Chapter 229 That's Her, a Hypocrite
"Chase, don't you think you owe me an explanation for what you've done?"
Bianca stormed into Chase's room furiously, slamming her phone with the trending topic link right in front of Chase.
She didn't care whether she'd hit him or not; she launched straight into angry accusations.
Luckily, Chase dodged to the side; otherwise, his face would have been seriously injured, if not disfigured.
Facing Bianca's accusations, he remained calm. "You've already seen it. I just told the truth, nothing to explain!"
His attitude made the already furious Bianca even angrier.
Her chest heaved as she barely kept herself from becoming hysterical. "Chase, have you seen what people are saying about me online? If you want to destroy me, you might as well just finish me off. Is this your way of getting revenge?"
Bianca only thought about how wronged she felt. She only had herself in mind, never considering that Emily and Chase were the real victims.
She alone had brought this upon herself.
Although Chase had long seen her true colors, the years of affection he'd shown her were real, and his heart still felt a burning pain.
Disappointment also spread through him. He had indeed been wrong - he shouldn't have spoiled Bianca so much that she became like this. "Bianca, wrong is wrong. There's no point in insisting otherwise. Since you can't recognize that, I'll help you out. I don't want you to keep making mistakes. Emily doesn't owe you anything, and she doesn't owe any of us anything either."
Bianca shook her head. "But that's not what you all used to say. Emily only had a reason to exist because of me, so she never should have hoped for things that didn't belong to her - like being the Johnson family's daughter, or everyone's affection, and she definitely shouldn't have dreamed of being smarter than me, right?"
Chase was shocked to hear Bianca's true thoughts.
So this was what Bianca had been thinking all along.
But he couldn't understand - if that was the case, why had she suggested bringing Emily back?
"Wasn't it your idea to find Emily? When she first came back, she never got in your way. She even became your sidekick. Why couldn't you tolerate her even then?"
Because when Emily returned, she couldn't compare to Bianca at all. No one ever thought Bianca would be jealous of Emily and constantly target her.
Everyone just assumed that Emily couldn't stand seeing Bianca do well, so she made mistakes out of jealousy.
Bianca's expression froze.
She seemed to recall how thin and insecure Emily had looked when she was brought back.
But actually, that wasn't the first time she'd seen Emily.
Long before that, she'd known about Emily's existence. That's why she felt Emily posed no threat.
Besides, someone had told her fortune, saying she would face a disaster.
She already had that disease. Although she'd been cured using Emily's umbilical cord blood, the risk of relapse was high. Emily was the best transplant match. She could only feel safe by keeping her close.
Bianca didn't say this out loud.
Her rationality finally returned, but upon seeing her expression, Chase suddenly understood and figured out the key point.
"You couldn't stand her, yet you wanted to keep her around to save your life when needed, is that it?"
Chase suddenly felt this person was very strange—so strange that she didn't seem like his sister, but more like a demon wearing human skin.
He stepped back in shock.
"You... how did you become so terrifying? Or were you always like this? I was wrong, I was really wrong. How could I have thought Emily was malicious? She's the one who was truly kind and gave her heart!"
Chase laughed, his smile full of bitterness and deep self-blame.
Bianca frowned, hiding the disgust in her eyes, and spoke softly. "Chase, what are you saying? I've always been your most beloved sister. If I'm at fault, it's because of your affection. If there's really a mistake, you all made the biggest one, so you can't just abandon responsibility for my life.
Go online and clarify right now that I didn't steal Emily's credit. You clearly promised to wait until after my design competition results, and that's tomorrow - just one day, why couldn't you wait?"
She was so angry inside.
Tomorrow, she would crush Emily underfoot and show her who the truly talented one was. Then she would take the opportunity to say that those compositions were actually based on her inspiration—she had carelessly shared them with Emily, and that was how Emily made those pieces. So technically, what she gave Chase could also be considered her inspiration rather than stolen credit.
'Yes, that's it!'
Now she just needed Chase to vouch for her and temporarily calm the online crowd.
But Chase refused. "This time, I won't help you do wrong anymore!"
"What do you mean by 'do wrong'? I'm your sister, you're just helping me. And it's just one day—why can't you wait? Who made you suddenly change your mind? Tell me! Was it Emily? Did she threaten or bribe you? Are you really selling me out just to clear your name? Aren't you afraid Emily is just playing you?"
"Enough!"
Chase hadn't expected that even now, Bianca would still slander Emily without a shred of remorse. "Stop smearing Emily! She didn't say anything, didn't force me - I did this on my own."
But Bianca caught the key point.
"You've seen Emily? When? So she's back in the country? What about Hayden - did she manage to bring him back safely?"
Bianca pressed urgently.
Chase remained silent.
To Bianca, this was confirmation!
That person's information was true after all.
Bianca had verified it again.
If Emily had any dirt on her, all the online support for Emily would be useless, and she herself would be cleared.
With this thought, Bianca stopped caring about Chase and hurriedly left his room.
Chase frowned.
He regretted how easily Bianca had gotten information out of him just now. Had he brought trouble to Emily?
Chase wanted to call Emily, but then realized his old number had been blocked by her for a long time. He couldn't contact Emily at all.
Bianca didn't know about Chase's subsequent actions. She was heading downstairs to find Aiden while messaging the person who had told her about Emily's return.
Bianca: [Since you know Emily's back in the country, you must know whether she safely brought Hayden back, right? You told me about Emily because you know we don't get along, right? So you must not want to see Emily do well either. Please, you have to tell me.]
Even if the other person was a bad person.
She didn't care.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
As long as they were useful and could help scheme against Emily, that was enough!
She was just trying her luck, since phone calls weren't going through.
But unexpectedly, a reply came quickly.
[Emily brought Hayden back home!]
This information was very useful to Bianca.
A sinister smile curved her lips.