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Lilian held Jessica’s hand tightly, her eyes filled with hope. Right now, Jessica was her only hope. She truly believed that Jessica would save her.
Jessica looked at Lilian and said softly, “Mom.”
Lilian immediately wrapped her arms around Jessica. “Yes darling?”
Jessica didn’t pull away. She let her mother hold her, but there was a hint of worry in her voice as she said, “Horace is starting to doubt my background.”
“What?” Lilian stiffened, her heart skipping a beat. “Why would he doubt your background?”
“Because I went to him to plead for you. I wanted him to let you go, but he thinks you’ve killed someone, so he won’t release you. I groveled and begged him, but he said you’re just my foster mom, not my real mom. That was when he started to question where I really came from.”
Jessica’s voice cracked with frustration and a bit of guilt.
Lilian was deeply moved. “I can’t believe you did that for me. I thought you’d forgotten about me.”
“Of course not! Back in the hospital, when I said you killed Dad, it was because I had no choice–it was just a temporary measure. I could never abandon you or stop trying to save you. But now, I’ve failed to get you out, and Horace is also starting to suspect who I really am. Mom, what should I do?
“If I lose the identity of the richest man’s daughter, then the Crone and Larson families will turn their backs on me. I’ll be left with nothing. All my life, I’ve been better than Wendy. She’ll step all over me and bully me. I can’t live like that!
“Mom, you’re my real mother. You’ll help me, won’t you? You’re the only one I can count on now.”
Tears began to stream down Jessica’s face, falling quickly and silently as she sobbed in despair. With her voice barely audible, she looked incredibly vulnerable.
Lilian’s heart broke at the sight. “No, don’t cry. I’ll figure something out.”
“But what can you do? Horace is determined to make you talk, and he’s already starting to suspect us! Unless…”
“Unless what?” Lilian asked, her voice trembling.
“Unless you disappear from this world.”
“What?”
Disappear from the world?
Lilian stumbled back, her face pale with shock as she stared at Jessica, completely baffled by what she was hearing.
Jessica stepped closer, her expression cold. “This is the only way. You have to take everything on yourself and end it all. That’s the only way to save me.”
Lilian couldn’t believe what she was hearing. “You came here today to ask me to end my life? You didn’t actually plead for me, did you? You were lying to me! Your tears–they’re all fake!”
Had she already figured it out? Jessica had initially planned to manipulate Lilian, tricking the latter into willingly ending her own life. But now, the act was falling apart.
Without hesitation, Jessica wiped away her tears with a blank expression and revealed the truth.
“That’s right. I never begged for you.”
“How could you do this to me?” Lilian’s voice was filled with disbelief and pain.
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“Why not? How could I possibly beg for you? Horace is already beginning to doubt me. Do you want me to be exposed, too? You’re the one who made me the richest man’s daughter. You let all of this happen. Now that I’m at the top, I don’t want to fall. Is that so wrong?” Jessica’s tone was firm, filled with justification.
Lilian’s face turned ashen, realization dawning on her.
Everything was her own doing. She was the one who had pushed Jessica into this position.
“You’ve always taught me to climb higher, to step on people like Wendy and everyone else beneath me. Isn’t that what you’ve been teaching me my whole life? I’ve gotten used to being cared for, being spoiled. I don’t want to lose that! You’re my real mother, and now you’ve been convicted of murder. You can’t escape it. Shouldn’t you do one last thing to protect your daughter? “Jessica sneered.
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Jessica gripped Lilian’s shoulders tightly. “Mom, please, help met you just ta
