Chapter 229: Wanting Both, That's Exactly Her
"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, and her words were full of angry accusations from the start.
Fortunately, Chase dodged by turning his head, otherwise his face would have been seriously injured if not disfigured.
Facing Bianca's accusations, he remained very calm. "You've already seen it. I just told the truth, nothing to explain!"
His attitude made Bianca, who was already burning with rage, even more furious.
Her chest heaved up and down 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 brought this upon herself.
Although Chase had long seen her true colors, his years of affection for her were real, and his heart still felt a burning pain.
Disappointment also spread through his heart. He had indeed made a mistake—he shouldn't have spoiled Bianca so much and let her become like this. "Bianca, wrong is wrong. There's no point in insisting otherwise. Since you can't recognize this, I'll help you. I don't want you to keep making mistakes. Xiaoqin doesn't owe you anything, nor does she owe any of us."
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 the identity of 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 didn't understand—if that was the case, why did she suggest 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?"
Precisely because Emily was no match for Bianca when she returned, no one ever thought Bianca would be jealous of Emily and constantly target her.
Everyone just assumed each time that Emily couldn't stand seeing Bianca do well and made mistakes out of jealousy.
Bianca's expression froze.
She seemed to recall how thin, small, and insecure Emily looked when she was brought back.
But actually, that wasn't the first time she'd seen Emily.
Earlier, she had already known of Emily's existence, which was why she felt Emily posed no threat.
Moreover, someone had told her fortune, saying she would face a disaster.
She had already gotten that disease, and although she'd been cured using Emily's cord blood, the risk of relapse was high. Emily was the best transplant match. She could only feel at ease by keeping Emily close.
Bianca didn't say this out loud.
Her rationality finally returned, but 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 she didn't seem like his sister, but more like a demon in human skin.
He stepped back in shock.
"You... how did you become so terrifying? Or were you always like this? I was wrong, truly wrong. How could I have thought Emily was malicious? She's the one who was truly kind and gave her genuine heart!"
Chase laughed, his laughter full of bitterness and deep self-reproach.
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 have any faults, they're because of your affection. If there's really a mistake, you all made the biggest one, so you can't just abandon my life.
Go online and clarify quickly that I didn't steal Emily's achievements. You clearly promised to wait until after my design competition results, right? It's tomorrow—just one day, why couldn't you wait?"
She was so angry inside.
Tomorrow, she would crush Emily beneath her feet, show her that she was the talented one, then take the opportunity to say that those compositions were actually based on her inspiration—she had told Emily without reservation, and that's how Emily made those pieces. So in principle, what she gave Chase could also be considered her inspiration, not stolen credit.
Yes, that's it!
Right 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 evil anymore!"
"What do you mean 'do evil'? I'm your sister, you're just helping me. Besides, 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 didn't expect that even now, Bianca would still slander Emily without any remorse. "Stop smearing Emily! She didn't say anything, didn't force me—I did this on my own initiative."
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 bothering with Chase and hurriedly left his room.
Chase frowned.
He also regretted how easily he'd let Bianca trick information out of him. Had he just caused trouble for Emily?
Chase wanted to call Emily, but then realized his old number had long been blocked by Emily. He couldn't contact her for the moment.
Bianca didn't know about Chase's subsequent actions. She was now heading downstairs to find Aiden while messaging the person who had told her Emily was back in the country.
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 doing 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!
Originally, she was just trying her luck, since the phone calls wouldn't go through.
But unexpectedly, a reply came quickly.
[Emily brought Hayden home!]
This information was extremely useful to Bianca.
A sinister smile curved at the corners of her lips.