My Mother Killed Me For Her Stepdaughter novel Chapter 16

Seeing Jack's unwavering certainty, Evelynn, Lucy, and her friends started to lose their confidence.

"So what if we got the wrong person?!" Lucy huffed.

"We'll just pay her some money afterward. Problem solved."

Evelynn, oblivious to any fault, stood there like a proud swan, lifting her chin slightly.

"Ridiculous!" Jack snapped.

"Evelynn, didn't I warn you before?"

"Today is our engagement banquet. For this, my daughter skipped her math competition just to attend our celebration."

"My daughter has been strong and understanding since she was little. She's the most cherished princess of the Torres family."

"What if she arrives and sees this chaos? Do you want to scare her?!"

Faced with Jack's fury, even Lucy shrank back like a frightened quail, lowering her head and staying silent. After all, Jack was Evelynn's only chance at marrying into a wealthy family.

"Come on, Jack. I'm sure your daughter will like me," Evelynn said, clinging to Jack's arm and trying to act sweet.

Lucy quickly chimed in, "Jack, my daughter is so kind and well-mannered. Why wouldn't Miss Torres like her?"

Jack waved them off impatiently.

"Enough. Look at what you've done to her! Get her to the hospital immediately."

"Do you realize this is a crime?"

Evelynn shrugged. "With you here, what trouble can she cause? It's just money. Give her enough, and she won't dare to make a fuss."

As Evelynn instructed her friends to take me to the hospital, Jack suddenly stopped them.

For a moment, he froze, staring at me in disbelief. Then, an anger I had never seen before surged in his eyes.

Suddenly, he roared in a terrifying voice, "Daughter?!"

The entire engagement banquet fell silent in an instant.

Lucy, Evelynn, and her friends all turned pale, frozen in place with terror.

Lucy was so scared she collapsed onto the floor, trembling violently.

Jack, looking as though he had lost his mind, scooped me up in his arms. His face was dark with rage as he shouted furiously, "Who did this?!"

Evelynn timidly stepped forward, her voice shaking as she stammered,

"I… I'm sorry, honey. I thought she was… the mistress!"