Chapter 52

Esmond's expression didn't change. Instead, he turned to Helen. "Helen, what happened?" Helen felt wronged and pouted as she explained, "I didn't push her. She jumped in on her own." Tyrone was infuriated by Helen's denial. "Helen, I can't believe I was mistaken about you. You can't even admit when you've made a mistake." Helen countered. "What mistake did I make? Did you see me push her with your own eyes?" This question stumped Tyrone. He had been far away and hadn't heard the exchange between Helen and Margaret. But he saw their struggle and Margaret's fall. So, he had assumed it was Helen's fault solely based on Margaret's claim that Helen had pushed her. Seeing Tyrone fall silent, Esmond then turned to Margaret. The Leonard and Newton families had been close for generations. He had even watched Margaret grow up. So, Esmond asked Margaret, "Margaret, what exactly happened?" Margaret immediately started crying. In everyone else's view, it was a pitiful sight. But Esmond had