Meredith was still stretching out her hand in a daze. She didn't expect Caroline to fall down at all. Subconsciously, she wanted to pull her, but it was too late.
She looked down at Caroline, who was lying motionless on the ground. Her face was slightly livid, the corners of her mouth were a little pale, and her lips trembled. She was obviously frightened.
Caroline's scream before she fainted attracted all the guests outside.
They all exclaimed, and some timid women screamed incessantly. The next second, all kinds of suspicious and questioning eyes shot at Meredith.
Meredith was even stiffer.
"God, isn't this Miss Baker? What's going on?"
"I'm afraid only the one upstairs knows what's going on. Look at her. I think she must have something to do with Miss Baker's falling."
"Of course, there are only two of them here. Miss Baker fell down while she stood well. She must have something to do with it. Perhaps she did it on purpose."
"Shh, keep your voice down."
"There's no need to be so alert. Do you know how much Mrs. Xavier likes this Miss Baker? I heard Mrs. Xavier is going to make Miss Baker her daughter-in-law. If anything happens to her, that woman upstairs will definitely suffer."
"Quite on the contrary, I heard that Easton, the young master of the Xaviers, hated Miss Baker very much. He just humiliated her in public."
"That's right, I heard about it too, and you haven't forgotten about the newspapers a while ago, have you? Meredith was the apple of Mr. Xavier's eye."
"Well, no matter what, it's wrong to push someone. It's such a high staircase. She's going to kill Miss Baker. How horrifying."
"Yes, yes, you're right."
All the unscrupulous discussions below ran into Meredith's ears. Her face was pale, and she clenched her fists tightly, her lips moving slightly.
She wanted to say that she didn't push Caroline, and that it was Caroline who accidentally fell down, but even if she said so, would these people believe her?
Just as Meredith didn't know what to do, Violet appeared.
"Caroline? Caroline, what's wrong with you?" She immediately walked to Caroline's side, her eyes wide and her face full of anxiety, and the guests beside her said a few words to her.
Her eyes shot at her like a sharp sword.
"Meredith." Her name was called out by Violet through gritted teeth.
"I knew you were a scourge. It's not enough for you to harm my son. Today is the Old Master's birthday. What do you want to do?"
"And you are so vicious that you pushed Caroline down from such a tall staircase. How dare you?"
Meredith bit her lips and stared at Violet, her throat tightening. She said, "I didn't push her."
"Shut up, how dare you say that? You just don't know when to stop, do you? Where's the butler? Help me call the police, call the police immediately to arrest this murderer."
Meredith's face turned even paler. It was ridiculous. She didn't do anything. Violet didn't know anything and just labeled her as a murderer that easily.
Violet really wanted to destroy her all the time. Meredith was bitter and angry.
The butler looked troubled and hesitated for a moment.
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