A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

Lyana chose not to dwell on this issue anymore. Instead, she said softly,

– Grandma, you just woke up and you are still very weak. You need to recuperate in a calm environment. Don’t worry, Second Young Master will certainly investigate what happened today.

Upon hearing Lyana’s words, Matriarch Sanchez nodded in agreement.

– Okay, I’m going to sleep for a while. You should also go back and rest.

Julie, who was standing on her side, had tears running down her face.

Grandma had called the second brother and Lyana, but not her.

It was as if she wasn’t even a member of the Sanchez family.

So Grandma didn’t care about her at all.

While Julie was thinking this, the butler was untying the knots around her wrists!

She now understood that the only person she could count on in the Sanchez family was Grandma. Therefore, she stepped forward and said:

– Second brother, I want to stay here and take care of grandma.

Lyana wanted to object, but she did not want to argue with Julie in front of Grandma. She could only hope that Vincent would not let Julie stay.

Vincent gave Julie an indifferent look. Showing no mercy, he refused her request. .

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The last bit of blood drained from Julie’s face. Biting her lip, she walked out with everyone else.

The butler was the last to leave Matriarch Sanchez’s room. He closed the door and ordered two servants to guard Matriarch Sanchez’s door.

The butler brought Dr. Walter to the medicinal room. They still had to investigate what had happened there.

As the group gradually dispersed, Vincent stood at the entrance to Matriarch Sanchez’s room. He did not leave immediately. Instead, he looked worriedly at Matriarch Sanchez’s door.

Lyana didn’t leave either. She believed that the truth about what had happened in the medicine room would soon be revealed.

So she chose to stand guard at Matriarch Sanchez’s door, thinking that if Matriarch Sanchez needed anything, she could provide assistance as soon as possible.

Julie had originally wanted to return to her room, but seeing that Vincent and Lyana had both stayed, she also decided to stay.

With her head slightly lowered, she looked at Vincent out of the corner of her eye, then at Lyana. Her mind was racing.

– Second sister-in-law.

Julie approached Lyana, breaking the silence in the hallway. Her voice was as soft as ever, tinged with a shade of apology.

Lyana leaned against the wall, her arms crossed. Standing half a head taller than Julie, she looked at her impassively. The displeasure in her eyes was obvious.

Julie seemed frightened by Lyana’s gaze. Her eyes lit up again in an instant, brimming with tears.

Suppressing her tears, she spoke, in her muffled voice.

– Second sister-in-law, I was wrong earlier. I am so sorry.

Lyana didn’t say anything, she just looked at Julie calmly.

Julie felt a little uncomfortable under Lyana’s gaze. She lowered her head, tears streaming down her cheeks in silence.

– If anything happens to Grandma, I don’t want to live.

Lyana didn’t speak for a long time. She just looked at Julie. When she saw Julie glancing at her, she spoke.

– Julie.

Lyana’s voice was cold, like ice in the middle of winter. It chilled one to the bone.

Julie looked up at Lyana with teary eyes. She felt a chill run down her spine.

Lyana continued to look at her calmly, her brow raised. She enunciated each word clearly as she spoke.

– Can you swear on the souls of your deceased parents that you did not tamper with any of the herbs in the medicine cabinet?

Lyana’s words caught the attention of the servants. One by one, they looked at Julie, waiting to watch a good show.

Julie tended to act loudly in the Sanchez residence, and often intimidated the servants. They had long found Julie a horror.

Julie’s face was now as pale as a sheet of paper. Her teeth chattered and her hands clenched.

– If you are the one who hurt Grandma, your parents’ souls will never be reincarnated. You can never be with the person you love for the rest of your life.

Lyana narrowed her eyes at Julie.

– Do you dare to take this oath?

Julie’s breathing became increasingly stiff and her heart gradually rose to her throat. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and she swayed on the spot, as if she would faint at any moment

– Second brother, I didn’t hurt Grandma.

Julie looked pleadingly at Vincent, as if she hoped he would defend her.

– Everything I did was for Grandma’s sake.

Vincent just stood there silently, his whole body glowing with a cold aura.

– Second brother, grandma has raised me since I was young. How could I be so ungrateful?

Julie looked at Vincent with concern, tears streaming down her face. She looked extremely pitiful. Those who didn’t know any better would think someone had bullied her.

– Since you haven’t done anything to hurt Grandma, then take the oath.

Lyana said lightly.

– Second sister-in-law, how can you say that?

She questioned in tears.

– My parents were already suffering a lot when they were alive. Why do you always want to disturb their soul?

– Since you said you didn’t do it, then even if you were to swear on their souls, you wouldn’t disturb them, would you?

Lyana said carelessly. She looked coldly at Julie, her gaze like a poisonous snake.

Julie’s scalp began to go numb under Lyana’s gaze. She shook her head and said stubbornly,

– I didn’t do it. I didn’t hurt Grandma.

– Then swear on it.

Lyana said relentlessly, reminding Julie of her words once again.

She clenched her fists tightly, tears falling from her eyes. After a long time, she said with gnawed eyes,

– If I’m the one who made Grandma sick, my parents can never be reincarnated. They will never, ever be happy.

After swearing, she began to cry even more pitifully.

When Lyana heard Julie’s words, a slight smile appeared on her face.

– Since you’ve already sworn to it, I’ll believe you for now.

Julie wiped her tears and asked pitifully,

– Second sister-in-law, why are you targeting me?

– Miss Leroy, are you sure that this statement is entirely accurate? Lyana asked.

Julie looked at Lyana strangely, not understanding what she had said wrong.

– Of all the members of the Sanchez family, you have always been the one to target me, haven’t you?

Lyana asked as she looked at Julie.

She froze for a moment. Indeed, she seemed to be the only one who had suspected Lyana earlier. She was too worried earlier

Lyana looked at Julie thoughtfully, then turned to Vincent and said:

– I’m going to prepare a plant-based kitchen for grandma.

With that, she left without looking back.

Julie watched Lyana leave. For some reason, she had a bad feeling about this.

– Julie Leroy.

Vincent’s voice sounded off to the side. Julie turned to look at him.

– Do you still remember the death of your parents?

Standing where he was, he asked coldly.

Julie looked at Vincent. She understood what he meant. Vincent was always suspicious of her.

At the time, their family of three had been kidnapped. In order to protect her, her father and mother had been tortured to death by the kidnappers.

When the police arrived, she had been protected by her parents, who had put her in between the two sides. It was because of this that she managed to survive the ordeal. However, her parents had already been beaten to death.

She still remembered her parents moaning in pain when they were tortured. Even now, she often dreamed of her parents being tortured in the hands of the kidnappers.

– Second brother, I have nothing to do with this. A clear conscience is not afraid of slander.

Forcibly maintaining her composure, Julie spoke, enunciating every word.

Vincent gave Julie a meaningful look, then left.

She was drenched in a cold sweat. Seeing Vincent leave, her legs gave way and she collapsed to the floor sobbing.

The two servants, who were guarding Matriarch Sanchez’s room, looked at Julie and pretended not to see anything.

She cried hysterically, as if she had suffered a huge grievance.

She sobbed until she fainted.