"Or do you think, Mom, that the people around Grandma are easily bribed by others?"
"Mom, you overestimate me. I really don't have that kind of capability."
Lady Octavia sneered: "Others may not be capable of such, but I wouldn't say the same about you."
"Even a shrewd person like Madam Heath was deceived by you, is there anything you couldn't do? I advise you to confess now. Your Aunt Delilah just said that, considering Ashton's feelings, she won't hold it against you. If you admit it now, there won't be any impact on you. If we find out later, even Madam Heath and Ashton won't be able to protect you. Moreover, Madam Heath hates being deceived the most. If she finds out that you've been scheming against her, do you think you can still stay in the Heath family?"
"So, if you're wise, you should confess everything you've done."
Joanna Lawrence wasn't a fool.
No matter if she did what they said or not, as long as she admitted, it wouldn't end well for her.