Chapter 12

Lucas' POV

My anger boiled over.

"Mother, Leah didn't steal your jewelry. It was stolen by Clara! You've just seen it on the video."

My mother's eyes widened in anger.

"How the hell was I supposed to know? I had no idea! Clara was just a child..."

My mother had always spoiled my younger sister. I had had enough.

"Mother, you know Clara isn't a child anymore. She is addicted to gambling. When I cut her off, she came back and took away your jewelry." I said in a cold voice.

I thought my mother would argue with me again, but she just leaned against my shoulder and wailed.

I sighed and said, "Mother, you need to stop shaming Leah online and treating her like a criminal. You need to make an announcement and clean her name right now."

My mother's face contorted with indignance.

"Do you want me to apologize to an omega?!"

I sighed, feeling drained. I knew that my mother's arrogance had caused irreparable damage to my marriage.

I couldn't fix the past, but I could make sure that I di