Chapter 150 Backfire
Alaina walked up to Caroline’s bedroom door and slowly pushed it open.
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The door creaked just slightly ajar, and before she could even make out what was inside, she gasped. “Oh my gosh–what on earth!”
She immediately turned her face away, as if she’d just glimpsed something completely indecent.
Her reaction drew the others over in a rush.
Miguel asked, “What happened, Alaina?”
Alaina’s face twisted with disgust, making her already sharp features look even more unpleasant.
Fabian, the most impulsive of the group, didn’t wait for an answer. Seeing how flustered Alaina was, he stormed forward and pushed the door wide open.
What he saw made his face drain of color. He quickly looked away and stepped back out of the room, his expression even more horrified than Alaina’s.
“I knew it–Caroline! I always suspected she’s …” He was so furious he couldn’t even finish his sentence. Miguel, even more confused by now, pushed past them. “What’s going on in there?”
He stepped into the room, followed closely by the rest of the brothers.
Clothes were scattered across the floor. And on the bed lay a man and woman, tangled together in sleep. The brothers‘ faces all darkened. One by one, they backed out of the room like they’d seen a ghost.
Only Geneva remained behind, staring at the bed in a strange mix of shock and delight.
The man was flat on his back, snoring loudly. The woman beside him lay curled up against his chest.
As far as Geneva knew, Caroline wasn’t married.
And this man looked like he was easily a decade older than her.
This? Oh, this was going to be the talk of the town.
While she stood there practically buzzing with excitement, the others outside were fuming.
Edwin shot Alaina a cold, piercing look. Just last night, she had claimed she had a plan to convince Caroline to marry Jamie. He hadn’t expected her plan would be something this cruel.
Sure, he’d been angry with Caroline lately, but forcing her hand like this? That wasn’t something he could. condone.
Miguel spoke up, his voice tense. “Alaina, what the hell is going on? Why is Caroline in bed with Jamie?”
He couldn’t believe it. Caroline, involved with a guy like Jamie. And worse, she’d brought him into the house
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Alaina didn’t dare meet his eyes. “How should I know?” she muttered.
She had already gotten what she wanted: the brothers had seen it, and Helen had snapped pictures.
That was enough. She didn’t need to answer any more questions.
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Liam couldn’t hold it in anymore. “Miguel, remember when Wren said Caroline brought a man home? You didn’t believe her then. Do you believe it now?”
“Hmph! I always knew she had no shame–but this? To come home and sneak some guy in? And a good–for- nothing like Jamie, no less? She’s disgraced the whole family! Just wait–by tomorrow, everyone will be talking about this mess!”
The brothers all wore heavy expressions. All except Alaina, who, beneath her worried frown, was secretly overjoyed.
She was still gloating inside–until Geneva’s voice suddenly rang out from inside the room, “Oh my! That’s not Caroline!”
Everyone froze. They looked at one another, stunned.
If it wasn’t Caroline, then who would it be?
Without another word, they all turned and rushed back into the room.
And that’s when they saw Helen. All of them stood frozen, staring blankly.
Alaina especially looked like she’d been slapped across the face. Her expression turned from smug to ashen in an instant.
This time, the horror on her face was real.
What the hell had just happened?
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Helen had been texting her just moments ago–how on earth had she ended up in bed with Jamie?
Had Caroline woken up, knocked Helen out, and staged this whole thing?
Geneva, still standing beside the bed, struggled to hide her smirk. “This is your daughter,” she said, drawing out the words. “Why’d you all say it was Caroline?”
Thank goodness she’d been curious enough to snap a photo and get a closer look. She’d leaned ov rolled her body around to take a better picture of the woman’s face, and that’s when she realized.
Otherwise, she would have wronged Caroline.
If she, an outsider, could make that mistake, fine.
But the whole family? Jumping to conclusions without even checking?
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What would Caroline think, being wrongly accused by her entire family?
Alaina’s nerves frayed, and her voice snapped into a shout. “How would I know?!”
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If she had known Helen would be the one in that bed, she never would’ve called the brothers back–let alone invited Geneva over.
She’d even told Geneva just a few days ago that Helen had moved in with the Graysons and was about to marry Linden.
