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Cecilia Vaughn couldn’t swim, and she never expected that Fiona Vaughn would stage a ”self-harm scheme”!

Just to frame her, she even jumped into the water herself!

No one knew better than Cecilia that although she had shaken off Fiona Vaughn’s arms, Fiona weighed nearly a hundred pounds; how could she just be pushed into the river like that?

...

”Oh my God, someone fell into the water!”

The onlookers were all taken aback and cast various unfriendly glances at Cecilia Vaughn!

”That girl in the white dress is terrifying, to actually have the heart to push her own sister into the water!”

”Yeah, she didn’t even spare her own sister, what a waste of that pretty face, she’s simply a femme fatale!”

”So vicious! Didn’t you hear that girl in the traditional outfit? This woman doesn’t even go home, and her parents don’t care about her!”

”Tsk tsk, what a heartless act, such a sin!”

Amidst the endless chatter, Fiona Vaughn’s face was as pale as a water lily almost about to wither in the river.

She didn’t even struggle, nor did she attempt any self-rescue; she just let herself sink to the riverbed.

...

”Quick, save her! That girl in the pink traditional outfit is in trouble!”

After all, this was Riverdell water town, and many were skilled swimmers. Someone couldn’t stand it anymore and jumped into the river with a splash.

In a matter of seconds, Fiona Vaughn was brought up, her face frighteningly pale, shivering while clutching her shoulder, tears rolling down.

”Sister, do you hate me so much that you wish I were dead?”

...

The surrounding people heard Fiona Vaughn’s words, and a sense of righteous indignation surged from their hearts!

”Girl, don’t cry, such a venomous-hearted woman doesn’t deserve to be your sister!”

Fiona Vaughn pitifully clutched her shoulders, her teary appearance almost heart-wrenching.

”Please don’t say that... Sister... do you have any reasons beyond your control?”

”Maybe... maybe... you didn’t mean it just now, right?”

The bystanders, hearing her still defending Cecilia Vaughn, felt sympathy for Fiona Vaughn’s innocence and kindness, while their hatred for Cecilia Vaughn, the malicious sister, grew.

...

Cecilia Vaughn watched Fiona Vaughn’s performance coldly.

Facing scornful looks from all around, she remained unmoved, her voice as cold as winter snow.

”Fiona Vaughn, I truly admire your acting skills. If I remember correctly, you have a swimming qualification certificate.”

”Yet, just now in the water, you were so calm that you didn’t move at all—impressive, truly impressive.”

Fiona Vaughn’s pitiful expression froze for a moment, but soon she bit her lip, leaning on Chloe Alden as if terrified.

”Sister... how can you maliciously speculate about me like that.”

”Who wouldn’t want to save themselves, but I was so scared that I even forgot the instinct to swim.”

Cecilia Vaughn let out a cold, mocking laugh. She had lost count of how many times Fiona Vaughn had framed her since childhood.

It’s impossible not to admire this woman’s flair for drama.

...

Seeing Cecilia Vaughn dare to sneer now, the onlookers were genuinely furious.

”You wicked woman, what shamelessness!”

”She was scared out of her wits and simply forgot how to swim. How dare you claim she framed you for pushing her into the water?”

The crowd, large and eager, felt a surge of protective justice for the shivering, constantly crying Fiona Vaughn.

”Make this woman taste what it’s like falling into the water!”

”Yes! Let her continue her scorn here!”

Cecilia Vaughn gazed coldly at the misguided people around her. She had already explained herself, believing in the truth, yet no matter how honestly she recounted what happened, people only believed in the ”truth” they wished to believe.

Even though Cecilia’s physical condition wasn’t poor, the number of people siding with Fiona Vaughn was overwhelming.

Soon a commotion erupted.

...

Hearing the crowd’s demands, an exceedingly malicious plan sprouted in Fiona Vaughn’s heart.

She tugged Chloe Alden’s arm and, after giving her a meaningful glance, started to cry out loudly.

”Everyone, don’t do this. My sister can’t swim, don’t act recklessly...”

Chloe Alden instantly grasped her intention. In the dim light, when the crowd wasn’t paying attention, she violently pushed her arm, pushing Cecilia Vaughn toward the riverbank!

The crowd was too vast and chaotic; no one saw clearly who initiated the push.

Someone even saw Cecilia Vaughn about to stabilize herself and deliberately caused more disruption, adding a final kick!

Outnumbered and targeted maliciously, with a splash, the slim white figure was forced into the water.

...

Yet, as everyone witnessed this, there was a vindictive satisfaction, and some even began to clap and cheer loudly.

”Hahaha, this girl got what she deserved! Who told her to push her sister into the water!”

”Yeah, serves her right!”

”Shameless femme fatale, it’s better if she drowns!”

...

Riverdell is full of rivers, and it was now autumn, the heat dissipated, rain had fallen recently, making the river deep and ice-cold.

No one knew that while Cecilia Vaughn feared nothing on Earth, she was terrified of water.

She almost drowned in a reservoir as a child, hence her lifelong water phobia, which hindered her from learning to swim.

This weakness proved fatal at this moment.

The girl struggled desperately, but the water was muddy below, weeds grew thick, and a non-swimmer like her only sank faster.

The fishy river water spread through her eyes, ears, nose, and throat as Cecelia fought for life, but her ankle was ensnared by weeds...

Her body continued to sink.

From above, malicious laughter echoed, some even timing how soon she’d sink completely, wishing her a quick death.

...

No one believed her innocence.

A sense of imminent doom filled Cecilia Vaughn’s mind.

Her body’s sensations dulled, her mind unwilling, fleeting back to her first day in prison.

It was just as hopeless...

Everyone laughed at her coldly and mercilessly, saying she deserved it, their malicious eyes ready to execute her then and there.

...

Is there no one to save her...

The will to survive lingered, but Cecilia felt her limbs grow heavier, her ears filling with water, incessantly buzzing.

Until... the laughter overhead became faint.

She could barely hear it.

Adrian...

She longed to see him once more.

A fear of death brought Cecilia Vaughn unrivaled desolation.

She wanted to struggle desperately, but her eyelids disobeyed and drooped...

Just as the girl was about to close her eyes, she sensed a moment of tranquility around her, followed by someone plunging into the river with great force.

The tall figure blurred amidst the ripples, like a god descending from the heavens...

Was it... a dream?