CHAPTER 97: CHAPTER 97: LILY WINDSOR’S FINAL ACT OF SELF-DESTRUCTION

Juliana Jacobs froze for a moment.

She had never expected April Preston to be exposed so quickly.

But by Lily Windsor? Did she really have that kind of skill?

"If you come to The Gilded Cage now, you might still see someone alive. I can’t say what will happen if you’re late."

The video call ended, and Juliana was left stunned.

The Gilded Cage is a private club.

Lily Windsor taking April there didn’t seem like her style at all.

Juliana couldn’t just stand by and watch a life disappear before her eyes.

She collected herself and opened the car door.

Just as she got out, someone landed a heavy punch on her face.

"Stupid woman! If you have guts, stay in the car forever!"

Juliana staggered back, and another person seized the opportunity to grab her and forcefully dragged her into a nearby car.

The Gilded Cage, private room.

April’s legs had been pulled straight but now were bending down, unable to bear Lily’s weight.

Seeing Juliana, she opened her mouth but couldn’t make a sound.

Half of Juliana’s face was stinging, but she couldn’t care about that and instead looked calmly at Lily Windsor.

"What do I have to do for you to let her go?"

Lily Windsor’s hand had an IV needle still taped to it.

Her eyes were filled with endless hatred as she looked at Juliana.

"You think by sleeping with my husband, he would leave me? Even if I kill this woman today, George Grant won’t say a word!"

Juliana smiled slightly, a bit disappointed at the lack of effect.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I’m impressed you have such connections, Ms. Windsor."

Lily took it as her tactics having successfully intimidated Juliana.

"Hmph, I’m just getting started."

She then looked at April.

"You want to take her away? Fine! You just have to sleep with these guys and record a video. Be on call for our business here from now on, and I’ll let you leave."

As Lily finished speaking, four thugs that she’d brought along stood in front of Juliana and took off their T-shirts in unison, revealing densely tattooed bodies.

"You’re forcing me into prostitution!"

Juliana instinctively took a few steps back.

Lily said proudly, "You look down on me for being a masseuse, think I’m low, think I’m dirty? Then I’ll make you experience being a whore too, see if you’ll still dare to mock me in the future."

Just as she finished, the tightly shut private room door was suddenly kicked open.

Adrian Langley saw the tattooed men closing in on Juliana and rushed in to shield her without hesitation.

"I’ve called the police. What are you planning to do?"

But the thugs laughed.

One of them said, "The police can’t come in here, are you here to die?"

As he spoke, he swung a liquor bottle at Adrian’s temple.

Juliana grabbed an ice bucket nearby to block the blow, and Lily’s face darkened.

"You can’t even handle these two losers! Are those tattoos just stickers?"

As the words fell, the other three thugs charged at them with bottles, and Julian’s ice bucket was no match.

Adrian, quick on his feet, pulled Juliana into his arms, using his back to shield her from the attack.

At that moment, figures suddenly burst in from outside, and the four thugs went flying, crashing into each other.

The bodyguards steadied themselves, Evan Grant frowned and walked in.

His face slightly flushed as if he had just come from a drinking session.

"Evan, you’re here. This woman..." Lily pointed at Juliana, "she’s finding women to sleep with your dad, utterly immoral."

Seeing his woman in someone else’s arms, Evan felt awful.

"The medication prescribed by your doctor is too good, giving you strength to act out and disgrace the Grant Family?"

"Evan, your wife cheated on you and you’re taking her side? She and... this man!" Lily pointed at Adrian Langley.

"He was the one hugging your wife outside the bar that day. I had a video of him holding your wife to the hotel room, but someone deleted it this morning. Evan, this woman is rotten to the core. You should see it clearly."

Juliana calmly stepped out of Adrian’s embrace, her voice cold.

"Ms. Windsor’s standards of right and wrong are different from normal people; she should take care of herself."

As she spoke, she removed the necklace from her chest, revealing that the pendant was actually a miniature camera.

Lily’s face went pale instantly.

"The police might not get in here, but they’ll see this video. Charges of kidnapping, intentional harm, and forcing someone into prostitution are much more serious than defamation. Ms. Windsor might as well receive her second round of chemotherapy in prison."

"You tricked me again..."

Lily lunged forward to grab the necklace from Juliana’s hand.

Evan dragged her aside, irritably tossing her to the wall.

Lily couldn’t get up and began to cry.

"If I go to jail, Stella will be so upset, her depression will relapse..."

However, Evan seemed not to hear her, instead looking at Juliana, "Why call me if you were going to call the police?"

The police call was made by Adrian, but Juliana raised her chin, "So should I just let her harass me endlessly?"

Evan ground his teeth.

The sound of sirens blared outside, Ethan Carter rushed in, speaking quietly, "Young Master Isaac just left through the back door."

Evan frowned, saying to Juliana, "I’ll arrange someone to take you back, stay away from places like this from now on."

Juliana was about to respond when Adrian’s body suddenly started shaking violently.

"Aidan!" Juliana shouted, rushing to support him.

Aidan!

Evan suddenly remembered when Juliana was once trapped in a dark room and had a high fever, she kept calling out "yan."

He used to stay by her bedside, thinking she was calling for him in her delirium because she loved him so much, so he continued dutifully tending to Stella, ignoring Juliana repeatedly.

Only now did he realize, she had never been calling for "Evan," but for "Aidan."

She had never mistaken anyone.

"President Grant..." Ethan reminded him.

The belated pain climbed into his heart, Evan looked at Juliana, who was now watching over Adrian with concern, leaving two people to help wrap things up as he left.

With the video provided by Juliana, the police burst into The Gilded Cage, and the entire club descended into chaos.

Lily was pinned against the wall by two officers, hands cuffed behind her back, she screamed hysterically, "Do you know who I am? The Grant Family won’t let you get away with this!"

The lead officer chuckled coldly as he tightened the cuffs with a click.

"The third son of the Langley Family reported this, and Mrs. Grant provided the evidence herself. Who do you think can protect you?"

Soon, an ambulance arrived as well.

April’s legs were completely gone, only opening her eyes when placed on a stretcher.

Juliana kept reminding the doctors to be careful.

April gripped Juliana’s hand and rasped softly, "I didn’t say a word."

Juliana’s nose felt stung, "I’ll make sure you recover."

April shook her head, "My mom needs an operation to survive."

Juliana choked, "You’ll both get treated."

"Then I’ll testify and make sure Lily Windsor goes to jail."

With that, she passed out.

Juliana accompanied Adrian for a CT scan at the hospital.

Afterward, the doctor prescribed some blood circulation and clot-dissolving medication.

"Do you have anyone to apply it for you at home?" Juliana asked.

Adrian took the medicine, "It’s not serious. But you, the Grants are not easy to deal with, if I hadn’t happened to pass by and saw you being dragged into the car today..."

Juliana interrupted him, "I was supposed to go to Celestial Vista, are you sure you just happened to pass by?"

Adrian remained silent.

Juliana sat beside him, "Grandpa’s coming for a follow-up soon."

Adrian remained silent, his fingers subconsciously rubbing the edge of the medicine box.

Juliana had always wondered about Adrian’s disappearance.

"Why four years ago..."

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted her.

George Grant charged in aggressively, ready to grab Juliana’s wrist.

"Go to the station, withdraw the case, release my wife immediately!"