Under the Heiress' Facade novel Chapter 251

Amelia's eyes widened with a sudden sense of dread as Hera revealed that Queenie had concealed the truth about Isabella and Madison's deaths. Queenie was intending to frame her for the crime.

Amelia's mind raced. This was a matter of life and death, and she, Queenie's biological daughter, struggled to comprehend such betrayal.

Despite Queenie's disdain for her, she couldn't believe her own mother would stoop that low.

"No, this couldn't be true!" Amelia quickly dismissed the accusation.

She figured that Hera must have been trying to drive a wedge between them.

Amelia quickly masked her shock and snapped, "Stop spreading lies just to stir up trouble! Keep an eye on her!"

Her latter sentences were aimed at Eric as she clicked away in her high heels.

Eric hurriedly shut the wooden door and locked it again.

Hera let out a sigh of relief when the door closed before collapsing weakly to the ground.

After a while, she rummaged through her pocket and retrieved a small packet of black pills. Hera quickly tore it open and poured the pills into her mouth. After swallowing them dry, she closed her eyes to rest.

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Eric caught up with Amelia outside the woodshed.

"Ms. Gaskell, Mrs. Gaskell wants you to handle this," he said while making a throat-slitting gesture.

Amelia was stunned. She wondered if he was saying that she should kill Hera.

She had never even slaughtered a chicken before, and yet Queenie wanted her to take a life.

She silently questioned if Queenie was genuinely her mother. Amelia's mind was in turmoil. She contemplated how much Queenie had kept hidden from her.

"Mrs. Gaskell said once you've handled this, she'll promote you to chief financial officer. It's such a good deal. Stop hesitating," Eric urged after lighting a cigarette.

Amelia listened to his casual tone. It was as if he were asking her to take a few extra steps, not commit murder. She couldn't help but wonder how many lives Eric had taken to be so indifferent.

After sitting up, she gestured for her spa therapist to leave.

Now left alone with Queenie, Amelia got straight to the point.

"Isabella and Madison are dead. Yet, you lied and claimed they had escaped. You made me deal with the person who helped them!"

Queenie's face darkened.

"Who told you that?"

Seeing Queenie's lack of denial, Amelia's heart sank, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Summoning all her courage, she pressed on, "That's not the point. The point is, you wanted me to take the blame for this, didn't you?"

Amelia had repeatedly convinced herself not to fall for Hera's attempts to sow discord, but she couldn't help but confront Queenie.

If Queenie denied it, Amelia would fly straight back to that rundown woodshed and kill Hera. However, Queenie remained silent.