Chloe took a deep breath and hurriedly said, "Aunt Jarvis, Maxim, think about it. I’m not lying; the titles are the same."

She was referring to Tiana’s address for Aiden Shaw.

She swallowed hard again, trying to suppress this sense of dread, and said righteously, "They are having an affair. We didn’t initially plan to hurt Tiana, it was only because I saw them spending the night together, and then remembered Meredith saying that Tiana was seducing Shaw, that’s why I did it."

She said with self-asserted emotion, tears welled up: "I love Maxim so much, of course I wouldn’t tolerate him having the stain of Tiana, so I did these things."

Maxim coldly questioned, "So, should I thank you for this?"

"Maxim, I..."

"You say you love me, so, what have you done for me? Have you helped my career, taken care of my parents, or been good to me? None of these. Your so-called love is nothing but a figment of your imagination that you’ve forcibly attached to me. Why should I cater to your demands for your love? What gives you the right to hurt others in the name of your imagined affection?"

Every one of his questions left her speechless. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Once again, silence ensued.

At this moment, Meredith softly bit her lip and spoke up: "Mom, two brothers, you don’t believe me, I can only use my own way to prove it, to punish this woman who deceives feelings. I know what I did was wrong, but..."

Rouge interrupted her, her voice reached an extreme calm, "Your punishment is killing her?"

Meredith suddenly felt some panic.

This tone indicated that Mom was completely disappointed in her, and no matter what she said, it would not stir even the slightest ripple.

"I don’t care what kind of relationship Tiana and Aiden have, you two follow a unified narrative, saying you saw her and Aiden entangled that night, so you wanted to teach her a lesson. Coincidentally, that’s the night I wasn’t at the hospital, but what I’ve found is that your plot against Tiana was before that night, and that night can’t be your reason."

After being exposed on the spot, Chloe’s face turned paler, shaking even more violently.

Rouge laughed coldly, "When I was your age, I don’t know how many life and death experiences I’ve had, you think your theatrical words can deceive me? Even if Tiana really seduced both of my sons at the same time, it’s not up to you to teach her a lesson, let alone have the right to take her life."

Upon hearing this, Meredith gently explained, "Mom, I knew about her and Shaw early on, it’s you who didn’t believe me. I wasn’t trying to kill her; I had control over the medicine, she wouldn’t die. Mom, I just wanted you to see the truth of the good daughter through this incident, and earlier, didn’t Shaw and Tiana also reveal their slip-up?"

Tiana listened quietly and suddenly felt that her reasoning seemed valid and the logic made sense.

Indeed.

The daughter raised by Rouge Jarvis is indeed different; she always has a turn-the-tide argument at any time.

Upon hearing this, after the testimony of both converged, there was a significant change.

Chloe genuinely had murderous intent wanting to kill her, while Meredith merely went through great efforts hoping her mom would see her positive intention.

Chloe found a reason to justify herself and continued, "Aunt Jarvis, blame her for having Maxim and still seducing Shaw."

On ordinary days, Aiden would directly deal with those who hurt her, but this time, it involved his mother and eldest brother.

He turned back to look at Tiana.

She lightly nodded, their eyes met with an unspoken understanding.

Afterward, he withdrew his gaze, and under everyone’s watch, he tightly held her hand, their fingers interlocked.

The next words made everyone stunned, "Sixteen is my fiancée."