Chapter 450

Hailey chimed in. "Exactly, Carly. If you really didn't know anything, why didn't you immediately confront Mrs. Tate after finding out she hired someone to kidnap Celine? Instead, you blamed Mr. Alvarez. What does that say about you? If you claim you didn't know, no one's going to believe you." The crowd's eyes turned to Carly. "It's obvious Mrs. Tate and Carly conspired to kill Celine." "Thankfully, Celine is the renowned genius Dr. C. Otherwise, she would've died at their hands long ago." "What's wrong with Carly? She stole Celine's mother, her family, and her place. What more does she want? Why does she still want to harm Dr. C?" "Some people are just born rotten." Carly felt her face burn with humiliation as the words cut deep. She realized too late—Celine had lured her into a trap she couldn't escape. Adam's gaze darkened with disappointment. "Carly, why would you do this? You've let me down." Carly felt like a stranger to him now. Was she still the kind-hearted girl he had