He Watched Me Shine Without Him novel Chapter 112

Maxwell gazed at Houston with a deep, steady look and said, "So you're saying you suspect your stepmother and Dr. Ethan conspired together to frame Rose?"

Houston replied, "Rose is a good girl. She never goes to places like bars. That night, someone called her claiming to be a patient—only then did she agree to go out for a house call. If it had been Ethan who called her directly, Rose would never have answered."

Maxwell glanced at the photo from the trending news article. There was indeed a medical kit placed next to Rose in the picture. It was a small detail, but enough to prove that Houston isn’t lying.

With his meticulous mind, Maxwell immediately strung the whole story together and muttered, "Charlotte..."

He slammed his hand furiously on the table.

The thunderous sound startled Charlotte and Noah just as they stepped into the Clayrance Estate. Their hearts jumped.

Charlotte's face turned pale as she looked at Noah in confusion.

She didn't understand and thought, Wasn't Ryan the one who was supposed to be lectured today? Why had Mr. Maxwell suddenly exploded and called my name?

Maxwell roared, "Butler, bring Charlotte here!"

The butler replied, "Yes, sir."

Charlotte's legs were shaking as she trembled into the study. She called softly and fearfully, "Mr. Maxwell."

Maxwell threw the photos at her in fury and roared, "Charlotte! You've got some nerve. How dare you frame Ryan? You are a curse upon the Clarke family!"

When Charlotte saw the photos fluttering to the ground and recognized herself and Ethan in them, she dropped to her knees with a thud and cried, "Mr. Maxwell, I didn’t frame Rose! Dr. Ethan and I are innocent!"

She scrambled to explain, "Dr. Ethan is the highly skilled doctor I mentioned to you before. He's a classmate of Rose's and more qualified than her. I only approached him to ask for help with Ryan's condition."

Hearing that, Maxwell's expression wavered slightly. Clearly, he started to believe her as well.

Houston hadn’t expected Charlotte to secretly plan all this. He had always disliked her meddling in his personal affairs. Still, he remained calm and listened carefully, looking for flaws in her seemingly airtight story.

Houston stared at her with a chilling smirk. Instead of his usual coldness, there was now open ridicule in his eyes as he said, "Recommending Dr. Ethan to me? Do you even know anything about his medical skills?"

But when Grace saw them arrive empty-handed, with no gifts for the baby and no postpartum care items for Vivian, her face turned sour. She blocked Samantha at the door and said bitterly, "Madam Samantha, my daughter went through so much to give your family a granddaughter. She’s still recovering—shouldn’t you at least bring some self-care essentials?"

The moment Samantha heard it was a girl, she was stunned.

She muttered like a broken record, her face blank and her spirit crushed, "A girl? But didn’t they say craving sour food meant a boy? I was sure it’d be a boy!"

Grace rolled her eyes and said, "Vivian has always loved sour food, even as a kid." Then she turned and walked back inside, ignoring Samantha.

Chloe helped her dazed, disappointed mother into the hospital room.

Ethan quickly stood up, gave up his seat, poured water, and welcomed them enthusiastically.

Vivian gave a lukewarm greeting, saying, "Mom, you’re here."

Samantha didn’t respond. Her expression was twisted in disappointment, and she mumbled, "Vivian, you gave birth to a girl this time. You need to take care of your body. Try again next year and give us a son."