The Unveiling of Secret Queen-Chapter 1140: So I Never Even Thought About Apologizing to Nathalie

Leonardy Zachmann spoke up: "Nathalie is Lighten Chaser! You saw the Twitter backend certification, and you’re still defending her."

"She’s Lighten Chaser, she should’ve said so earlier! She didn’t tell anyone, how could Caryn have known she’s Lighten Chaser..." Even now, Celine Tucker tried to clean up Caryn Zachmann’s actions: "Caryn didn’t know. To put it bluntly, Caryn was fooled too."

"Ha." Leonardy Zachmann was enraged by her twisted logic, pointed a finger at her, and questioned her: "Are you saying Caryn Zachmann stealing someone else’s identity is justified?"

According to her logic, if Nathalie Quinlan wasn’t Lighten Chaser, they could freely use Lighten Chaser’s identity to manipulate public opinion, and Nathalie couldn’t interfere.

If Nathalie Quinlan was Lighten Chaser, then it was Nathalie’s fault for not saying it earlier, making them look bad.

Utterly ridiculous reasoning!

Leonardy Zachmann finally understood why his elder brother was so angry. In this entire mess, Celine Tucker and Caryn Zachmann never treated Nathalie as family. They acted icy and detached, watching from the sidelines until the flames reached them. Then they immediately changed face, blaming Nathalie for not treating them as family by not disclosing her identity as Lighten Chaser...

"Let me ask you, why didn’t you call her when Dad asked you to?"

After returning, the nursing home staff had privately told him about this matter. Although he had held back, considering the presence of so many elders in the family, he hadn’t confronted Celine Tucker.

But now he couldn’t hold back anymore.

"Before things escalated and Audrick Zachmann hadn’t posted anything on Twitter, Dad asked you to call her to come forward and clarify the situation. Why did you refuse?"

"..."

Celine Tucker was left speechless by his questioning.

Seeing her rendered silent, Leonardy Zachmann’s long-buildup of expectations turned into pure disappointment. He turned away, no longer paying attention to Celine Tucker and the others, and said to Mr. Zachmann: "Dad, about Elder Brother’s suggestion to split the family, I have no objections. If you agree, I’ll agree."

"No way!" Celine Tucker immediately cut in forcefully.

But this time, no one paid her any attention.

Stanley Zachmann’s attitude was even firmer: "I owe Elder Brother and Nathalie an apology! And I’ve let down my late sister-in-law. She gave so much to this family, and I... I have such deep regrets!"

At this moment, Mr. Zachmann had also finished reading what was on the phone. His expression wasn’t good—his face pale and sallow, deep lines etched along his eye corners—it was evident he had aged significantly.

He didn’t say much, just placed the phone gently on the table, lifted his head, and looked at his sons, then at his angry daughter-in-law. Finally, he spoke in a slow and deliberate tone: "Celine, is there anything else you want to say?"

"Dad, this matter is Caryn’s and my fault."

Celine Tucker’s pace of speech was remarkably fast. At such a speed, she couldn’t possibly be thinking too much. It was obvious she was speaking whatever came to her mind at the moment.

"But Caryn herself was kept in the dark. Audrick already admitted his mistake on Twitter and apologized. We’re all family; there’s no need to blow this into a scandal within the social circle. Caryn still needs to enter The Ninth Institute in the future. With this mess, how do you expect her to face others?"

Mr. Zachmann and Leonardy Zachmann reacted to her words in the same way—a slight shake of the head, leaving only disappointment behind.

"So you, just like Caryn, never considered apologizing to Nathalie?"

Celine Tucker suddenly clamped her mouth shut, refusing to answer: "..."

There was no way she, as an elder, would apologize and admit fault in front of everyone to a junior. As for apologizing to Stanley Zachmann... she didn’t want to do that either.

She would never lower her head to anyone in Room One.