Chapter 834
He scoffed. “Agnes Thorne broke the law, so naturally she must face legal justice. Moreover… she confessed to being the mastermind who manipulated you into doing
a lot of things, so she must pay the price for that p>
“For a mastermind, the sentencing won’t be light p>
As Edward said this, his eyes never left Isabella.
The entire Lancaster family was watching her as well. They wanted to see exactly how she would react.
Isabella’s mind went blank for two seconds.
And then, a massive sigh of relief washed over her.
So… they were calling the cops on Agnes, not her!
As long as they weren’t arresting her, she was fine!
Desperate to keep herself entirely out of the crossfire, Isabella instinctively nodded along. “Yes! Yes! You should call the police. Agnes manipulated me, she’s the mastermind! She lied to me and used me as a weapon, you should definitely have her arrested! She deserves it p>
The way she scrambled so eagerly to clear her name made her look like a complete clown.
Agnes remained slumped on the floor nearby, the exhaustion deeply etched into her face.
Hearing Isabella’s words, her heart shattered.
That was her biological daughter.
Just to distance herself, she had actually… stooped to such a level.
But seeing the sheer, unadulterated terror on Isabella’s face.
Agnes’s resolve softened.
This was her only daughter.
The person she would lay down her life to protect.
If her going to prison could buy her daughter’s freedom, then so be it.
Her old bones weren’t going to last many more years anyway.
“Yes, I am the mastermind,” Agnes confessed, forcing every word out clearly. “I did it all. It has nothing to do with Miss Isabella at all. I am the one who deserves to die, and I truly should face the law p>
“Agnes Thorne, you certainly are loyal,” Julian scoffed coldly. “But even if you take the fall, that doesn’t mean she gets to walk away scot-free p>
After he spoke, he casually waved his hand.
The notary staff and the Lancaster Group’s lawyers stepped forward.
“Miss Isabella, we will now begin liquidating your assets,” they said in a cold, strictly professional tone.
The lawyer then pulled out stacks of itemized lists. “Miss Isabella, please cooperate. We need to reclaime everything the Lancaster family has ever gifted your content
What followed was a brutal scene.
Since Isabella was a woman.
The male bodyguards couldn’t exactly strip her.
So, two maids were called over.
First, they removed the earrings from her ears, then the necklace from her neck.
The bracelets and rings from her wrists and fingers.
Even the diamond-encrusted heels on her feet were taken off.
Finally, she was ordered to take off the million-dollar dress she was wearing.
Isabella desperately clutched her neckline. “No… you can’t do this! I’m
wearing it, what am supposed to
wear if I take it off I won’t doit won’t p>
Making her strip in front of all these people.
Did they want to strip her of her dignity entirely?
But Edward merely gave a dismissive nod of his chin.
Two maids immediately tossed a set of Agnes’s old, everyday clothes right onto Isabella’s face.
It was made of coarse fabric, faded from washing, and carried a faint, stale smell of mildew.
When had Agnes ever worn something this shabby normally?
Who knows where they even dug out such rags, it was obvious they were deliberately trying to humiliate her!
“I won’t wear it! I’m not wearing trash
like this!” Isabella was thoroughly repulsed. “The Lancaster family isn’t short of one dress, why do you have to make me take it off p>
“Because p>
Julian adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, his eyes chillingly somber. “Right now, this
is all you are fit to wear p>
“Either put it on yourself, or I’ll have someone put it on for you p>