Chapter 405

"Stop being vague, and tell me exactly what I've done," Hayden said bluntly. He needed to know exactly what Lily had said about him. "Fine. Since you want to know, I'll tell you. I want you to understand just how despicable you really are! If embarrassment hasn't hit you, I'll make sure it does!" Julia glared at him angrily, frustration evident on her face. Then, she began recounting everything that Lily had told her. As Lily's older biological sister, how could she stand by while her sister was being mistreated? If it had been Morgan, she wouldn't have confronted Hayden over this. But Lily was her sister. Even if they had wronged Hayden before, they wanted to reconcile and have him return to the Sterling family. However, Hayden's actions were now something Julia found intolerable, and she had finally snapped. That's why she had chosen to come here. But as the one who had witnessed it all, Hayden knew very well that everything they were saying was complete nonsense. It was just a scheme by Lily to cover her own tracks and shift the blame onto him. "This is what you wanted me to say." Julia scoffed, her face darkening. "I'm embarrassed just talking about it! Don't you think what you've done is completely over the top?" Hayden couldn't help but laugh. The whole situation was almost comical to him. "So, after hearing Lily's version, you decided to come here and make trouble for me?" He looked at them with indifference. "You'd rather believe her than me, right? Just because of her one-sided accusations, you're placing all the blame on me?" He wasn't disappointed, just numb to it. He had grown used to this by now. "Then, tell me. Did you do it?" Julia asked coldly. "No. But does it even matter?" Hayden's tone was calm, almost detached. "You've long stopped believing what I say, so there's no point in arguing." "Are you pretending to be innocent? If you didn't do it, then who did? Would Lily really frame you just to protect herself?" She was firm in her stance, already convinced that Hayden was guilty. Even Anna and Charlotte remained silent, clearly siding with her. They, too, believed that Hayden was responsible. "Who did it? You should be asking Lily and Morgan that," Hayden replied casually. "Or better yet, go to the film studio and find out what really happened!" "Hayden, do you think I'll believe you or agree with you just because you said that? You've changed so much that I don't even recognize you anymore. You've really disappointed me!" Julia shook her head in disbelief, her eyes filled with disappointment as she looked at him. "Once you're done here, get lost," Hayden said, not even bothering to engage further. He didn't have the energy to explain himself to these people. Arguing with the Sterlings, who were determined to scold him and refuse reason, was a waste of time. It was an insult to his intelligence. Seeing that Hayden remained unmoved, Julia and the others were even more heartbroken. In their eyes, his indifference was proof enough that he was hiding something.