Allison hung her head low, "It's all my fault."
Rose turned to her sharply, "Allie, what are you talking about?"
Allison laid out everything that had happened.
Emily's voice was filled with reproach, "So Joshua took the hit for you?"
Allison's lips tightened into a thin line. "Yes."
Emily wasn’t pleased, "Allison, you were way too impulsive. We had already called the police, and there were security guards at the estate. Couldn’t you have waited a bit longer? If you hadn't acted so rashly, Joshua wouldn’t be hurt for no reason."
"I'm sorry, Grandma Emily, it's all on me," Allison said, her voice strained, as she bowed her head even lower.
Emily kept at it, "You’re causing such a mess before you're even part of the family."
Javier's expression darkened. "What exactly do you mean by that? Let's be clear, Joshua stirred up this trouble, and my daughter is the victim here. How can you pin the blame on her?"
Javier's tone turned icy. "Easy for you to say 'wait a little longer.' That person had my daughter kidnapped, with a knife at her throat, threatening to kill her if Allison didn’t show up. It's easy to judge when you're not in that kind of danger."
"Security?" Javier scoffed.
"Speaking of security, let me ask you, what were the Fisher family's guards even doing? How could they let someone snatch Lizzy in broad daylight like that? Were they there to rescue her or just to clean up after? Lizzy is Allison's sister. Was it wrong for her to be desperate to save her?"
Javier was genuinely furious. Not only was the engagement party ruined, but his younger daughter was kidnapped, and his older daughter nearly got hurt trying to save her. They were the victims, yet here they were now being blamed. It was ridiculous!
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