Chapter 85

Jennifer watched Christina's retreating figure and suddenly had a brilliant idea.

She turned to William. "Hey, hang tight for a sec. I need to talk to her."

"What do you need to say to her?" William didn't want them getting too close.

It was clear Christina didn't like Jennifer. If Jennifer went over now, things would definitely get ugly.

Jennifer sighed. "I misunderstood her earlier. Even if she doesn't forgive me, I still need to apologize. It's the right thing to do. I'll be right back."

Seeing her determination, William didn't argue further.

Jennifer hurried along and finally caught up with Christina on the beach.

With no one else around, Jennifer dropped her facade and sneered, "Christina, I didn't think you had any real skills besides seducing men. You even managed to win over that old lady."

Mia was only in her thirties, but Jennifer made her sound ancient.

Christina didn't appreciate the comment. "What, you planning to kick the bucket at 35?"

"No matter how you twist things, William will never marry you. The Cavendish family would never accept someone like you." Jennifer was in the middle of her rant when she noticed William and Ethan approaching from a distance.

She quickly grabbed Christina's hand and raised her voice. "I just want to be friends. There's no need for you to be so hostile."

"Are you nuts? If you want to play innocent, do it with William. I'm not buying it." Christina's first instinct was to shake her off.

But Jennifer held on tight, even pulling her back.

They were standing right by the ocean.

While falling from this height wouldn't be fatal, Christina didn't want to end up looking pathetic, nor did she want to give Jennifer the satisfaction.

"Ah!" Jennifer screamed as she fell into the water.

Christina stumbled but managed to stay on her feet. She was wearing sandals, and her exposed big toe got cut by a sharp rock, bleeding profusely.

When William arrived, he only saw Jennifer in the water, not noticing Christina's injured foot.

He rushed over to help Jennifer up.

Jennifer looked a mess, soaked from head to toe, her white shirt clinging to her body, revealing her underwear.

Her face was a mix of seawater and tears. "Christina, what did I ever do to you? Just because I misunderstood you earlier, you had to push me into the ocean!"

"I apologized, and even if you don't want to forgive me, you could've just yelled at me or hit me. But pushing me into the water? There are rocks here, and it really hurts."

Christina watched her performance with a cold expression.

Honestly, Jennifer's acting was terrible, but there were always people who fell for it.

Listening to her sob story and seeing Christina's indifferent face, William scolded her. "Why are you being so petty?"

Jennifer had indeed wronged her earlier, but it wasn't completely baseless.

Christina had shown up at someone else's house alone and was accused of being a mistress. It was a misunderstanding.

Now that the misunderstanding was cleared up and Jennifer had apologized, what more did Christina want?

"Fine, you're right. I'm just that petty. So you two better stay out of my sight." Christina sneered. "You both know what kind of person I am, yet you keep coming to me. Who's to blame?"

She had tried to keep her distance from them.

But Jennifer had to come over and provoke her with such bad acting.

Christina exposed her lie. "You tried to pull me into the water and ended up falling in yourself. Stop pretending, Jennifer."

"I don't know what I did to make you hate me so much. I'm soaked, and you still say it's my fault. William, what do I have to do for her to forgive me?" Jennifer clung to William's clothes.

She kept pressing herself against him. "I'm so cold and it hurts."

William took off his jacket and draped it over her. "I'll take you to the hospital first to check for injuries."

"But Christina..."

"Forget about her for now." William was focused on getting Jennifer to the hospital.

"You're so good to me, William." Jennifer gave Christina a triumphant look when William wasn't watching.

There were no cameras on the beach.

Even if Christina was innocent, she had no way to prove it.

And William trusted Jennifer the most.

Watching them leave, Christina rolled her eyes.

She was fed up.

"Your foot is injured too. Let me take you to the hospital." Ethan hadn't followed them but stayed by Christina's side.

"I have a place nearby, or you can come to my house, and I'll help you bandage it."

Christina shook her head. "No need to trouble you. I'll just call a cab to the hospital."

If the wound was shallow, it would be fine, but it was deep, and she needed to get it checked.

Ethan stayed with her until the cab arrived.

It was past rush hour, so the traffic wasn't bad. She reached the hospital in less than half an hour.

After paying, Christina limped towards the entrance.

A hand suddenly reached out to support her.

She turned to see who it was and quickly pulled her hand back. "I think it's best if we keep our distance."

"Sorry about last time. I didn't expect my mom to cause such a scene and make everyone uncomfortable." Walter had wanted to apologize for a while but hadn't found the chance.

Seeing her injured today, he took the opportunity to help her to the doctor and apologize.

"I've made it clear to my mom. I'm old enough now, and she can't control me so strictly or cause a scene."

"She did it for your own good." Christina didn't hold it against him.

But they really should keep their distance. "I can walk on my own. You should go. I don't want to cause any more trouble if someone sees us."