Chapter 210

Emma felt the voice seep into her marrow, compelling her to speak despite herself. Unbeknownst to everyone present, including Emma, she had fallen under Eleanor's hypnotic influence. She had become a puppet, her strings pulled by Eleanor's will. "I..." Emma's mouth opened slightly, her eyes deep and unreadable, void of emotion. "I am not." The room fell silent as her words hung in the air. "What is going on?" The old man immediately frowned, his voice sharp and impatient. "Is it or is it not? Why did you change your story?" Mathew's eyes flickered, his expression tightening. Emma's sudden change in testimony caused shock ripples among those gathered. "If it's not Charles, then who is it?" Eleanor pressed on, her gaze locked on Emma's blank stare. Emma hesitated for a moment before her voice, sluggish and stiff, emerged once more. "It... is Mathew." Mathew?! The old man and the old lady froze, their expressions stricken with disbelief. The entire Oliver Hampton family stared at Emma in