Chapter 757: She crossed her arms, and her expression remained unreadable as she watched.
At first, when Leona dropped to her knees, Rachel had felt a little sorry for her.
Especially since her first words seemed truly heartfelt.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut as the crowd swelled, so did Leona's tactics. Her tears weren't meant to earn genuine forgiveness anymore. She was actually banking on the pressure from the growing audience to force Rachel into accepting her apology.
That kind of manipulation was something Rachel refused to tolerate.
Whatever pity she had felt for Leona disappeared in an instant.
If Leona wasn't sincere, then she had no reason to feel bad for her. Taking a step closer, Rachel met Leona's gaze head-on and asked, "Do you really mean every word you just said?" Leona, relieved that Rachel had finally spoken, nodded eagerly. "Yes. Every word. I swear it's true!" "Good," Rachel said, pausing for effect. Then, with a calm but firm voice, she continued, "Then keep your word and say 'I'm sorry' a million times." Leona froze, completely caught off guard.
After a few seconds, Leona blinked in shock. "W-What? What did you just say?" Lãf€$t ÇhAptërŞ In GałnøvelŞ.cơm Rachel raised an eyebrow. "Are you already breaking your own promise?" Leona looked around and spotted someone recording with their phone.
Taking a deep breath, she clenched her teeth. "Fine! I'll apologize." Then, she started repeating, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry..." She kept repeating the words over and over like a parrot.
As she continued, murmurs of discontent started spreading through the crowd.
"What did she even do? Do you really have to humiliate her in front of everyone? Unless it's something really serious, shouldn't you let it go?" Someone in the crowd shouted at Rachel.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Exactly! You're young and beautiful, yet you're bullying an older woman. If people hear about this, it won't look good for you!" "Yeah, she already apologized. How far are you going to push her? You may look nice, but who knew you'd be so heartless?" The crowd's whispers turned into open criticism, throwing insults at Rachel.
Leona had played her role well, twisting the situation so the crowd e situation sided with her. However, Rachel wasn't the sperson she used to be.
Maybe she had expected this, because she stayed her eyespletely calm,
She looked directly at the people defending Leona. "If your daughter, wife, or sister was insulted falsely accused of being a mistress, and then attacked by a group, would you just forgive the person who did it?" The ones who had spoken up went quiet, unable to answer.