"We get it. You don't have to keep saying it," Douglas said dryly. Then, he glanced at Sierra, who had remained silent the entire time, and sneered. "For her, you won't care whether anyone else lives or dies."
"Douglas." Daniel finally spoke up, warning him to stop.
Douglas was clearly unconvinced. He lowered his head to check on Melody and threw out sarcastic remarks from time to time.
Theo was already frustrated by the whole incident and completely lost his patience. He stepped in front of Sierra protectively and snapped coldly, "It wasn't Sierra pulling me away. I carried her out.
"I had the staff go look for her. Was she alone when you found her?"
Douglas froze for a moment, his mouth slightly open. Before he could respond, Yvette, who had long been disgusted with his blind loyalty to Melody, cut in sharply, "Yeah, we saw it. He was so sweet and considerate that he wouldn't even let Melody walk too fast."
Yet, the moment they arrived, Melody had burst into tears, acting as if the whole world had abandoned her.
Theo shot Melody a cold glance. She trembled under his gaze and avoided his eyes as her face turned pale.
Daniel, Simon, and the others were well aware of her schemes. They were growing tired of her constant manipulation of Douglas.
Thinking back, Douglas hadn't been entirely wrong before when he said nobody liked an evil woman. That was exactly why, after all these years, Theo had never liked Melody.
Only Douglas was blind to it, constantly defending her.
But this time, he had gone too far. His hostility toward Sierra was too obvious, and Theo had no intention of letting it slide. Turning to the staff, he ordered, "Since Mr. Brown has doubts about the incident, pull up the surveillance footage."
The staff hesitated, looking at Douglas. Seeing that he didn't object, they quickly went to retrieve a laptop.
"Mr. Gray, Mrs. Gray was startled, and her heart rate is a bit fast. I'll prescribe some calming medication for her, and she should be fine," the doctor reported during the brief pause.
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