Chapter 538

It was Daxton.

His eyes were blazing with anger as he stared at Trevor with an expression that was anything but friendly.

He had just passed by and happened to hear Carmen’s voice. He moved a little closer and caught every single word Trevor said.

If Alice had heard this, she probably would’ve just nagged a little and let the matter slide as Trevor was her own son.

But as far as Daxton was concerned, Carmen could do no wrong, and anyone who crossed her was automatically in the wrong.

He asked with a darkened face, “What did you just say?”

Trevor knew exactly how short-tempered Daxton could be. He let out a cold laugh and said, “Why don’t you ask what Carmen did first?”

The moment Daxton turned his gaze to her, Carmen immediately dropped her eyes, putting on that helpless, pitiful look as she explained everything from start to finish. She sobbed, “It’s my fault. If I’d just paid a little more attention back then, I would’ve figured out exactly what Trevor wanted to ask, and none of this mess would’ve happened.”

Trevor couldn’t believe that Carmen could still twist the truth right in front of Daxton! He was so mad he pointed right at Carmen’s nose and snapped, “How dare you say that? You call that not paying attention? You knew exactly what I was asking! You just realized that Aubree wasn’t here and jumped at the chance to take all the credit!”

Back when Aubree was still with the Wilson family, Trevor was one of those who unfairly took Carmen’s side without caring about right or wrong, and he never thought Aubree had anything to feel wronged about.

He didn’t think she had any reason to feel sorry for herself.

He believed that leaving the orphanage and being reunited with the Wilson family was the luckiest thing that could ever happen to her. Compared to all the wealth and privilege she got, a few harsh words were nothing to complain about.

If anything, Trevor felt that Aubree should’ve been feeling grateful.

He believed that Aubree was merely acting, always portraying herself as the victim to garner their attention and sympathy, attempting to evoke their pity.

But now that he was the one in the hot seat, Trevor finally realized just how suffocating it felt.

Carmen might’ve been telling the truth, but she spun it in such a way that it meant something different. Trevor had no idea how to start arguing back, and it just made him look like he was making a fuss for no reason.

That was precisely how Daxton perceived it.

“That’s enough!” Daxton snapped. “You screwed up and went after the wrong person. Now that you finally realize Aubree’s actually worth something, she doesn’t even care about you anymore. So you’re feeling all sorry for yourself and trying to dump the blame on Carmen?”

“Trevor, and you call yourself an elder brother,” Daxton said, his voice thick with mockery.

In a voice dripping with sarcasm, he added, “You’re truly impressive. You got played, ended up in this sorry state, and instead of figuring out how to deal with it or fight back, all you can do is stand here and take it out on Carmen.”

Daxton then stepped in front of Carmen, shielding her, and whispered, “It’s okay. I’m here. How could this possibly be your fault? You didn’t even know that’s what he was asking about. You did go to the set, and it’s not your fault he said yes.”

Carmen hid the smugness in her eyes and murmured, “If only I’d figured it out back then. Then Trevor wouldn’t have misunderstood Aubree for so long, and Aubree wouldn’t have done all this, making things get so out of hand.”

“Trevor really can’t handle anything. After all, he couldn’t even deal with Aubree,” Daxton scoffed.

They just kept talking over him and acted like Trevor didn’t even matter.

Trevor held back as long as he could, but finally let out a cold sneer, “Yeah, maybe I’m useless. And you? For all your big talk, have you ever actually gotten the better of her? If I remember right, you guys have all been played by her plenty of times, too, haven’t you?

“I’m not even gonna get into the whole stalker mess. I know I had mistreated Aubree before, and she schemed and got her revenge on me. Fine, I’ll admit it. But from now on, as far as I’m concerned, Aubree is the only one I’ll call my sister. Anyone who dares mess with her will have to answer to me.”

Daxton let out a mocking laugh in response, “Why didn’t you do all this sooner?”