And her... what fate awaited her?
Marrying Mr. Reno offered at least a glimmer of hope, but if she went to prison, she would be well and truly finished!
Noelle Lockwood panicked instantly. "I’ll marry him! I’ll do it! Princess Avery, I’ll marry him right now!"
Caleb Lockwood dropped the act. On his old face, his sinister, aged eyes were fixed on Estelle Lockwood.
"Estelle! I’m still your grandfather, after all! How can you be so heartless!"
Estelle Lockwood smiled.
She looked Caleb Lockwood up and down. "Old Mr. Lockwood, were you just thinking that once the Lockwood Family gets that money, you’ll make sure I suffer? After all, who was it that let me find out so many of your family’s secrets?"
Caleb Lockwood’s expression was sinister and ferocious.
Estelle Lockwood shrugged. "Too bad. You won’t get that chance now. After all... Caleb Lockwood, everything you’ve done has already been exposed."
"My true parentage, Noelle Lockwood’s true parentage, the lives you ruined for Phoebe Hale and her grandfather, the Lockwood Family’s ugly true colors, Princess Avery’s unreasonable behavior... all of it..."
"Has been broadcast live."
Estelle Lockwood tilted her head. "By the way, Old Mr. Lockwood, you must be curious why the live broadcast has been going on for so long, yet your subordinate is only calling to warn you now."
A dreadful answer had already formed in Caleb Lockwood’s mind.
Estelle Lockwood said with a grin, "Perhaps Old Mr. Lockwood should take a look outside?"
Outside Lockwood Manor, the police had just surrounded the premises.
Caleb Lockwood was no fool. He understood the implication. No matter how he looked at it, he was finished.
Not just him, but the Lockwood Family, everyone...
Old Mr. Lockwood’s teeth made a grinding sound. "Estelle Lockwood, I underestimated you... Good. Very good. If the Lockwood Family is finished, I won’t let you get away unscathed!"
Something occurred to Caleb Lockwood, and an exaggerated smile spread across his face. He roared with laughter, the ravines of his wrinkles deepening. "Estelle Lockwood, aren’t you curious? Aren’t you curious how Austin and I stole you, how we swapped your life, and why we chose you specifically!"
Nathaniel Sloan’s eyes flashed with shock.
No one around them moved. The audience in the livestream was also stunned.
[What does he mean? They stole Estelle Lockwood on purpose?]
[So they didn’t just randomly steal a baby girl to cover up the truth? They were specifically targeting Estelle Lockwood?]
[Could it be that Old Mr. Lockwood has a grudge against Estelle Lockwood’s parents?]
The more Old Mr. Lockwood thought about it, the more agitated he became. "HAHAHA! You’re dying to know, aren’t you? Let me go, and I’ll tell you! Estelle Lockwood, I did raise you for two years, didn’t I? Your grandfather was good to you, so don’t you dare repay my kindness with hatred!"
Estelle Lockwood’s expression remained calm.
Caleb Lockwood seethed with impotent rage for a moment. Seeing no reaction from Estelle Lockwood, he exploded again. "Estelle Lockwood! I’m talking to you! Aren’t you the least bit curious?!"
"Curious about what?" Estelle Lockwood retorted with a half-smile. "Curious about why you stole me? Curious about why you targeted me?"
"I didn’t know before, but now, I think I’ve figured some of it out."
Estelle Lockwood asked leisurely, "Old Mr. Lockwood, to be honest... we’re not entirely unrelated, are we?"
The room fell silent once more.
Estelle Lockwood’s tone was composed. "Old Mr. Lockwood, you have a brother, don’t you... Oh, your older brother, I presume."


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