Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Chapter 44

Chapter 44

Emmalie stood up, letting out a helpless laugh. Forget it, Mom, Thea just wants me dead. I'll book my ticket to Silvercreek right away. I shouldn't have been found and brought back all those years ago,

"I should have died there in obscurity. That way, Thea wouldn't be angry that I stole your attention, and she wouldn't hate me

This struck a painful chord in Ivy's heart. She couldn't hold back any longer and, in front of all the media, slapped Theat across the face.

The cameras went wild, capturing the monient. Thea's face jerked to the side from the impact. Her fists clenched and then loosened helplessly. She was really tired

Ivy's face remained cold as she issued her ultimatum. "Go explain things to the reporters. The statement has already been prepared for you.

If you refuse, III send you abroad immediately. From now on, you're no longer a daughter of the Rowland family, and you'll never be able to come back."

Thea laughed, but as she did, tears streamed down her face. Exhausted, she asked, "Mom, sometimes I really wonder, am I even your biological daughter?"

Before Ivy could respond, Thea continued. "But sometimes, I think I'd rather not be. That way, your lack of love would make sense" Then she wouldn't have to feel this hurt anymore. With that, Thea walked onto the stage, her face void of any emotion.

When Ivy saw the emptiness in her eyes, she felt as though something inside her was missing. The hand that had just slapped Thea began to tremble slightly, and for a moment, she felt lost. Until Emmalie's sobs broke through the air again, shattering the brief flicker of guilt that Ivy had felt for Thea.

The reporters were ready to pounce, their cameras itching to capture every detail of what would happen next. Every single one of them wanted to shove their lenses right into Thea's face. Looking down at the script in her hand, Thea let out a bitter laugh.

Thea was expected to confess that the whole ordeal with Celeste was a scheme orchestrated by her, that she had bribed Celeste to stage everything.

supposed to admit that Emmalie's engagement to Nicolas was real and that she had used her status as

had been bullying Emmalie all these years, doing everything in her power to make Emmalie's

this, Enimalie's reputation

what about Thea? She'd be dragged through the mud again, hated by thousands of

worse than anything

to handle this PR crisis,

don't want Emmalie to suffer? Or do they just

Numb to it all, she began reading

enough, she couldn't afford to be cast out by the Rowland family and left as an abandoned pawn. After the press conference ended, Thea said nothing

was the innocent, vulnerable facade she wore around Ivy and Max. Now, her

not to try and take anything from me?"

raised an eyebrow, her response dripping with sarcasm. "Don't flatter yourself. What you have is trash to me. Why would I want to take garbage? I don't have a habit of picking

stiffened. Then, her voice grew cold. "This is just the beginning.

and Emmalie covered her face reflexively, But Thea's hand merely landed on her shoulder. brushing off

Her face flushed with rage as

reputation began to improve. Meanwhile, Thea found herself trending on social media, subject to

everything could've been such a coincidence. Turns out it was

be devastated: Having a

Thea was behind

my God, people like that really exist? She's

started harassing the company's official accounts,

assumed Nicolas would have Thea kicked out of Avon Ventures immediately, yet there wasn't a single word