Chapter 20

Melissa froze. She was clearly panicking now. "Don't listen to him! I'm innocent. I didn't do anything. He's obviously working for Joshua, trying to smear me." But the man stepped forward and turned on a recorder. "Rewire all the fireworks. I want Lexi to be blown up the moment she lights them. I want her dead with no trace left behind." The moment Melissa's voice played, the crowd turned on her. "So Melissa was the real monster all along. Everything she did earlier was just an act to win our sympathy." "Honestly, Joshua and Melissa are both rotten to the core. The real victim here is Lexi." "If Melissa hadn't ruined Lexi's eyes, neither of Joshua's parents would have ended up dead or helpless. She clearly hates the Lowe family." Melissa watched the crowd turn against her, her face contorted in rage as she screamed. "This is slander! I never did any of this! Joshua's trying to destroy me and ruin my name!" Her face twisted into something terrifying. "Joshua, I will not let th