“Impossible! I won’t apologize to her!” Lucia growled.


    Vrie smirked as she observed. Lucia, who was visibly agitated, brimming with resistance and <b>anger</b>.


    “Ms. Pord, if you refuse to apologize, we’ll see you in court. If I’m not mistaken, spreading false rumors can lead to a prison sentence if the post receives more than 5,000 shares, correct?” Vrie said.


    Lucia’s previously arrogant demeanor was suddenly dampened as if doused with a bucket of cold water. Her face turned pale at the thought of imprisonment and the potential ruination of her life.


    Clement’s face darkened but quickly resumed its previous gentle expression.


    “Lucia, just apologize to N. As the older person, you should be the bigger person,” he advised.


    Vrie frowned at Clement’s words, sensing an implication that they were being unreasonable today.


    Before she could respond, N spoke up. “Mr. Pord, It’s not about her age or any obligation to give in. It’s about her wrongdoing and the need for her to apologize. Please don’t act as if she’s being unjustly


    treated.”


    Clement was taken aback. He hadn’t expected the usually gentle N to be so direct.


    “You’re right, N. It’s my oversight,” he said.


    N remained indifferent. It wasn’t an oversight–he was clearly downying the situation.


    Lucia bit her lip, reluctantly turning to N. “I was wrong before, N. I’m sorry.”


    Seeing Lucia’s unwilling expression, N ignored her and turned to Vrie. “Val, did you hear anyone speaking just now?”


    Vrie caught on quickly and shook her head. “Nope, but I think I heard a mosquito buzzing.”


    Lucia was so furious she wanted to tear the room apart. Unfortunately, under Clement’s cold gaze, she had no choice but to raise her voice and apologize again.


    “N, I’m sorry. I was wrong before. I hope you can forgive me!”


    Finally, N turned to her with a smile.


    The smile felt mocking to Lucia.


    “Ms. Pord, what exactly did you do wrong? If you don’t exin, how will I know?” N asked.


    “You!” Lucia pointed a finger at N, about to curse her out, but Clement interrupted coldly, “Lucia!”


    Under his icy gaze, Lucia reluctantly said<b>, </b>“I shouldn’t have had Keh kneel and apologize to you on purpose. I shouldn’t have recorded the video and posted it online to ruin your reputation. And I shouldn’t have grabbed you when I fell down the stairs. Satisfied now?!”


    She said it loudly, her voice cracking with frustration and tears by the end.


    N remained calm, nodding only after Lucia finished speaking. “Alright. I ept your apology.”


    Back in the car, Vrie couldn’t help butugh. “Lucia’s face when she apologized was priceless. I wish I could’ve recorded it and watched it over and over.”


    N smiled at her. “Alright, enough about that. Did you record the audio?”


    “I did. I’ll send it to you now,” Vrie replied.


    Once N received the recording, she saved it to her cloud storage. If Lucia dared to bother her again, she would release the recording and let everyone know what kind of person she really was.


    After N and Vrie left, the atmosphere in the hospital room turned icy.N?velDrama.Org (C) content.


    Clement’s earlier smile had vanished, reced by a re as he stared at Lucia.


    “Dad-”


    Before Lucia could finish, Clement pped her. “Idiot!”


    He thought Lucia was absolutely useless since she couldn’t even handle N and had gotten caught in her own schemes.


    Lucia clutched her face, filled with fear and dread..