"Madame Lu is doing this on purpose."
"Because she cannot bear to part with Lu Erya, whom she raised herself, she is single-mindedly trying to turn me into a villain—someone she imagines to be wicked, despicable, uncouth, riddled with flaws, and utterly worthless. This way, she can cast me aside without the slightest psychological burden, free from any condemnation, and focus all her affection on Lu Erya..."
Madame Lu seemed struck by this, as if these words had pierced the most hidden, unconscious thought in her mind. Her face turned deathly pale, and she shook her head in a panic. "No, no! I didn't... that’s not me. It was them—they deceived me..."
Chapter 106