Reborn Fake Heiress Watch the Whole Family Burn novel Chapter 695

"Elena, you're finally here." Amanda looked at Elena like she was a lifesaver.

"Don't worry, Amanda. I'm here. If anyone thinks they can lay a hand on Claire, they'll have to go through me!"

Cathy pointed a finger at Elena. "Elena, she is handling family discipline. This has nothing to do with you. I strongly suggest you stay out of it."

"Nothing to do with me? The person you're trying to hit is my sister, not you. How is that none of my business? I'm absolutely getting involved!"

Seeing Elena openly defying her, the matriarch snapped, "Elena, if you insist on interfering today, don't blame me for being harsh. I'll punish you right alongside her."

Elena crossed her arms and replied coldly, "I'm not a pushover like Daniel and Amanda. Let me ask you this: exactly what crime did Claire commit to deserve a beating?"

"She deliberately seduced Cathy's husband. You don't think that's a mistake?" Maggie sneered.

"Oh, so she 'deliberately seduced' him? Let's ask the man himself." Elena turned to Justin. "Justin, is that what happened?"

"Absolutely not. Claire and I have done nothing wrong. If you want to punish someone, punish me! Stop ganging up on an innocent woman!" Justin proved he still had some backbone left.

"Look at that! He's still protecting her, and you expect us to believe there's no affair!" Seeing Justin defend Claire only made Cathy angrier.

"Cathy, about catching them in the act—do you actually have proof? Because if you have hard evidence, not only will Claire take the punishment, but I'll step up and take it too. So, let's see the proof!"

"The news is the proof! It was broadcasted everywhere, and there's a video. Are you saying that's fake? Half the street saw it happen!"

"I saw that news report, and that is not proof. Real proof means catching them in bed together. Meeting on a public street is an affair now? Justin interacts with women every single day. Is he having an affair with all of them? Cathy, do you have actual proof or not?"

She had a perfect upper hand, but with just a few sentences, Elena had flipped the entire situation against her.

"The only one twisting facts here is you!" Elena fired back, casting an icy glare over the rest of the room.

Finally, her gaze landed squarely on the matriarch.

"Are you really ready to beat Claire over some baseless rumors that haven't even been fact-checked? Do you really think that's reasonable?"

The older woman was naturally never going to admit she was wrong. She scoffed coldly. "When there's a lack of decency in this family, it's my job to set things straight!"

"Fine! Since we're talking about a lack of decency, I have a question for you. Claire and Justin were already engaged when Cathy stepped in and seduced him. Why didn't you punish her back then? Cathy is the real homewrecker here. She stole another woman's fiancé right at the engagement party and humiliated our entire family. Have you forgotten how furious you were about that? Yet now, over an unproven rumor, you want to beat Claire? How does that make any sense!"