She couldn’t meet their stares. Retreating a couple of steps, she shook her head.
“No… I didn’t!”
Johanna felt her heart lurch initially, but relief swiftly followed.
After all, she hadn’t tampered with the medication. If things came to light, she’d let Christy take the fall.
“Are we really condemning Christy based on some dubious video?”
Johanna narrowed her eyes and persisted, “We’re in a high-tech era, Hannah. Fabricating a video is easy. What a coincidence that you installed hidden cameras just days before all this! I don’t buy it!”
Christy latched onto Johanna’s words as if they were a lifeline.
“Exactly! Hannah, you’re setting me up! Why would I harm Byrum?”
Hannah sighed, exasperated.
She turned to Edwin, saying, “The cameras were installed for Edwin, so he has the original footage. I could manipulate the video on my phone, but not on his, right? Would you like to compare? Or should we have this footage verified?”
Edwin quickly pulled up the video on his phone, comparing it to Hannah’s.
His grip tightened around his device, and he stared at Christy, aghast.
“Christy! How could you? This is murder! Do you realize that?”
Hearing the word ‘murder’, Christy crumpled to the floor.
“It’s…
It’s not me… I didn’t…”
Witnessing her in such a state, Jalen grasped the situation instantly.
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He shook his head, sighing, “How could you betray us like this? What could Grandpa possibly have done to deserve this from you? Christy, I think we should divorce.”
His words landed like a sledgehammer on Christy’s heart. She clung to the hem of his pants, staring up at him, disbelieving.
“Jalen, we’ve been together for years! You know who I am! I never intended to harm Byrum!”
Jalen’s eyes met hers, disappointment shadowing his face.
“You switched out Grandpa’s medication, causing his relapse. Christy, do you feel no guilt at all?”
“Tom Christy’s gaze darted to Johanna, grasping at her like a lifeline.
“Johanna, back me up! Tell Jalen it wasn’t my idea! You told me that having Hannah around would jeopardize Jalen’s position. You’re the one who instructed me to swap Byrum’s pills! You promised he’d be okay!”