Chapter 570
“No! I… I won’t apologize!” someone stammered softly.
Stunned, Joseph thought, Little One? Was that Little One?
Previously, he had kept Charlotte behind him to protect her. All of a sudden, someone tugged his arm
from behind and before he knew it, she shielded him with her thin body. An expression of determination
mixed with fear shed across her face. “Joseph… Joseph did nothing wrong!” she said firmly, “It was
you! You cut my face with a needle. You… you called me a slut. My face is like this all because of you.
W-Who are you to… toe into my home and… and cause a scene?”
These few sentences might have been easy for someone else to say. However, it took Charlotte quite a
while before she could spit it all out.
And when she finally did… she had exhausted every ounce of strength! Her entire back was drenched
with sweat! There was perspiration covering her forehead as well.
She desperately tried to quell the fear within her; the fear of speaking out loud. She had no idea where
this sudden outburst of courage came from.
Watching the Field family stood up for her made her want toe forth and try her best to express
herself. For the first time in her life, she wanted to ovee the source of all that pain.
There were people she wanted to protect too. She certainly didn’t want to see them insulted and
walked all over by Mrs. Fraser! She was fine with being insulted herself. But she would not allow that to
happen to the people she wanted to protect!
The entire Field family was shocked.
Mrs. Field walked up to her in disbelief and grabbed her hand as though it would give her strength.
“Lottie… you…”
She was deeply touched. What did she just say? My home…
She really takes this ce as her home!
Mrs. Field’s eyes began to water.
She had long since noticed how Charlotte was different. The little girl was quiet, anti-social and
extremely shy. The doctor she consulted revealed it was highly likely that Charlotte was suffering from
autism. Everybody was clear about how it affected people.
It certainly wasn’t easy for someone suffering from autism to express him- or herself so clearly.
She had been hesitant about bringing Charlotte to see a doctor because she was afraid of giving this
sensitive little girl the wrong impression that her family disliked her.
Joseph stared at the little girl standing in front of him in disbelief too.
She’s clearly so weak and vulnerable… and in so much pain… This horrible woman standing in front of
her disfigured her. She must be terrified.
Joseph couldn’t even bring himself to picture that scene.
“Mrs. Fraser, what else do you have to say?” Mr. Field asked sternly, “Would you care to exin to
what happened to Charlotte’s face? What right did you have to cut there? Don’t you know how
important one’s appearance is to him or her? Disfiguring someone is such a vicious thing to do. As a
family head, how could you do something like that?”
The entire Field family was shocked.
Mrs. Field walked up to her in disbelief and grabbed her hand as though it would give her strength.
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L waspletely dumbfounded after hearing what Charlotte had said.
My mother?
She’s the one who hurt Lottie?
The blood on the floor that day belonged to Lottie?
Did Mom do that?
As Mrs. Fraser hadn’t expected Charlotte to expose her like that in front of everybody, she immediately
flew into a panic. However, she quickly regained herposure.
She didn’t have any evidence. Only both of us were present that day. No one else could have seen
what had happened.
“I certainly didn’t expect someone as young as you to go around using people of things they didn’t
do. Since when did I ever cut your face? What does your disfigurement have anything to do with me?”
“Mom, did you really cut Lottie’s face?” L asked in a trembling voice.
“Are you out of your mind? Are you going to believe her over me? I’ve proved my innocence that night!
There were so many scorpions in there. If I did it, would I have jumped in?” Infuriated, Mrs. Fuller
thought to herself, how is he so easily convinced by that little vixen?
He’s actually questioning me? Oh, she’ll be the death of me!
I should have just disfigured her entire face back then, not just half of it!
Lochlon wospletely dumbfounded ofter heoring whot Chorlotte hod soid.
My mother?
She’s the one who hurt Lottie?
The blood on the floor thot doy belonged to Lottie?
Did Mom do thot?
As Mrs. Froser hodn’t expected Chorlotte to expose her like thot in front of everybody, she immediotely
flew into o ponic. However, she quickly regoined herposure.
She didn’t hove ony evidence. Only both of us were present thot doy. No one else could hove seen
whot hod hoppened.
“I certoinly didn’t expect someone os young os you to go oround using people of things they didn’t
do. Since when did I ever cut your foce? Whot does your disfigurement hove onything to do with me?”
“Mom, did you reolly cut Lottie’s foce?” Lochlon osked in o trembling voice.
“Are you out of your mind? Are you going to believe her over me? I’ve proved my innocence thot night!
There were so mony scorpions in there. If I did it, would I hove jumped in?” Infurioted, Mrs. Fuller
thought to herself, how is he so eosily convinced by thot little vixen?
He’s octuolly questioning me? Oh, she’ll be the deoth of me!
I should hove just disfigured her entire foce bock then, not just holf of it!