Claiming My Possessive CEO Husband - Chapter 581
Chapter 581: Chapter 581: Who is the Real Thief?
Anna Campbell seemed dazed, her eyes downcast. If she did not pour this sludge onto Xaviera Evans, then the unfortunate one would be her, even involving the entire Campbell family. It would make her parents sad.
She bit her lip and said in a voice full of grievance, “You only gave me a birthday gift, but none for Xaviera. She was jealous of me, that’s why…”
“I gave you a birthday gift?”
Mrs. Russell echoed with a note of mockery in her eyes. “Are you so sure that the birthday gift was for you?”
Anna’s eyes widened in shock.
“When I sent someone to deliver it, I said it was for Miss Campbell!”
Mrs. Russell abruptly raised her voice: “Anna Campbell, who is Miss Campbell in your mind? Who gave you the confidence to think that you are Miss Campbell!”
Anna shook all over from shock!
The entire room was in uproar.
What did Mrs. Russell mean by that? If Anna wasn’t Miss Campbell, was it Xaviera then?
While everyone was trying to make sense of it all, Mrs. Russell took her time as she walked up to Anna, a smirk on her face.
“I’ve seen many things in my long life, Anna. Don’t think your little plots will work on me. Just because you have Nidya Hughes and Jeremy Campbell protecting you, doesn’t mean I won’t deal with you!”
“Grandma!” Anna cried out in alarm, her eyes filled with entreaty as she lowered her voice, “In front of all these people, I beg you to save me some face.”
“Save face? If you cared about your face, you wouldn’t have set Xaviera up. Have you ever thought about what her reputation will be like if she’s accused of theft?”
Anna reminded her softly, “Grandma, family disputes should not be made public. It’s best if outsiders do not learn about all this. You may not care about me but what about the Campbells? The Russells?”
Mrs. Russell never thought that having her grandchild switched was a sign of incompetence. Instead, pretending to be unaware when she knew it was wrong was the greatest sign of incompetence.
“Anna Campbell, you know very well who the birthday gift was meant for. Xaviera would never be jealous of you, because your status doesn’t even compare!”
Under the harsh accusation, Anna’s face twisted in anger. Her sharp nails pierced her own palms as she clenched her hands into fists.
Mrs. Russell’s gaze was sharp on Anna. She emphasised each word, “This set of jewelry was indeed delivered to the Campbell’s home by my order. But I said it was for Xaviera, and yet you took the jewelry and framed Xaviera for stealing it just because she was jealous of you. Anna Campbell, why don’t you tell me, who is the real thief?”
Her words were like a bolt of lightning, shattering the image of a simple and kind-hearted goddess that Anna had maintained in the eyes of everyone present.
Everyone was shocked beyond words, digesting what Mrs. Russell had just said.
The Russell family was a wealthy one amongst wealthy families with strict family discipline. And Mrs. Russell had no reason to lie. Whoever she said the jewelry was for, it was for.
So, Anna Campbell, with someone else’s jewelry on her, not only flaunted it but also framed the real owner for theft?
Mrs. Russell sneered: “Anna Campbell, you should know that we have been out of touch for so many years. I have never given you a birthday gift before. The gift I sent this time was for Xaviera, you knew that clearly. Yet you still claimed the jewelry as your own, and Xaviera did not know about it.”
“If you had stayed within your bounds, I wouldn’t have made things hard for you. But you instead, with your unreal status bullied Xaviera. Even though I live in the Holy City, I know exactly what you have done.”
Anna Campbell’s body was stiff, trembling uncontrollably.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd doubted: “Mrs. Russell mentioned that the jewelry was for Miss Campbell and also for Xaviera Evans. Does this mean that Xaviera is Miss Campbell? Isn’t Anna the Miss Campbell?”
“Now that you mention it, I find it strange too. Why would the Campbell family suddenly adopt a twenty-year-old daughter? Conventionally, if you want to adopt, you would adopt a child, and Xaviera is already established in her career. Why would the Campbell family adopt her? What’s more, Mrs. Russell and the young masters of the Russell family seem to be more intimate with Xaviera than with Anna Campbell, their legitimate daughter. Why would that be?”
“Could it be…that Xaviera is the real daughter of the Campbell couple?”
Hearing the last guess, Anna Campbell’s face turned pale. It seemed like she might faint at any second.
No! It can’t be like this!
She is the Campbell family’s daughter! Xaviera is just an adopted daughter!
