Chapter 567 Debt and Betrayal

Chapter 567 Debt and Betrayal

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Susanter imed she had only been feverish and confused that night, that she hadn’t meant anything improper. Soon after, she left the country, and nc assumed they would never cross paths again. He let it go–and never breathed a word to Nancy, fearing she would use him of being conceited.

Even so, propriety between men and women was no small matter. Whether Susan’s embrace that night had been muddled impulse or something more, nc had avoided suspicion from then on.

So when she suddenly dashed toward the wall, he did not move to catch her. Instead, he squeezed Nancy’s hand tighter and even stepped back a pace.

“Mom!”

Renee’s shrill cry split the air. nc’s guilty fingers brushed his nose–he hadn’t deliberately let her get hurt. He had simply… seen nothing.

“Grace!”

“Nancy!”

Only then did Nancy, James, and the others realize Susan had actually struck the wall. “Mom, please wake up! Don’t scare me… I swear I’ll never hurt anyone again, never think about James that way again, I’ll get along with Lily–I’ll do anything, just don’t leave me!”

Susan looked ghastly. Blood streamed from her temple, painting half her face crimson. Her body trembled faintly, lips quivering, her voice a broken rasp.

She knew all too well–if a performance was to seed, it had to look real. That was why she’d hurled herself into the wall with her full strength.

But she hadn’t expected that in a room full of people, people she’d helped before, not a single one would try to stop her.

Still, the severity of her injury served her purpose. Men thrived on chivalry; seeing her so broken, surely nc would ipity /iher. And James–raised under her roof for three years–surely he would remember her sacrifice and spare Renee.

Her mind whirled. She had already made other preparations. Just days ago, she’d given Nancy two bottles of “supplements” she’d brought from abroad–costly, custom–made. Thebel promised beauty and health. In truth, it was slow–acting poison.

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At first, Nancy would merely feel weak, lightheaded. By the time the bottles were empty, the toxin would reach a lethal dose, and her organs would fail. It would look natural–no one would suspect foul y.

Susan smiled inside her pain. She was elegant, refined, striking. Years ago, nc’s rejection had been about Nancy’s status, not about Susan herself. Once Nancy was gone, both she and nc would be free–and what man could resist her then?

She and Renee would live in the Luke estate. If Lily had another “ident” and lost her ability to bear children, who else would James turn to but Renee?

The thought fed her resolve. Her body trembled weakly, her voice a ghost of itself: “James, Lily… I am so sorry. I never thought Renee would do such a thing. I don’t want ito /itrade favors for forgiveness, but my health is failing. If she goes to prison, I might not live ito /iisee /iher again when shees out. I beg you… for the three years I cared for James, don’t call the police.”

“Grace…”

James wasn’t sure whether Susan knew about Renee’s crime. She had, after all, taken him in and cared for him. A part of him still held gratitude. Seeing her broken and bleeding, even he felt a twinge of pity.

But the victims weren’t him–they were Lily and Ivan. He had no right to forgive on their behalf.

He told Ashton ito /ifetch a doctor, then said evenly, “Yes, you did help me, and I’ll never forget that. But the one Renee tried to harm wasn’t me. We regret that you’re hurt, but whether Lily and Ivan call the police is their choice. Grace, I know you’re only worried about Renee, not trying to bind them with guilt. Please don’t make things harder for them.”

Susan’s eyes widened in shock.

By every rule she knew, her blood and her sacrifice should have moved him. But James- James did not y by those rules.

Beside him, Lily’s fingers slipped into his hand, gripping tight.

He truly never let her down. Renee had tried to destroy her, but even with Susan waving the banner of old debts, James had refused to yield.