Chapter 902

Ruth stepped forward and pleaded, "I was just trying to get Xenia to talk through everything I said earlier. I didn't mean any of it, and I never used you back then." "You shouldn't be explaining to me. Do it to my mom instead," Cedric replied. Ruth laughed short at his cold, unyielding expression. "Do you think your mom will believe you? She won't because she only trusts me, her dear best friend." That thought calmed Ruth. Yes, it was just her words against Cedric's, which were hardly a threat. Cedric calmly replied, "Such a shame then. She saw and heard everything." Of course, he knew exactly what kind of people the Merlocks were. He'd made sure Emma witnessed everything, or she wouldn't have trusted him either. Ruth's eyes widened in horror as she quickly glanced around. "Your mom's here, too? You know she isn't in great health, so how could you bring her to a place like this?" "Stop putting on an act. She's not here in person, but everything that happened here was streamed l