Tangled Temptations

Chapter 179

Joan was glaring at Eloise, who was wearing a stunning emerald dress and seemed to be in high spirits.

Joan was fuming. She couldn't understand why Eloise looked so radiant. Harvey had dumped her, yet she was

living a carefree life and had even been named one of the most influential people by the city council! She

couldn't let Eloise walk around so smug!

Joan said softly, "I heard about your award. | cto give you a special gift."

The secretary brought in stea. Eloise took the tea calmly and said, "Ms. Joan, | appreciate your gesture. But

there's no love lost between us, is there?"

Suddenly, Joan pulled a razor blade from her pocket. A hint of madness flashed across her face. "I'm going to slit

my wrist to celebrate your victory, Ms. Laurent."

Veronica gaped in disbelief. "If you want to off yourself, do it elsewhere. Don't bring that here. Harvey's

not here. You won't win him over by doing this. Think it through!"

Eloise just watched Joan calmly.

Joan burst into a manic laughter. "Harvey doesn't want to see me, so | had to csee you. What do you think

Harvey would think of you if | cut my wrist and then call the cops on you for doing it?"

"What he thinks ofis none of my business. But your life is your own. If you don't value it, no one else can."

Eloise knew Joan wouldn't actually kill herself. Such a selfish woman wouldn't give up her life so easily.

In front of her, Joan was like a little girl who lost her candy and wanted to snatch even more from others. Eloise

was just a casualty of her and Harvey's emotional mess.

Joan gave a sinister smile and gently slit her wrist. As she cut, she dialed Griffin. "Daddy, Eloise hurt me... Please

cand save me! I'm bleeding a lot..."

Then, she called the police to arrest Eloise. She wanted to tarnish Eloise's reputation! She wouldn't let her

beca star in Peterborough!

Griffin arrived quickly, along with several police officers. As soon as Joan saw Griffin, she threw herself into his

arms, crying, "Daddy, | was just trying to get Eloise and Harvey back together. But she hates me. She cut my

wrist with a knife and asked why I didn't just die!"

Griffin held his daughter, his eyes filled with confusion. He looked at Eloise, "Is what Joan saying true?"

Eloise looked at the man with utter contempt. As expected, Griffin believed Joan over her.

What a joke...

Just a while ago, he was grieving at her mother's grave. Now, he didn't trust her.

Eloise dropped her gaze. Thankfully, she hadn't planned on acknowledging him as her father. Otherwise, she

would've been hurt again. She said calmly, "Whether what she's saying is true or not, we can find out with

evidence."

Joan said quietly, "Daddy, see my wound. Everything | said is true. | have no reason to chere and frame

Eloise."

She looked pitiful, "Eloise, | was ready to forgive you because of Harvey, but you've gone too far! | know you

hate me, but I didn't think you'd wantdead."

Griffin said gravely, "Eloise, you should apologize to Joan. I'll try to persuade her not to press charges."

Veronica couldn't hold her tongue any longer, "Mr. Lynch, are you out of your mind? If the Lynch family has some

mental issues, they should see a psychiatrist. Don't chere throwing around false accusations!"

She knew about Griffin and Eloise's relationship, so she was very upset for Eloise. Griffin was no match for

Angus, Eloise's foster father, in terms of love for Eloise!

Eloise grew up under Angus' care, never suffering a single hardship. Whenever it rained while she was in college,

Angus would cto pick her up with an umbrella. Once, when there was a deep flood at the entrance, and he

even carried her on his back. Every girl in their class was envious of their father- daughter relationship.

Veronica wanted to continue, but Eloise stopped her. "There's no need!"

She looked at everyone and smiled slightly. "I have surveillance footage with audio! Today, Ms. Joan slit her wrist

for no reason and accused me. That's a crime! Now that | have evidence, | am officially charging Ms. Joan with

slander and assault!"

After Eloise finished speaking, she had her secretary hand the video to the police officers. They immediately

watched the footage.

Joan's face turned pale. "Eloise, you evil woman, you setup!"

"Shut up!" Griffin scolded her. He was heartbroken. He hadn't expected Joan to do something like this, to frame

Eloise! Joan had always been a well-behaved child in front of him, just a bit willful at times.

Griffin looked at Eloise, struggling to speak, "Eloise, let's talk."

Joan was used to her privileged life, and her willfulness had beca habit. She said nonchalantly, "Dad, what's

there to talk about with her? At most, give her smoney, like tossing a beggar a coin!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than she was slapped. It was Griffin who had slapped her. This was the first

the had hit Joan. After the slap, his hand was numb. "Joan, she's your sister! She's my biological daughter,

not a beggar!"

Joan turned pale. How could her father know about Eloise's background? She had torn up that letter!

The room went silent, and everyone was thrown off balance. The world-famous musician Griffin had a daughter.

Where did she cfrom?

Eloise spat out coldly, "Mr. Lynch, you better think before you speak!"

She looked him in the eye, and said slowly, "I belong to the Laurent family, and my father is Angus! I'm the child

of Angus and Louise, I've got nothing to do with you, Mr. Lynch!"

Griffin's lips quivered. He never in a million years thought Eloise would despise him so much, to the point of

denying that he was her biological father.

With trembling hands, he pulled out a document from his pocket. It was a DNA test report, at the bottom of

which was written. [Griffin and Eloise are biologically father and daughter.]

Griffin choked out, "Take a look at this report, can you still say, 'we're not father and daughter'?"

Eloise delicately took the report from him. She let out a soft laugh. "Now I finally understand why Mom left you!

Mr. Lynch, we might be biologically related, but apart from that, we have no connection! In fact, as Joan's father,

| find you repulsive! You're pleading for Joan, but have you ever thought about how much I've lost because of my

relationship with Harvey... Mr. Lynch, don't disturb my mother at her grave anymore, she has my father, and he

loved her very much!"

Eloise gazed at Griffin. She tore the report into pieces very slowly and threw it into the trash bin. Growing up,

only Angus was there for her. Griffin was never part of her childhood!

Griffin's face was drained of color, as he kept backing away. He looked at his own daughter, unable to believe

how cold she could be. He had thought that after revealing her true identity, she could reconcile with Joan, and

they might even have becclose sisters. But in the end, that was just wishful thinking!

Eloise closed her eyes and murmured, "Mr. Lynch, please take Ms. Joan away, | will reserve the right to sue for

now, and please take care of your daughter. Don't let her hurt others or herself anymore!"

"lI am Eloise, | will always be Angus' daughter."

Eloise's heart was pounding like the ocean waves, and she was not emotionless.

In just half a month, she had experienced the highs and lows of life, the unbearable pressure made her faint on

the spot.