She Stuns the World - Chapter 72: Chapter 72
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"Enough!" At that moment, Jarred, who was seated at the same table as Athena, suddenly stood up. His voice was firm yet polite as he said, "Miss Donovan, Mrs. Kennedy, tonight is Zoe's graduation celebration.
"I kindly ask you both to give me this favor. Let's set aside your grievances until after the party. Let Zoe enjoy her evening in peace."
Athena smiled, realizing that now that things were turning against the Kennedy family, the Murray family finally decided to step in.
She didn't rush to respond, instead, she just gave Regina a cold, steady look.
Regina was reluctant, but she didn't have enough evidence to prove that Athena had stolen the diamond ring. She was also worried that any surveillance footage Athena presented might work against the Kennedy family, and she feared the influence of Harry, who was backing Athena. Reluctantly, she took the way out offered to her, "The Kennedy family and the Murray family are longtime friends, so of course, we'll respect your wishes."
With that, Athena graciously spread her hands. "Since Zoe went through so much trouble to invite my entire family, I'll give her this favor as well."
Jarred smiled. "Thank you all. Let's raise a toast."
Athena raised her glass and took a small sip of red wine.
After she sat down, Arthur leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Athena, after they accused you like that, why did you let them off so easily? I think you should've shown the footage and made them apologize."
Athena chuckled softly. "There is no footage."
Arthur blinked in surprise. "What? What do you mean?"
Athena grinned like a fox. "I was bluffing."
Back when she was staying at the Kennedy family's house, she never imagined they would try to frame her. Plus, since there were already cameras in the common areas, it never occurred to her to install a separate camera in her room.
She was betting that whoever was framing her would be too scared to risk her producing the footage.
Of course, even if they had called her bluff and demanded the footage, she had other ways to prove her innocence—it just would've been more of a hassle.
"You... you..." Arthur stared at her, dumbfounded, before finally murmuring, "You really took that gamble? You nearly gave me a heart attack."
Athena's nerves were incredible, and she played the part so convincingly that he had fully believed she had actual footage and was eagerly waiting for her to show it to crush the Kennedy family.
Athena laughed. "Why not? I'm pretty gutsy."
Arthur had nothing more to say, so he just gave her a thumbs-up.
Zoe, who had been watching Athena laughing and chatting, felt a flicker of anger in her eyes.
When she had visited Regina at the Kennedy family's house, Regina had shown off that diamond ring, which sparked an idea in Zoe. She secretly hacked into the Kennedy family's security system, causing the cameras to malfunction so they couldn't record.
Then, she sneaked into Regina's bedroom, took the ring, and later slipped it into Athena's coat pocket to frame her.
The plan had worked—until Athena claimed she had installed a hidden camera in her room, nearly exposing everything.
But no matter, the diamond ring incident was just a minor setback. Her real plan hadn't been put into action yet.
She glanced at the time—it was already 5:10 PM. She signaled the staff to stop the music and prepared to go on stage to give her speech.
But just then, a commotion erupted at the entrance, and someone shouted, "Mr. Harper has arrived!"
"I kindly ask you both to give me this favor. Let's set aside your grievances until after the party. Let Zoe enjoy her evening in peace."
Athena smiled, realizing that now that things were turning against the Kennedy family, the Murray family finally decided to step in.
She didn't rush to respond, instead, she just gave Regina a cold, steady look.
Regina was reluctant, but she didn't have enough evidence to prove that Athena had stolen the diamond ring. She was also worried that any surveillance footage Athena presented might work against the Kennedy family, and she feared the influence of Harry, who was backing Athena. Reluctantly, she took the way out offered to her, "The Kennedy family and the Murray family are longtime friends, so of course, we'll respect your wishes."
With that, Athena graciously spread her hands. "Since Zoe went through so much trouble to invite my entire family, I'll give her this favor as well."
Jarred smiled. "Thank you all. Let's raise a toast."
Athena raised her glass and took a small sip of red wine.
After she sat down, Arthur leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Athena, after they accused you like that, why did you let them off so easily? I think you should've shown the footage and made them apologize."
Athena chuckled softly. "There is no footage."
Arthur blinked in surprise. "What? What do you mean?"
Athena grinned like a fox. "I was bluffing."
Back when she was staying at the Kennedy family's house, she never imagined they would try to frame her. Plus, since there were already cameras in the common areas, it never occurred to her to install a separate camera in her room.
She was betting that whoever was framing her would be too scared to risk her producing the footage.
Of course, even if they had called her bluff and demanded the footage, she had other ways to prove her innocence—it just would've been more of a hassle.
"You... you..." Arthur stared at her, dumbfounded, before finally murmuring, "You really took that gamble? You nearly gave me a heart attack."
Athena's nerves were incredible, and she played the part so convincingly that he had fully believed she had actual footage and was eagerly waiting for her to show it to crush the Kennedy family.
Athena laughed. "Why not? I'm pretty gutsy."
Arthur had nothing more to say, so he just gave her a thumbs-up.
Zoe, who had been watching Athena laughing and chatting, felt a flicker of anger in her eyes.
When she had visited Regina at the Kennedy family's house, Regina had shown off that diamond ring, which sparked an idea in Zoe. She secretly hacked into the Kennedy family's security system, causing the cameras to malfunction so they couldn't record.
Then, she sneaked into Regina's bedroom, took the ring, and later slipped it into Athena's coat pocket to frame her.
The plan had worked—until Athena claimed she had installed a hidden camera in her room, nearly exposing everything.
But no matter, the diamond ring incident was just a minor setback. Her real plan hadn't been put into action yet.
She glanced at the time—it was already 5:10 PM. She signaled the staff to stop the music and prepared to go on stage to give her speech.
But just then, a commotion erupted at the entrance, and someone shouted, "Mr. Harper has arrived!"
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