CHAPTER 93: A Web of Lies Unraveled

　　John stood frozen, staring at Rebecca in disbelief. Her words rang in his ears like a loud, incessant echoing.

　　"You sent Isabelle away." He turned to Rachel with his heart pounding in his chest and a pale face as he struggled to form the question that now weighed heavy on his mind.

　　"Is it true? Did you send Isabelle away? Was she really innocent?" John asked with a hoarse voice and his eyes bore into Rachel's eyes demanding an answer.

　　Rachel's face stiffened, her usual confidence fading as she looked away from John's piercing gaze. She took a step back, clearly unnerved by the storm of emotions in his eyes. She didn't want to answer, not like this, but there was no escaping it now. She had been cornered and the truth was a tide she could no longer hold back.

　　"I …. I  did what I had to do, John for our family, for you." Rachel swallowed hard her eyes flickering between John and Rebecca.

　　John took a step closer with his fists clenching by his sides.