Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 749

Celeste gritted her teeth. “That bitch Liliana got hold of some leverage over our family, and then she went to my parents with it. After that, she teamed up with them to make me take the blame and forced me to go abroad.”

“I had a truly miserable time overseas. They restricted my movements, and my parents wouldn’t even allow me to come back.”

“I sneaked back on my own this time, and I’m not going back—no way am I living that awful life ever again...”

Amara was taken aback by this.

Liliana actually had something over Celeste’s parents—Martin and Andrea Everly? That was strange.

From what Amara remembered, Peter and Bess Everly were not the nicest people, but Martin and Andrea had always struck her as genuinely kind. How could Liliana have gotten leverage over them? Had they done something wrong?

A phrase came to Amara's mind: you never really know what goes on behind closed doors.

Apparently, even though Martin and Andrea seemed good and honest, who knew what they might have done in private? Otherwise, why would they be vulnerable to blackmail for no apparent reason?

Still, Amara didn’t feel much personal turmoil about it—her relationship with Martin and Andrea was always rather distant. The main thing that struck her was how much Celeste had changed.

Celeste used to be impulsive, arrogant, and came off as rather foolish; now, she seemed a bit steadier.

But that had nothing to do with Amara. She just glanced at Celeste for a moment before turning her attention back to her dessert.

So that was Liliana’s doing as well?

Now Amara was truly surprised.

“That was three years ago, right? Was Liliana already hanging around the Everly Estate all the time by then?”

Celeste nodded. “Yeah. Even though Grandpa couldn’t stand Liliana, Grandma absolutely adored her.”

“Grandma would often invite Liliana over for dinner, so when Grandma was alive, Liliana could get in to the Everly home just by showing up. Otherwise, how do you think she managed to get into the estate so easily four months ago—when Finnian got drugged?”