gabriel, meanwhile, got sent to show up at Lottie’s party.

The Lancaster Residence was the place that had led to the death of one of the Zimmers‘ last two male heirs, his cousin Quade. Because of that, Gabriel found the whole place unlucky.

But given Mandy’s authority, he knew better than to argue.

He did his duty, delivered the gifts, watched the Fenton brothers tear each other apart, and was ready to leave.

But when he saw the dramatic gift–giving crowd at the door, curiosity got the better of him, and he circled back inside.

Wow, perfect timing. Turns out the real drama was here all along.

Gabriel was delighted, recording everything on his phone. Suddenly, being sent to this party didn’t seem so bad. Donovan’s party probably didn’t have anything like this going on.

Gabriel knew Clint. He’d met him through Mandy, who was friends with Claudia.

So, he jumped right in with the banter.

Clint seemed to recognize him, too. He smiled at him and said, “Mr. Zimmer’s got a point. So what could possibly make Mrs. Lancaster treat her own daughter like this? We actually found something interesting.”

Lottie felt all eyes on her and was terrified at the thought of her darkest secrets being revealed. Her body went numb. She wanted to run, but there was nowhere to hide.

Wilson tried to intervene, but the bodyguards Clint brought with him were watching closely.

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