283 Nothing Happened That Night
Lillian's voice was so loud that it drew the attention of half of the people in the hall.
Anna stood in the middle of the crowd, aware that some of those around her were sympathetic while others were contemptuous.
Lilian's voice was like a megaphone, amplifying the pain Anna suffered in the past.
"Allie certainly deserved to die in agony! She didn't even apologize to you before she died, did she? I admire you for that, Anna. | wouldn't have gone to her funeral if| were you. Anna, you were a wonderful sister.”
Anna clenched her fists and struggled to keep her cool. "Lilian, I'm not sure what you're talking about," she said.
Lilian scowled at her as she folded her arms as if she had expected her to never admit to this. She said viciously, "How can you not remember that? This happened just six years ago! It was your eighteenth birthday, and your father surprised you with a big house. Allie was envious of you, so she let a group of men get into your room. Later, you went to America. You tried to hide that from everyone, right?"
Anna's face became paler and paler as she spoke in greater detail
Jacob quickly stepped out of the crowd and in front of Anna at that moment.
He snarled, "What are you doing, Lilian? Have you gone insane? Do you have any idea what you're talking about?!"
“I'm just telling the truth! Everyone thinks Anna is a bad daughter because she refuses to take responsibility for her father's group. Well, | want everyone to know how badly her family has messed up her life. People will stop blaming her this way, so I'm doing it for her sake.”
Lilian stated in her defense. Jacob's face was solemn after hearing her words, and he cursed, "Lunatic!"
He turned to face Anna and said, "Sorry about that, Anna. You should leave now, and I'll take care of everything for you.”
"Don't forget, Jacob, you broke up with Anna a long time ago! I'm the one who's married to you!" Lilian was enraged to see how much Jacob cared for Anna. So, she shouted as if she didn't care how many people were staring at her.
Jacob had long been irritated by Lilian. He became even angrier when he saw her humiliating him in front of many people and shouted, "Not anymore!”
"What do you mean? You're going to divorce me for her?"
"That's enough!" Lilian was interrupted by Anna. She calmed down as she observed this couple arguing.
After some thought, she took a deep breath, looked around, and said indifferently, "Lilian, we did once have a beef. But that's no reason to spread rumors about me! Plus, you can't make fun of Alllie because she's dead, When you intervened in Jacob's relationship with me six years ago, you spread rumors at school that I was the one who cheated on him. Do you still want to humiliate me in this manner? They were young back then, so everyone believed your craps easily. But, everyone here is all decent people, so no one will ever believe you!"
In fact, the people around her joined in because they knew what Lilian
said was outrageous. So, they all realized she was lying after some thought.
The guests gathered around Anna began to speak as soon as she finished speaking.
Lilian was enraged and exclaimed, "What? | swear to God that I'm not lying! I'd heard Allie say she put aphrodisiac in your drink and had you taken to a hotel room. Plus, there were four or five guys in that room waiting for you!"
Everyone was stunned, including Jacob, who was wide-eyed. He only knew Anna had been in an accident that night, but he had no idea what had happened. So, he never expected that Lilian knew it.
The guests all began to talk about this thing.
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