Chapter 10 Julie threw herself at Connor, grabbing his leg. "Please tell me this isn't real, Connor. It was you that night, wasn't it? It had to be you! I'm sure Queenie is behind all this! She must have tampered with the footage!" Connor didn't even spare her a glance, kicking her away and saying, "It's the surveillance footage from the hotel. You can go check it out yourself if you don't believe it. "I have no idea who that baby's father is, since I just had someone grab a random guy from a bar that night. You'll have to go find out for yourself if you want to know who it is." Upon hearing that, Julie collapsed, as if every ounce of strength had deserted her. She looked up at me a moment later, her gaze seething with malice. "You're the one behind all of this, aren't you, Queenie?" I smiled faintly, thinking that she wasn't that foolish, after all. It had indeed been my plan all along. That night, I had proposed the idea to Connor once I reached the bar. Yet, if Julie hadn't been so desperate to use that unborn child to increase her social standing, my plan would have been useless. In the end, she brought this entire situation on herself. "You fucking bitch! You set me up! I'm going to call the police and have you arrested, Queenie!" Julie snapped. "Go ahead, then. You slandered me online, and you even dared to drug Brookhaven's heir. Do you truly believe the Greenes will not hold you accountable for that?" No sooner had I finished speaking than Connor beckoned with his hand. His lawyer then came forward and said, "We will be prosecuting you to the full extent of the law, Ms. Sutton.". Upon hearing that, Julie immediately pleaded with Connor. "I'm begging you, Connor! Please have mercy on me! I really didn't mean to do it! I swear I'll never do something like that again!" "You'd never have the chance to, even if you have the guts." Connor led me away from the scene, while Julie was taken to the police station. She had spread lies about me online, and the matter of her drugging Connor was already confirmed. There was no way for her to avoid retribution. Julie got a three-year sentence and, in protest, went on a hunger strike, resulting in a miscarriage soon after. She attempted to seek revenge on me after she was released from prison. However, I was living abroad at that time, so she had no way of finding me. I eventually heard about Julie from Connor. She had tried to start a business after getting out of prison, but she was caught again within half a year. It wasn't a legitimate business-she and her partners had scammed millions of dollars from people, which resulted in her being locked up. It was her second time being thrown behind bars. Chapter 10 +25 Bonus T In the meantime, perhaps after spending quite some time together, Connor eventually developed feelings for me. He even made a huge spectacle of a proposal at our daughter's birthday party. I rejected him, though. I had become a woman of means, and I had no desire to spend the rest of my life trapped in a marriage, especially with a man like Connor, who was so far removed from me in every way. I got on the plane and left the country alone again once my daughter's birthday party was over. It was such a vast world, so I was determined to leave a trace of myself in every corner.