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Chapter 71: Break Through

Author: Anney GW
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-17 13:47:34

Julia’s POV

Oliver kept his eyes on mine, narrowed and angry. I could tell that he was struggling. It dawned on me that my initial instincts had been right.

Charlotte had been talking poorly about me to Oliver.

I’d suspected that, but I’d never had any proof. Not until now.

It was a difficult thing for Oliver to reconcile, since he really did adore and trust Charlotte. So to hear her say bad things about me must have been very confusing for him. Looking to Andrew, he averted his eyes to the floor and sighed heavily.

“He’s telling the truth,” Andrew said. “I’m so sorry, Julia.”

So Andrew had been a part of the smear campaign against me too. I’d suspected as much, but it still hurt to hear Andrew admit it nonetheless.

“Aunty Charlotte shouldn’t have said those things,” Andrew offered. “They weren’t true.”

“What sort of things did she say?” I asked Oliver.

“She said that you didn’t love me. And that you were a bad mother for leaving me. She said that you cared about other children mo
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