Don’t Fall for the Billionaire Lover novel Chapter 72

"Jade, what on earth did you do to make the kitchen smell so awful?" Lisa barked as she descended the stairs, glaring down at Jade and Chloe.

Jade quickly replied, "I made some of Chloe's favorite cheese pastries. I just cleaned up. The kitchen doesn’t smell anymore."

Lisa's face twisted with disdain. "Chloe is a murderer's daughter. She’s not one of the Meadows family. Jade, remember, there's only one Miss in this family, and that’s me. Got it?"

Jade's face fell. At seventy, she'd raised two generations of the Meadows family, and even Jacob the master treated her with respect. But since Lisa's return, she'd been nothing but dismissive and cruel.

"Jade, throw those stinking pastries away. From now on, it will be banned from this house," Lisa commanded.

Jade's voice trembled. "But these are Miss Chloe’s favorite..."

"Do you still want to work here, or do you want me to send you packing back to your hometown tomorrow?" Lisa threatened.

Tears welled up in Jade's wrinkled eyes, and her lips quivered. She looked helplessly at Chloe. "Miss..."

Chloe whispered to Jade, "Just put them in my car."

Jade nodded and left.

Lisa stepped closer to Chloe, her expression smug. "Heard you got suspended from the TV station?"

"Nothing at all," Chloe said, trying to head upstairs.

But Lisa blocked her path. "Chloe, what do you mean? What exactly do you know?"

Chloe had indeed uncovered some truths. On the night Ann committed the murder, Lisa had also been there. A neighbor had seen the victim, John, assaulting Ann and her daughter and had called the police. But when they arrived, they only found Ann and John's body, with a knife in his heart.

Ann was charged with murder, but if the neighbor’s account was true, it could have been excessive self-defense. Lisa, however, never showed up in court to defend Ann.

Lisa's face turned deathly pale, clearly panicking. She feared Chloe knew something but then thought it was impossible. If Chloe had known, she wouldn’t have stayed silent for three years. Chloe must've hated her, too.