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Chapter 570
“No! I... I won’t apologize!” someone stammered softly.
Stunned, Joseph thought, Little One? Was that Little One?
Previously, he had kept Charlotte behind him to protect her. All of a sudden, someone tugged his arm from behind
and before he knew it, she shielded him with her thin body. An expression of determination mixed with fear flashed
across her face. “Joseph... Joseph did nothing wrong!” she said firmly, “It was you! You cut my face with a needle.
You... you called me a slut. My face is like this all because of you. W-Who are you to... to come into my home and...
and cause a scene?”
These few sentences might have been easy for someone else to say. However, it took Charlotte quite a while
before she could spit it all out.
And when she finally did... she had exhausted every ounce of strength! Her entire back was drenched with sweat!
There was perspiration covering her forehead as well.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe desperately tried to quell the fear within her; the fear of speaking out loud. She had no idea where this sudden
outburst of courage came from.
Watching the Field family stood up for her made her want to come forth and try her best to express herself. For the
first time in her life, she wanted to overcome the source of all that pain.
There were people she wanted to protect too. She certainly didn’t want to see them insulted and walked all over by
Mrs. Fraser! She was fine with being insulted herself. But she would not allow that to happen to the people she
wanted to protect!
The entire Field family was shocked.
Mrs. Field walked up to her in disbelief and grabbed her hand as though it would give her strength. “Lottie... you...”
She was deeply touched. What did she just say? My home...
She really takes this place as her home!
Mrs. Field’s eyes began to water.
She had long since noticed how Charlotte was different. The little girl was quiet, anti-social and extremely shy. The
doctor she consulted revealed it was highly likely that Charlotte was suffering from autism. Everybody was clear
about how it affected people.
It certainly wasn’t easy for someone suffering from autism to express him- or herself so clearly.
She had been hesitant about bringing Charlotte to see a doctor because she was afraid of giving this sensitive little
girl the wrong impression that her family disliked her.
Joseph stared at the little girl standing in front of him in disbelief too.
She’s clearly so weak and vulnerable... and in so much pain... This horrible woman standing in front of her
disfigured her. She must be terrified.
Joseph couldn’t even bring himself to picture that scene.
“Mrs. Fraser, what else do you have to say?” Mr. Field asked sternly, “Would you care to explain to what happened
to Charlotte’s face? What right did you have to cut there? Don’t you know how important one’s appearance is to
him or her? Disfiguring someone is such a vicious thing to do. As a family head, how could you do something like
that?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmLochlan was completely dumbfounded after hearing what Charlotte had said.
My mother?
She’s the one who hurt Lottie?
The blood on the floor that day belonged to Lottie?
Did Mom do that?
As Mrs. Fraser hadn’t expected Charlotte to expose her like that in front of everybody, she immediately flew into a
panic. However, she quickly regained her composure.
She didn’t have any evidence. Only both of us were present that day. No one else could have seen what had
happened.
“I certainly didn’t expect someone as young as you to go around accusing people of things they didn’t do. Since
when did I ever cut your face? What does your disfigurement have anything to do with me?”
“Mom, did you really cut Lottie’s face?” Lochlan asked in a trembling voice.
“Are you out of your mind? Are you going to believe her over me? I’ve proved my innocence that night! There were
so many scorpions in there. If I did it, would I have jumped in?” Infuriated, Mrs. Fuller thought to herself, how is he
so easily convinced by that little vixen?
He’s actually questioning me? Oh, she’ll be the death of me!
I should have just disfigured her entire face back then, not just half of it!
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