Chapter 831
She couldn’t be the main culprit who directly harmed Serena, nor could she be the one who directly hurt her grandparents.
All the wrong things she had done were based on her love for them, which was why she had been manipulated by someone with an ulterior motive into making mistakes.
But listening to these words.
Catherine Vinton only felt a deeper sense of disappointment.
“Isabella,” she began, “Agnes raised you single-handedly. Given that bond, she is practically half a mother to you. Are you really shoving all the blame onto her right now just to shirk responsibility p>
Isabella Lancaster stiffened, biting her lower lip. “I-I’m telling the truth. I have proof on my phone p>
Catherine turned her head away, unwilling to look at her any longer.
This wasn’t just bad behavior.
This was cold-blooded. It was a complete annihilation of basic human decency.
“Fine, just fine!” Seeing his wife growing more heartbroken, Edward Lancaster immediately raised his hand and looked toward the side. “Bring her in p>
The side door opened.
Two bodyguards escorted a person into the room.
It was Agnes.
Her hair was a mess, her face was bruised, and her complexion was ashen. It was obvious she had been detained for a while.
She had been standing outside the side door and had heard everything Isabella just said.
Every single word.
Looking at the young heiress she had nurtured from a baby, the girl she had
pampered and cherished, who was now pinning every crime on her just to save her own skin.
Agnes felt a suffocating wave of despair.
But seeing Isabella’s miserable state, crying until she was practically fainting.
A pang of pain flashed through her eyes.
“Agnes!” Isabella’s eyes darted in
panic when she saw her, but she
quickly spoke up
Tell them, it was
all you… you were the one who taught me, you told me to do it, right p>
Agnes looked at Isabella and opened her mouth.
Isabella’s eyes were filled with absolute pleading.
Agnes felt a heavy lump in her throat.
She squeezed her eyes shut tightly.
With a heavy thud, she collapsed onto the floor.
She bowed her head deeply, her voice trembling. “It was me. Every single mistake was my fault… I was the one with the wicked heart. I manipulated Miss Isabella p>
“When I saw Miss Serena return, Miss Isabella was left out in the cold. She suffered so much injustice, and it made me bitter. I was terrified that once Miss Isabella fell out of favor, I wouldn’t be able to rely on her to live a comfortable life in the Lancaster family anymore. So… so I started whispering lies in Miss Isabella’s ear p>
“I did all those terrible things. I hired the mercenaries, and I have the evidence on my end… Miss Isabella is nocent and kind and she trusted me too much. That’s how I was able to blindside her p>
“She didn’t know anything. She is innocent. I tricked her p>
Agnes pleaded until she was hoarse, desperately taking every single ounce of blame upon herself.
Even at this stage.
Her only thought was to preserve Isabella’s life of wealth and privilege.
Because this was her own flesh and blood.
This was the daughter she had committed every evil deed in the world just to elevate.
But when Isabella heard her take all the blame, she didn’t feel a shred of gratitude; instead, she let out a massive sigh of relief.
Inwardly, she thought that this wretched old woman had finally made herself useful after dragging her down so much.
Isabella immediately spoke up, “Grandpa, Mom, Dad, did you hear that? She admitted it herself! She manipulated me, she brainwashed me from a young age! I’m innocent p>