From Ashes of Scandals to His Embrace novel Chapter 347

Candida glared at Carla, her swollen face flushed with anger. She couldn’t believe Carla was taking Laurinda’s side. After all, she was family. Her voice rose, sharp and accusing.

“Carla, are you seriously defending her? She does things that are completely shameless. Why can’t I call her out for it? I’m going to let the whole world know what kind of person she really is. She was engaged, but still messing around with some old guy. You have no idea how disgusting she is!”

Her anger flared even hotter when she thought of Saul lying in a hospital bed. In her mind, Laurinda was the reason for everything. If Laurinda didn’t know how to seduce people, nobody would defend her.

Edison and Hale must have been under her spell too, or they never would have hurt Saul like that. And Adolphus? He was so obsessed with Laurinda that he went to Candida’s father and got her cards frozen.

Laurinda, on the other hand, was done paying attention to Candida’s insults. She’d already gotten her payback and didn’t care what Candida shouted anymore. The whole rant was recorded, every single word. She planned to use it in court for defamation.

If the Cain family couldn’t teach Candida how to behave, then Laurinda was more than happy to let someone else handle it.

Ignoring the curious glances from people nearby, Laurinda calmly called the police. Officers and mall security showed up quickly. Soon, all three women were taken down to the local station.

Laurinda was straightforward with the police. She admitted to hitting Candida and agreed to a medical exam for the injuries. She even said she’d pay whatever compensation was required.

The officer seemed a little surprised. He wasn’t used to people being this cooperative. He offered to mediate, but both Laurinda and Candida refused.

He turned to Laurinda, sounding tired. “You’re the one who hit her. Why are you refusing mediation?”

Laurinda leaned back in her chair, glancing at the clock on the wall.

“I know I was wrong to hit her, and I’ll take responsibility for that. But she started it by insulting me. I recorded everything she said, and I want to press charges for slander and defamation. I’m not interested in settling.”

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