Aveline directly grabbed Crystal's wrist, her clear eyes now tinged. with coldness. "I told you, it wasn't me!"

Crystal forcefully shook off her hand. "He's only seven. Could he lie? Not only are you an ill-mannered maid, but you are also cruel to harm a child!"

The little boy cried his heart out.

Anyone witnessing this scene would think Aveline had bullied the boy.

The people around looked at Aveline with disdain and contempt.

Aveline instantly became the target of everyone's blame.

"What happened?"

At that moment, Yvonne appeared, looking at everyone with a puzzled expression.

Crystal pointed at Aveline. "Is she your maid? When I came in, I asked her to help me with my bag, but she ignored me. Then she hit my grandson. Look at him crying. She must be so cruel to bully a child!" When Yvonne heard this, she seemed surprised by the situation.

She frowned and glanced sympathetically at the boy. "Don't cry, look what I have here. It's candy."

She took out a lollipop and handed it to the boy.

The boy immediately took it. "Thank you, Madam.”

"Such a good boy."

Yvonne smiled indulgently and then looked at Aveline.

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"Aveline, he's just a child. Why argue with him? Apologize, and this will be over, alright?"

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Aveline looked at her in disbelief. "Madam, I didn't hit him. He sat on the ground himself."

Yvonne said, "He's so young. Could he falsely accuse you?"

Aveline felt a suffocating sense of oppression enveloping her. She stared at Yvonne.

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Yvonne maintained a graceful and kind smile, exuding and nobility, yet she convicted Aveline without understanding the situation.

Was Yvonne deliberately trying to embarrass her? But why?

Aveline couldn't understand, but she would never admit to something she didn't do.

"I didn't do it."

Aveline's gaze fell on the little boy's face. "Did I touch you?"

Meeting her eyes, the boy shrank back in fear, and he continued to

cry.

"Waaah, Grandma, she glared at me! She's so mean!"

The heart-wrenching cries echoed throughout the living room!

Aveline couldn't believe her eyes. A seven-year-old boy acting like this?

Crystal became even angrier. "You didn't apologize after hitting him, and now you dare to threaten my grandson in front of me? Madam Tudor, this maid is shameless! Hand her over to me if you

can't handle her, and I'll deal with her myself!"

Yvonne's expression grew more serious. "Aveline, apologize, and this will be over. If Mrs. Ross takes you away, things will get complicated."

Aveline's expression remained cold. Dressed plainly, she stood out from the others, yet there was an air of pride about her.

"I didn't do it."

"Someone, take her away!" Crystal, feeling enraged, called for the bodyguards.

The bodyguards stepped forward and grabbed Aveline's arm. She looked at Yvonne with a puzzled expression.

Yvonne frowned. "Aveline, why are you so stubborn? Is it so hard to apologize?"

"If she didn't do it, why should she apologize?"

As the tension in the living room mounted, a deep, magnetic voice rang out. Everyone turned to see Lucas' tall and imposing figure walking in from the doorway.

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