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Spoiled by Mr. Russell Chapter 651

"You're right.I'm a suspect, but I'm not afraid to be investigated."

Lily looked at Jonathan with a faint smile and continued, "Besides, when it comes to suspects, everybody in this family has a possibility of being the culprit.

"Since you oversee our family affairs and are willing to seek justice for my grandfather, so does a thorough investigation.Remember that the three-day due date will come soon.Tomorrow, you have to give me a satisfactory answer."

Jonathan was shocked by Lily’s imposing manner and took a while to react.

No, she was most suspicious and should be the first to interrogate, but how could he be the one who owed her an explanation?

"Lily! Stop quibbling.My reason for not making a big deal of this matter is entirely for the Lodge family's pride.Now that you’ve spread the news and let everyone know about it.What is your intention?!"

Jonathan knocked his cane heavily on the floor, making a loud banging sound.

"You want an explanation?! Fine.You don't have to wait for the elders to come over tomorrow.I will tell you now.The lab report has proved that the scented candles contained chronic poison.

"If you are sensible, admit your doings now.Then this matter will stay within the family while we implement the punishment with family rules.Otherwise, we will imprison you!"

‘Tsk tsk, this is a direct accusation toward me.He even neglected the so-called evidence"

Lily thought Jonathan would at least hypocritically present some evidence, but instead, he wanted to convict her with just a few sentences.

Lily laughed angrily.

"Sure, I don't like to be sneaky, so I'll go to court and put myself in jail."

"It's just..."

After a pause, she continued, "The police will not care about sensibilities as our family does.They only deal based on evidence.I'm afraid that, ultimately, it's hard to say who will get arrested."

"Do you think you can escape your crime?"

With a cold snort, Jonathan seemed to have remembered something.He raised his eyes and looked at Alexander.

"So, that’s why you won't listen to your elders.It turns out you have support and protection from someone."

Just as Lily was about to refute, Alexander, who had been silent the whole time, spoke calmly, "Since it's about me, I have to interject.Sir..."

Alexander smiled faintly.

Calling Jonathan sir instead of granduncle showed that he did not regard him as a respected elder.

"Sir, I’m a person who will be biased.I will be a supporter when I'm happy, especially for my woman.To be fair, to respect my wife's wishes, I haven't intervened.However, since you said it, I will protect her.

"La Beauté Group is not only good in the beauty industry but also in entertainment and media.As for the Lodge family’s recent events, how do you want the media to write about it?"

Alexander said so many words in one breath, and Lily had never seen him say such a long, threatening sentence so calmly.

Although it was in a polite and modest tone, it made one feel cold shivers running down one's spine.

"W-Why you!"

Pressing one hand on his chest, Jonathan hammered his chest again and again with anger.

"All right, I see what you are doing, Lily! I didn't want to believe you could do such a vicious act on your grandfather.However, it seems that it's not surprising for you to unite with an outsider to disrespect the elders and do such a terrifying thing!"

"Why? You use your age as an advantage, but you’re the one being unreasonable."

Surprisingly, Alexander said such a sentence to him indifferently.

This sentence acted as a knife stabbing Jonathan's heart.He was so angry that he could not stop coughing.

"You're old, so you should rest and take good care of yourself.People your age should look at fame and fortune with an open attitude.Why bother with it?"

After Alexander finished speaking, he reached out to Lily and held her.

"As the younger generation, we will not disturb your rest.Goodnight, sir."

From his speech, Lily no longer needed to say a word.

Alexander was in control of everything as he was protecting his wife.Lily quietly followed him upstairs and entered the room without saying anything.

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Alexander was at a loss at her silence, "Did my words make you unhappy?"

"Why do you say so?"

Lily hugged his waist and pressed her face to his chest, "Thank you."

Then she said, "Thank you for appearing in my life.Thank you for protecting me, pampering me, and walking with me all the way.Thank you for always having my back without hesitation and always fighting by my side."

"Silly!"

Gently rubbing her head, Alexander hugged her back, "They don't want to let the news get out, and they’re afraid that the police’s intervention will complicate things.They won’t be able to control it well."

"Lf the police got involved and the son truly murdered his father, this news would be enough to make the Lodge family lose their reputation,"

Lily smiled bitterly, "That’s why Justin also decided against calling the police."

"What about you?"

He lowered his head and asked, "The public only knows the news of your grandfather's death.The inside story is neither known nor reported.You don't plan on calling the police, do you?"

"I can't help thinking about the ramifications of this incident.Everything in the Lodge family is my grandfather's hard work.I won't let it go to waste, but I also won't let go of the person who harmed him!"

"Then what are you going to do?"

"Like he put it, the Lodge family has their own rules, and we have our own in our family.I'll wait and see what tricks Henry has!"

Arianna came home from a tiring day at the company, and Joseph was there as soon as she entered the door.

They had not seen each other for a long time.

"Hi, Dad,"she smiled and said affectionately, "Why are you back so early today?"

However, Joseph did not return a loving smile to her as usual, instead looked very unhappy, "Arianna, come here!"

After being stunned for a while, Arianna immediately guessed what it was about.

She still walked over with a smile, ''Dad, you don't look very happy.What's wrong? Did something happen?"

"Your brother went to see you today, didn't he?"

Joseph cut to the chase.

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Last month, Derrick said he would be traveling for business.He was away for several days and had just returned.

Was he gone again already? He had been going back and forth so frequently recently that Joseph had lost track of him.

His current focus was on Damian, and he felt obligated to back him up.

While Joseph still desired his mistress to join them, he had not made concrete plans for her.

"Yes!"

Arianna was surprised, "Didn't you know?"

"How would I know? I haven’t seen him recently,"

Joseph lightly snorted, then asked, 'By the way, do you know what Derrick has been busy with recently? Does the company have any major projects? Why is he always traveling?"

The truth was that Joseph was entirely unsuitable for business.

Despite his ambition, he was no match for Derrick in terms of capabilities.

However, Benedict was Derrick’s only son and was not interested in doing business.

Seeing there was hope, he wanted to take the Tanners’ property into his own hands so that Damian could inherit it.

"I’m not sure.There’s nothing big that requires Uncle Derrick to make so many trips in person.I asked his secretary, but she didn't know either.In fact, I heard..."

Her voice suddenly became softer, and her mysterious appearance aroused Joseph's curiosity, "What did you hear?"

She looked left and right, waved to the servant to step back, and said in her father's ear, "Actually, I heard that Uncle Derrick was in a hurry because of Benedict's affairs.Furthermore, his health was not great, so he was actually hospitalized when he claimed to be away on business.It’s just that nobody talks about this because it’s a secret."

"Really?"

Joseph was stunned.

Of course, he was also skeptical of the news.

Being siblings, how could he not know if Derrick was hospitalized?

"I don't know if it's true, but I think it’s somewhere around that ballpark.The company doesn't have any big projects requiring Uncle Derrick to attend to in person recently, but he’s been traveling around several times.Uncle Derrick didn’t look so well a while back, and everyone could see that."

Then Arianna continued, "There’s no update on Benedict so far.Who knows? Maybe Uncle Derrick was angry and fell sick because of that."

Though Joseph was still doubtful initially, he found that the more she explained it, the more reasonable it seemed.

"If it's true, then we have to consider," he nodded thoughtfully, "Hm, I’ll ask your mother to visit Aunt Stephanie tomorrow to see what’s going on.If this is true, it’s finally our chance!"

Arianna laughed along and heard her father continue, "Then again, you must take care of your brother's affairs and make arrangements.He has to gain a firm foothold in the company as soon as possible.Do remember, helping him now is helping yourself.Soon, he’d take control of the entire family.When you marry in the future, you won’t be afraid of being bullied in your husband's family because you have us to support you!"

Turning his head and squinting at him, Arianna laughed and joked, "Dad, can't I be my own support?"

Wrinkling his brows, Joseph shook his head, "You’re a woman, so either way, you’ll still depend on your family.Take good care of your brother because he’ll be a part of our family in the future."

"Okay, I see," Arianna did not refute and just smiled softly.

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Arianna smiled and let go of her father’s arm.She picked up the glass on the table and took a sip.

"Ah, that felt nice.By the way, dad, I've thought about the new project.It's not impossible to let Damian go.I'll find a way to talk to a few people and convince them to let him go.However, the person in charge earlier..."

Before she could finish speaking, Joseph said impatiently, "I know.He’s called Nathaniel, right? I've been busy these days and haven't had time to ask you.

Why did you invite him there? Do you know that he has a bad reputation? His previous company even went bankrupt."

"I know.I wanted to understand the situation better, so I called him over.Ups and downs in the business field are inevitable, not to mention that he’s experienced and capable.He's very familiar with the area.Well, let him be the deputy and help Damian a little bit.After all, I can't be by Damian's side all the time.What do you think?"

She thought about it and made arrangements.

After giving it some thought, Joseph concluded that the arrangement was good.He had complete confidence in his son's He planned to prepare Damian to take over the company, so he decided to teach him the ropes early on.After all, Damian lacked practical business expertise, so it was best to have a seasoned professional at his side.

If only...

"You still have to pay more attention to your brother and not depend on an outsider.You should have your guards up on Nathaniel as well."

"Okay."

Arianna nodded, "Then I'll go to my room to rest."

She got up and went upstairs.She was already walking up the stairs when she heard a noise below.She watched as Damian left the room and dashed into the living area.

He was smiling while talking to Joseph.

"Dad, I knew you’d help me!"

He said happily, "Arianna kept making excuses earlier, but as soon as you helped, she had no choice but to agree."

Arianna smiled coldly and then heard Joseph say, "Okay.Now that you are satisfied, please keep yourself out of trouble."

"That's up to you.I don't mean to trouble you, but Arianna is trying to make things difficult.If she doesn't..."

"Don't say that either,"

Interrupting him, Joseph continued, "Your sister has her own difficulties.After all, she doesn’t have the final say in the company, and I don’t either.Now that you’ve joined in, you have a better grasp of the big picture.I’m doing this for your own good.Do your job well, and soon, it’ll belong to you and our family.You’re the only one I can count on."

Damian's face was beaming with excitement, as if everything was already in his control, "Dad, don't worry.I’ll work hard! I’ve been trying to understand everything.It may look complicated, but it's pretty simple.I just need to focus on the big project right now.Once there’s progress, you’ll be proud.I’ll give you glory when the time comes, okay?"

Of course, those words were empty promises, but Joseph was delighted.

He smiled and replied, "Okay! That sounds good! I will wait to see your progress!"

The two downstairs were getting along pretty well, whereas upstairs, Arianna stood there in disgust.She had made many achievements, and she had never seen her father happy like this.

Since that was the case, no one could blame her for being a ruthless daughter!

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"What? You gave him my seat?!"

Nathaniel, who had just returned from out of town, heard the bad news once he entered the office.

"Why are you so anxious? It’s just a district manager position for that project.Is your vision that limited?" Arianna said coldly, anticipating his reaction.

"I've only been in this seat for a few days.What will others think of me if I give it up now? My dear sister, if you’re not even able to let me stay as the district manager, that means I’m nothing against that brat.Now I’m starting to doubt your ability."

Pulling his tie, Nathaniel sneered.

Arianna was not angry either.She replied calmly, "Don't you think this is a good opportunity to get rid of him?"

"What do you mean?" Nathaniel was still angry.

"Think about it.Why does Damian want to take this position?"

Arianna revealed a mocking smile, He wants to take credit! He knows very well that if he makes any achievements in the project, he will become a hero.

Damian has my father’s support.

"My father even helped Damian build relationships with the company’s old-timers.He’s waiting to achieve something, and then he’ll climb up the company.Ultimately, Damian will take everything!"

Arianna calmly narrated, but the more she said, the deeper the hatred in her eyes.She kept everything in her heart and did not say it out loud.

‘My father has worked hard and even put in a lot of money and effort to make arrangements for Damian.But why? Damian is an illegitimate child.What right does he have to come into the Tanner family and take so much away from me?’ Arianna had worked hard to win her father's love since she was a child.

She was obedient but would never be the apple of his eye.She wanted to get revenge.

"Do you mean to say there’s a fine line between success and failure?"

Slowly recovering from the initial shock, Nathaniel wanted to understand Arianna’s meaning.

Arianna nodded.

"Yes.If this project has achieved results, it will be a great achievement.However, what if there is a mistake? What if the mistake is grave? Then the manager will need to be responsible.

"My dear Nate, how could I let you bear such a responsibility? Since he can't wait to be our scapegoat, why stop him? Let him be."

She casually talked about her entire plan and was excited to see it happen.

Nathaniel laughed, "However if something goes wrong, your good and conscientious father will clear his responsibilities at all costs.By then, I might still need to take the blame."

Nathaniel also had something else in mind.

If Damian were the project leader and wanted to screw him over, someone would still have to cover for him if he was foolish and made mistakes.

Since Nathaniel had thought of this, Arianna would have thought about it too.

She replied disapprovingly, "It doesn't matter.Don't worry.Since Damian will be taking the blame, he won’t be able to escape.My father still doesn’t have the final say in the Tanner Corporation.You do what you need to and help me keep an eye on the brat.Don't let him cause any unnecessary trouble."

"Okay, I got it."

Since they had resolved the matter, Nathaniel did not care much about the temporary position.

Of course, he did not want to argue with Arianna anymore.

"Then I'll go to bed first."

"wait!"

Stopping him, Arianna could not wait to ask, "You haven't told me how it went at Sapphine.Can you guarantee it’l] go smoothly?"

I've given Henry what he needs.He is not that unethical.I found someone to keep an eye on him, and he has already contacted the elders of their company.He has his weakness; if you can catch a hold of that, everything will be in control."

Lying on the bed, Nathaniel looked at the ceiling and continued to talk to Arianna on the other end of the call, "Just wait and see.There will be results tomorrow,"

After a pause, he added, "Let’s say we stay stagnant now, and even if there isn’t enough evidence, we will have other ways to settle him."

"Other ways?"

Arianna laughed, "You are too naive! Did you forget that the Lodge family has a background in kickboxing? Do you think Henry is on his own if you take action against him?"

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"We won't need extra company if our team is sufficient to fight him."

"Henry also brought other people along? Who were they?"

Nathaniel shook his head, ''I don't know, but he did come prepared.I also inquired about it in detail; the entire Lodge family is now just a fake name.There are still a few good disciples, but others are not very good.Justin is busy with the company, so he’s probably gotten rusty in kickboxing.As for the other..."

With a sneer, he did not continue to speak.

Arianna naturally knew who he was talking about and laughed, "Why did you stop talking?"

"I've said everything I needed to say.I just want to have a good night's sleep and wait for tomorrow’s good news," he yawned.

He just wanted to hang up the phone and go to bed.

"You said..."

Her sudden words made him stop pressing the hang- up button for a moment, and then he heard her continue, "Everyone has their weaknesses.What about you? What are your weaknesses?"

After two seconds of silence, Nathaniel replied, "What are yours?"

He hung up after asking that and did not care about her answer.He was not as sleepy after hanging up, so he opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling, with Arianna's words echoing in his ears, "What is your weakness?"

Inexplicably, many things floated through his mind.He was inferior and introverted since he was a child.He then wanted to work hard and be successful in life.

Then he met Lily and Melanie.

After that, he established MN.Inc.

Undeniably, he went through a very contended period when he thought he was superior and standing on top of everyone else.

However, everything collapsed overnight.

That included his company, career, love life, and side chick.

Everything went downhill for him.

He went into debt and got ridiculed by many people.

Then he fled from place to place, like a rat crossing the street, before meeting Arianna.

Of course, he also knew she was not just an angel sent to save him.

She was also a demon who would pull him into a bottomless abyss.

They were the same type of people, but he was willing to give it a shot.

As for his weaknesses? The scenes he imagined dissipated along with his cigarette smoke, and gradually there was only one face left, a face that slowly changed from blur to clear.

That face was...

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It was 9 am at the Lodge family’s residence main hall.

It was a serious meeting.

The elders from the branch families sat on either side of a conference table, with Jonathan at the chairman’s seat.

Jonathan occasionally coughed while holding onto the wooden box that kept the most important thing in the family, the family seal.

Lily had intentionally dressed in black, with a severe and gloomy expression.

Jonathan looked at her and was still angry about what had happened yesterday.

However, he was feeling slightly better as Alexander was not present today.

‘This child is not easy to deal with at all! I should find a chance and banish Lily from the family as soon as possible" he thought.

The people present grew restless since most of the family members were already present except for Henry and Justin.

Someone finally could not wait any longer and asked Jonathan, "We’ve been waiting here for more than thirty minutes.Why are Henry and Justin still not here? So, are we supposed to keep waiting?"

"Any time now," Jonathan calmly replied as he blinked slowly.

Since he had spoken, everyone else in the room continued to wait.

No one knew how long he meant by ‘any time now" so they could only wait.

Lily, on the other hand, just waited patiently.

She was one of the family's youngest members, so her seat was at the end of the table.She sipped her tea slowly while waiting for the two to arrive.She was there to settle the issue of being framed once and for all.

The past three days were sufficient for her to prepare for her counterattack as they prepared fake evidence to accuse her of murdering her own grandfather.

After about thirty minutes, the sun rose entirely.

Its rays shone brightly into the main hall, and some were starting to feel hot as the sun's rays glared upon them.

Then Henry finally walked into the room.He contrasted Lily, dressed in white, with a white flower pinned on his chest.He did not look sad at all.

There was a slight smile on his face if one looked closely.

"I’m sorry I’m late, Uncle Jonathan," he raised his voice, "To all the other family members present, I’m sorry that I’ve kept you waiting."

As he passed Lily, he glanced at her from the corner of his eye and smirked victoriously.

Lily lifted her head and smiled back at him.

Though he was not looking her straight in the eye, he noticed her smiling back and was dumbfounded.

His smirk froze as his steps waivered.

He soon regained his composure and continued walking toward the front.

Henry cleared his throat before nodding at Jonathan, "Since we're all here, why don’t we start."

Jonathan nodded in agreement as he stood up using his cane.

Henry was on his other side, helping him stand.

"Since we’ve gathered, let’s start the meeting.Everyone here is a Lodge family member, and there are no outsiders among us," he pointed at Lily as he spoke.

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Lily knew who Jonathan meant by ‘outsider’ as he had always viewed Alexander as one.

"What I want to announce today is very important to the Lodge family," Jonathan started.

Though he was not loud, he made sure everyone in the hall could hear him clearly, "Our family has more than a hundred years of history in Sapphine city.

We have always done our part and respected the family's rules.

"However, we did not expect my dear brother, Wilfred, to leave us so suddenly.His sudden passing is a great loss to our family, and we're all very sad about it.Unfortunately, this was no mere accident.It was, in fact, a planned murder!"

He looked at Lily as he finished his sentence.It was as if he was implying that she was the murderer.

Since Jonathan was so crude with his statement, Lily did not shy away.She stood up and said, "Granduncle, I think you’re wrong."

"Oh?"

Jonathan smirked coldly, "Do tell me what I said was wrong?"

"You’re wrong about two things.Firstly, you said everyone is here, but obviously, that’s not true.Justin is my grandfather’s oldest grandson, the most important person here, but he hasn’t arrived.How could you start without him?"

Jonathan smiled calmly in the face of her accusations, "Justin is indeed the oldest grandchild of the family, but Henry is your uncle.As your grandfather’s son, don’t you think he should be in charge, not Justin?"

"This is the second thing you’re wrong about,"

Lily paused before continuing, "You said everyone here today is from our family, and there are no outsiders, but the last I checked, he’s not a Lodge anymore."

"What?"

The others in the room looked at her in bewilderment.

They turned to each other as if trying to figure out who the stranger could be.

"Now, I’m confused.Since I have been a part of the Lodge family for so long, I’m familiar with every member, from the most senior to the youngest.Tell me, who isn’t a Lodge here?"

Jonathan remarked coldly.

Lily smiled nonchalantly back at Jonathan and walked toward Henry.

She pointed her finger at Henry under the gazes of everyone in the room, "Him! Henry isn’t a Lodge!"

The moment she finished her statement, all hell broke loose.

Some questioned her, "Lily, are you in your right mind? Henry is your uncle and your grandfather’s son.How is he not a Lodge?"

"Lily, you should stop your nonsense.There’s no point trying to hide what you’ ve done.Just admit it, and I’ll forgive you on behalf of your late mother."

Standing next to Jonathan, Henry reprimanded Lily while looking down at her, acting all high and mighty.

"Uncle?"

She uttered mockingly and shook her head, "No, you’re not my uncle."

Then she turned to Jonathan, "If you’ve been a part of the Lodge family for as long as you say you have, and since you are my grandfather's brother, you should know everyone.How is it that you've forgotten that Grandpa banished him?"

Lily pointed her finger at Henry while stressing the word ‘banished.

Naturally, when everyone heard the term, most gasped in surprise.Some were unaware of this and those who knew about the incident did not expect her to bring it up.

Everyone in the family knew that Henry was Wilfred’s beloved youngest son.

No one knew exactly why he had left the family many years ago and where he was all those years.

However, for some reason, he came back at this time.

They could understand why he chose to return now, but what would have caused Wilfred to banish his youngest son from the family?

"Lily, stop your nonsense.You’re just trying to draw attention away from what you’ve done! Whether I was banished from the family or not has nothing to do with you.What gives you the right to question me? Besides, this has nothing to do with what we’re meeting about today!"

Henry was flustered as he tried to argue his way out.

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Lily sneered icily and asked, "How is that not my business? Just a short while ago, Granduncle said that since this was a meeting of the Lodge family, anyone outside the family had no business being present.

If Grandpa already expelled you from the Lodge family, what gives you the right to be here?"

"You're not qualified to question my presence here!"

Henry looked at Lily nastily.

"You're wrong.Not only do I have the right, but everyone here also has the right to question why you're allowed to be here."

Lily did not back down and looked him in the eye.

Henry started to counter, but Jonathan cleared his throat and said, "Lily, you’re right, but Henry isn’t wrong either.I’ve heard of what happened in the past, but we should let bygones be bygones.Besides, there shouldn’t be hatred that lasts forever between father and son."

"Furthermore, everyone knows that Henry was your grandfather's favorite.He was blinded by anger when he banished Henry from the family, and we shouldn't take it to heart.Anyway..."

Jonathan paused and looked coldly at Lily, but his voice was calm, "

You were very young when that incident happened, so how would you know what happened? It’s only natural that you didn’t understand the situation because you were so young."

It sounded like Jonathan was analyzing the situation fairly, but he was just helping Henry and making light of her grandfather’s decision with a bunch of excuses.

It was obvious that Jonathan and Henry were two sides of the same coin!

"Moreover..."

He coughed into his fist and continued, "Henry is still your uncle, and you’re being insolent talking to him this way!"

"Today, we’re all gathered here to find out the truth of my grandfather’s death, not to discuss seniority.Besides, if we’re talking about seniority, Henry shouldn’t be the one to give orders here! Since he’s not part of the family anymore, he’s not my uncle.Why should my attitude toward him be a problem? This has nothing to do with our discussion today as well!"

Lily stressed.

"You have quite a sharp tongue, don’t you?"

Henry narrowed his eyes at her in anger.

When he left the family years ago, Lily was still a kid and did not make an impression on him, so he cared little about her existence.

All these years, when he was away from the family’s influence and having a tough time outside, he heard the news from the Lodge family occasionally.

There was no point in caring about Lily's news, and if he did not need her to carry out his plan, he would not have noticed her.

However, he did not expect her to be his largest obstacle in reclaiming his rightful position in the Lodge family.He had underestimated her.

"Enough!"

Jonathan knocked his cane on the ground and said, "Stop this useless argument of yours.Since you’re aware that we’re here to find out the truth, stop this menace and let us get straight to the point.Unless you’re intentionally trying to distract us from this issue?"

Since Jonathan did not want to continue the argument, he turned around, grabbed something from the person behind him, and faced Lily again.He looked at her quite intently this time.

Jonathan slowly walked toward Lily and stopped in front of her.He flung a document into her arms.

"Look at this!"

At the same time, everyone in the room was given the exact copy of the document, so they opened their envelopes to look at what was written inside.

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Lily could already guess what was inside the envelope without even looking at it.It was a set up all along, and the contents provided the necessary evidence to support their claims.

However, she decided to play along and opened the envelope.

Sitting inside were two sets of reports.

One was the autopsy report of her grandfather's death which stated that the cause of death was heart failure due to toxicity.

There was also a report detailing the candle she had created for her grandfather, with the contents that could cause heart failure highlighted in red.

These two reports informed everyone in the room that Lily was the murderer! Many of those present looked distressed after reading the reports.

They turned to gaze at Lily, their eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

They had all seen her as the granddaughter of Wilfred.

After both her parents passed away, Wilfred brought her back to the Lodge family, and she had grown up in that house.

Lily was Wilfred’s flesh and blood.

How could she do this to her own grandfather?

"Uncle Jonathan, Lily is Uncle Wilfred’s granddaughter.She would never do this to her own grandfather.There must have been...there must be a mistake.Maybe something went wrong in the testing procedure?"

Someone from the extended family could not help but ask.

Henry only sneered coldly, "Why do you think she’d dare be so rude to her own uncle? Don’t be fooled by her innocent appearance.She’s the type of person that would hold grudges and get her revenge.

"Remember when my father forbade her to study perfumery? She chose to leave the Lodge family and even went as far as to estrange the family for some outsider.Let me ask you Lily, if you keep insisting that my family banished me, how exactly are you different from me? You were estranged from the Lodge family as well.You did not come back for such a long time, but my father died when you chose to show yourself.Why would toxic materials be inside if it were not for your candles?"

Henry doubled down, "Are you saying you didn’t make this candle? You’re lying! You wanted revenge because you hated your grandfather! Your grandfather was so kind as to bring you in.If it weren’t for him, you would've ended up in the orphanage! Unfortunately, he couldn’t see that you were just an ungrateful kid!"

Henry carefully planned every one of his words to frame Lily as the perpetrator, and he even provided her with the ideal motive.

Such dedication! At first, some of the family members were still skeptical about the evidence, but after listening to Henry's explanation, they were convinced.

After all, Lily had left the Lodge family for a while and had not been back for a long time.

Now that they thought about it, it was such a coincidence that something happened to Wilfred the moment she came back.

Most of them had come around by this point, and one of them had even groaned, "Wilfred had committed his whole life to raise an ungrateful kid.Such a shame."

Others started to rattle on, "How could you do this to your own grandfather?!"

"Even if you had some argument with him, you shouldn’t have done this! How could you be so cruel?"

Lily, however, was unfazed by the barrage of abuse directed at her, and she maintained her poise as she stared unblinkingly at Jonathan and Henry.

Her lips turned upwards into a mocking sneer, "You’re trying to accuse me of a crime just with these reports? Aren’t you taking this too lightly? Firstly, the credibility of these reports is questionable, and secondly, what makes you so sure that I was the one who poisoned the candles?"