Compared to the previous frustration, there was now a stronger sense of humiliation.

At that time, Rouge Jarvis watched her take bites of the nauseating watermelon, mocking her intensely within.

Chloe Vance had never been so humiliated in her life, feeling both wronged and furious: "Rouge Jarvis, you’ve gone too far!"

Rouge loved seeing her angry yet unable to hurt her, lazily smiling: "Compared to what you’ve done, this is just trivial."

"You, you thieving wench..."

Sister Farewell’s expression suddenly turned fierce, stomping hard on her back, scolding: "Show the mistress some respect."

This time, the pain was so severe that Chloe couldn’t even scream.

This posture...

It was truly too humiliating.

In any case, she was still the young lady of the Vance family, now disgraced, possibly facing imprisonment.

Rouge Jarvis chuckled coldly.

Feeling humiliated already?

Soon, she’d make Chloe understand that this wasn’t the worst of it.

Tiana Thorne had pieced together the whole sequence of events, feeling a bit moved inside.

"You remained silent because you understood that I already knew there was something wrong with the medicine, and had sought Dr. Garrison’s help. I kept quiet to turn the tables, drawing the culprit in, so you stayed silent to not ruin my plan."

"I thought you would replace the harmful medicine, never expected you to actually use it. Had I known, I wouldn’t have let you do it."

Tiana asked: "In your own way, to handle her?"

Rouge didn’t deny it.

Listening to their conversation, Chloe realized how much she had overestimated herself.

She had thought only Rouge knew what she and Meredith Ford were doing behind the scenes, never expected that Tiana Thorne had known long ago, and pretended to be on the verge of death...

They both knew it all along.

From start to finish, the only one left in the dark and counter-schemed was her.

No wonder Rouge would say she wasn’t just a clown, but clearly was.

Rouge slightly pursed her lips and added: "When your condition worsened last night, I knew you hadn’t secretly switched the medicine but used your own body as bait to make Chloe truly believe you were dying. I hadn’t disturbed your plan from the start, and certainly had no reason to do so later, so I had Sister Farewell trace Chloe’s drug source."

Tiana added a remark: "This way, Chloe would be unable to refute, the crime confirmed."

"Yes."

Tiana was profoundly moved: "Thank you, Ms. Jarvis."

This was her second time thanking Ms. Jarvis.

The previous thanks was for looking after her through the night without sleep, but this time it carried her truest, deepest gratitude.

Knowing the mastermind was the daughter she loved for so many years, yet she endured the pain to find evidence, without any intention of shielding Meredith Ford.

Initially, she hadn’t told her mom directly, partly fearing she couldn’t bear it.

Partly worrying that for her daughter’s sake, she might cover up her wrongdoing at all costs.

If it were the latter, a deeper rift would form between them.

Looking back now, she realized she had overthought it.

Rouge Jarvis, her mother in this life, truly was a great person.

Just then, the door to the hospital room opened.

Tiana returned to her senses and looked up, seeing who entered. There was no surprise in her eyes, as she smirked with playful amusement, not the least bit astonished.