Unwanted Girl Spoiled By Billionaire - Chapter 210: Chapter 210

Leia was a bit annoyed when she saw Eli firmly supporting Noelle.
"Ugh, this Eli! What makes him so sure that Noelle wouldn't poison that old man? Back when she returned, how did they treat her? Does he think Noelle would forget?" she thought.
But she couldn't appear too intentional as she was afraid Eli and the others might grow suspicious.
Hence, she quickly nodded, tears welling up in her eyes, and said, "Mm-hmm, Eli, I also believe that Noelle wouldn't poison Dad. It's just that he's still in critical condition, and Mom has fallen into a coma from the shock. I just feel so overwhelmed."
With that, she turned to Noelle apologetically and said, "Noelle, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to doubt you. It's all that Maria's fault. She was spouting nonsense just now..."
For some reason, Noelle felt a little depressed at that moment.
Thinking about how her parents were now lying in hospital beds—most likely because of Leia—she couldn't bring herself to show her any kindness.
She couldn't even keep up the pretense of being polite anymore and simply turned her head away.
"Noelle, you..." Leia couldn't help but curse under her breath when she saw Noelle putting on airs with her.
"That wretched Noelle, how dare she give me such a look!" she cursed inwardly.
If this had been a few months ago, Noelle would have been scolded to no end by her brothers.
But now...
Leia could not help but glance at her brothers.
Seeing them remain indifferent to this, each lost in their own thoughts, she felt a mix of sadness and grievance.
Being ignored and dismissed by Noelle like this, none of her brothers even thought to stand up for her.
How utterly disappointing!
With more than a decade of sibling bonds... this was all she got?
But Leia never once considered the decade-long father-daughter bond she shared with Vincent when she stubbornly went through with poisoning him despite all warnings.
Nor did she spare a thought for the fact that both her parents were now lying in hospital beds, their conditions critical.
All she cared about was herself.
All she could think about was how wronged she felt as if the whole world had somehow betrayed her.
She had done nothing wrong.
It was everyone else who was at fault.
It wasn't until the next morning that Kimberly finally woke up.
The moment she opened her eyes, the first thing she asked about was her husband's condition.
Upon learning that Vincent was still in a coma and hadn't passed the critical stage, she immediately tried to go see him.
When she arrived at the hospital room and saw her husband's pale face, she couldn't hold back her tears—they streamed down once again.
She leaned over Vincent's sickbed, clutching his slightly cold hand as tears streamed down her face. Choking back sobs, she murmured, "How could this happen? Why would you get poisoned for no reason? What went wrong?"
At this moment, Leia walked up.
She half-embraced Kimberly's shoulders, putting on a sorrowful expression as she choked up, "Mom, the doctors haven't determined the exact cause yet. They said the prescription Noelle gave Dad is something they had never seen before. It's quite unusual. They need to hold another meeting to study it further."
Hearing this, Kimberly was stunned. "Prescription? Why does it need further study?"
She glanced at her daughter, Noelle, who was sitting on the other side of Vincent's bed.
The young girl remained quiet, her eyes fixed on her father, seemingly indifferent to everything else around her.
Leia, seeing that Noelle did not say anything, continued to fan the flames.
"Mom, I'm not doubting Noelle. It's just that this prescription is very unusual. The doctors have never seen it before, and its exact effects haven't been clinically tested yet. They don't even know if it could be harmful to the human body... Ah, of course, I know Noelle meant well for Dad! As for what Maria said about holding a grudge and deliberately trying to poison him—I didn't believe a single word of it!"
Leia went on and on, seemingly defending Noelle.
Yet, every word subtly implied that the issue stemmed from Noelle's prescription.
But Kimberly fell silent after hearing this.
She didn't express any opinion, merely glancing at Noelle once more.
Although Leia said so much about the prescription, Noelle was not in a hurry to explain.
Her small hand remained tightly clasped around her father's.
At that moment, it seemed as if her entire heart was devoted to him, leaving no room to care about anything else.
In contrast, Leia, who had spent over a decade with the family, didn't seem all that devastated by her father's poisoning and coma. Instead, she kept making vague and suggestive remarks.
Kimberly truly couldn't understand what was going through Leia's mind at that moment.
Before Kimberly could respond, Eli, standing nearby, could no longer bear to listen.
He pulled Leia up and said sternly, "Noelle would never harm our family! Leia, why are you talking nonsense?"
"Ah!" Leia cried out in pain.
Her eyes reddened as she looked at Eli with an innocent expression and said, "Eli, what did I say? Haven't I been emphasizing all along that Noelle wouldn't hurt Dad? Noelle and I are so close now. Why would you still think I'm trying to harm her?"
"You!" Eli, being the straightforward type, was no match for Leia, a sophisticated manipulator with an expertly crafted facade of innocence.
Although Leia seemed to be speaking up for Noelle, it sounded weird!
She twisted her wrist slightly and said innocently, "Eli, you're hurting me. Let go."
But Eli did not let go.
His expression darkened as he stared intently at Leia. For some reason, he now felt she was putting on an act. Though she still appeared as "gentle and kind" as ever, it just made him annoyed and irritated.
Damon stepped forward and pried Eli's hand away, saying, "Eli, that's enough. Let go of Leia."
At this, Eli shot Damon a sharp glare.
The two brothers locked eyes in a silent standoff.
After a tense moment, Eli finally let go of Leia.
"Hmph." With a scoff, he turned and walked off to the side.
The moment Leia was free, she immediately threw herself into Damon's arms, her voice trembling with grievance. "Damon..."
Damon let Leia hold onto him, but he no longer reacted the way he used to.
In the past, whenever Leia suffered even the slightest grievance, he would be the first to panic, feeling as if the pain were his own. Now, he just looked at her with a calm, unreadable expression.
Inside, however, his emotions were in turmoil.
He wanted to ask—did she have anything to do with their father's poisoning?
Though the thought seemed absurd even to him, for some reason, after hearing about their father's poisoning, the first person he thought of wasn't Noelle, who seemed more suspicious, but Leia.
This was poisoning, after all!
Their father had vomited so much blood and was still fighting for his life.
No matter how neglected Leia had felt in recent days, could she go so far as to poison her own family over it?
She couldn't possibly be that ruthless!
"Damon?" Seeing that Damon remained silent for a long while, his gaze fixed on her as if lost in deep thought, Leia felt a flicker of unease.
Hence, she put on a pitiful expression once more, her voice soft as she defended herself, "I really didn't mean to doubt Noelle. I'm just so worried about Dad. I believe Noelle would never do something as terrible as poisoning him."
Damon looked at Leia silently. After a few seconds, he said in a firm tone, "I believe that Noelle would never do such a thing."
The moment those words left his mouth, Leia's face almost turned green with rage.
"Noelle wouldn't? Why is he so sure? Is Damon out of his mind? Why do all of them trust Noelle so much?
"Do they think that Noelle is a saint? After everything they have put her through, it would be normal for Noelle to hold a grudge. Do they believe that just because she acted indifferent, she has truly let it all go?
"Use some common sense! How could that be possible?" Leia shouted out loud inwardly.