Chapter 301

Chapter 301:

“Someone, escort Miss Edwards out. As for her plagiarism, Delgado Jewelry will issue a formal statement. Should any illegal activities surface, I will pursue all available legal remedies.”

Kenneth’s words fell like a judge’s gavel, shattering Delilah’s final thread of hope.

His declaration not only silenced any possibility of defense but dealt a devastating blow, effectively ending her career in the design world.

This wasn’t just the end of her jewelry design career—it was an execution order for her entire future in the industry.

Two security guards appeared beside her, and Delilah let them lead her away, her body moving mechanically.

“Mr. Delgado, you’ve made a wise decision.” Janice approached Kenneth with a smile.

Kenneth studied Janice, his eyes revealing a storm of emotions. Beyond the disturbing revelations about Delilah from Lowell, he was intimately familiar with the torment Janice had endured within the Edwards family.

The mental fortitude required to survive such a suffocating environment for an entire year was beyond his comprehension.

Like parasites, the Edwards family had systematically drained Janice’s spirit, feeding off her vitality drop by drop. Yet they remained wrapped in their cocoon of delusion, attributing their success solely to their own merit. Instead of gratitude, they accused Janice of causing trouble, claiming she was locked in a twisted competition for affection with Delilah.

Through it all, Janice had shouldered every burden, desperately seeking their validation and fighting to preserve the family’s harmony.

But they swallowed Delilah’s poisoned half-truths whole, branding Janice as small-minded and intolerant, subjecting her to a relentless barrage of vitriol and abuse. Without Lowell’s revelation, Kenneth would have remained blind to the Edwards family’s true nature—their grotesque worship of an outsider while driving their flesh and blood to the brink of despair.

“Janice, you…” Kenneth reached for words of solace, but they crumbled before her tranquil smile, leaving him speechless. In that moment, he realized Janice had severed her emotional ties to the Edwards family. For her, those days had become nothing more than shadows in a fading nightmare.

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“Lowell shared everything with you, didn’t he?” Janice’s voice carried the weight of quiet certainty. “What’s done is done, and regret has no place here. Tell him that he must face the consequences of his actions, no matter how bitter the medicine. His remorse stems not from genuine understanding, but from the realization that he’s reached his end.”

Her words rendered Kenneth’s prepared comfort hollow and meaningless.

Indeed, Lowell had hoped to channel his contrition through Kenneth, desperately seeking Janice’s forgiveness.

But he had grossly underestimated Janice’s ironclad determination to sever all ties with the Edwards family. Lowell’s foolishness would exact its toll—a lifetime sentence of regret carved into his conscience.

“Let’s leave these dark clouds behind. There are matters I’d prefer to discuss with you in private.” Janice cast a meaningful glance at Nellie.

Kenneth’s eyes flickered with understanding before he turned to Nellie. “I’ll speak with Janice for a while. We can catch up afterward.”

“Alright.” Nellie gave a slight nod, then lifted two glasses of ruby-red wine, keeping one while extending the other to Janice. “But first, I’d like to share a drink with you.”

“Me?” Janice arched an eyebrow at the offered glass, her lips curving into a subtle smirk. “Miss Ramirez, you’re making it rather difficult not to suspect you’ve doctored this wine.”

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