The Prison-Made Queen novel Chapter 309

"We're talking about Tamara. Why are you getting so agitated, Mr. Cheney?"

"Mr. Cheney is defending Tamara so hard... do you have a thing for her?"

"Do you men just love those fake, fragile women?"

"Exactly. Men are absolute suckers for Tamara's act!"

"Usually you act so high and mighty, but when you meet someone like Tamara, you get dizzy and lose your mind, don't you?"

Mr. Cheney's face turned beet red. He was about to retort, but the older elites nearby were already glancing over, looking at him like he was an ignorant child. In a setting like this, the more you spoke, the more mistakes you made. Seeing through the lies without speaking them aloud was what smart people did.

Many people in the room had noticed Fitch's abnormal behavior today. A few business tycoons stood in a corner, conversing in low tones.

"The Sloan family is going to take a hard fall this time."

In the city's business circle, everyone knew Fitch was a ruthless operator beneath a smiling mask.

Now that his own daughter had nearly been killed, instead of getting angry, he was protecting the culprit. He was likely targeting the Sloan Group itself.

"Heh, the head of the Sherwood family is no pushover. Since he insists on the marriage, he definitely has an ulterior motive."

Zadie reached out, trying to take Leilani's hand to build a connection, but Leilani sidestepped to avoid her. The expression on Zadie's face stiffened, then tears instantly rolled down her cheeks, her voice shaking.

"It's Mom's fault. I didn't expect you to suffer so much for Tamara. Leilani, you are my own flesh and blood. How could I bear to treat you this way? Come home with Mom. I will make it up to you..."

Leilani looked at her hypocritical display, a cold sneer curling her lips. "Zadie, stop acting. It makes me sick."

Leilani's voice wasn't loud, but it traveled clearly to everyone's ears.

"Four years ago, I remember very clearly. You knew Tamara pushed Yvonne, yet you forced me to take the blame for her and let me sit in prison for four years. And I recall that after I got out, you thought I was a disgrace and couldn't wait to distance yourselves from me. Now that the truth is out, you think a single word like 'compensation' makes everything pretend to never have happened?"