Chapter 279

The moment Heather Carter heard that, she panicked. She pushed me aside and darted straight to George Knight. "You said if I listen to you, you'd protect me and let me play all day!" George nodded calmly. "I did—but I also said you needed to answer one question honestly." "Uncle George, I don't know what you're planning to ask my mom, but clearly, she’s not in her right mind right now. She probably can't answer anything properly. Why don’t you ask me instead? If I know it, I’ll tell you. Just take my mom back to the hospital, please." George raised an eyebrow, clearly amused, and shot back, "Before I came to City H, I looked into your background. After everything you’ve been through with Lena Carter and her daughter, you're still buying the idea your mom’s really lost it?" I was thrown for a second but quickly argued, "Mental exams don’t lie, right? That doctor’s not someone she could’ve bribed." Sure, even I sometimes suspected Heather’s behavior might be fake—especially with Lena as