Honey, You're a Billionaire by Chandler Solar

Chapter 378 Prostrate and Repent

Almost by instinct, Chloe instantly shut her eyes. Even if she did, she could vividly feel the hairpin in Rose's hand less than an inch away from her eye. If she opened them now, Rose might actually impale her eyeball.

Amidst the terror, she heard another command from Rose above her head. "Get on the ground and apologize to Grandpa!" Her voice was as cold as ice.

Despite her reluctance, Chloe gave in to the pressure. "Okay. I will. But first, take that thing away..." As if unfulfilled, she continued to request, "Also, you must let me go. Otherwise, h-how can I lie face down?" She thought Rose wouldn't fulfill her request, but to her surprise, she did.

Regaining her freedom, Chloe had no plans to prostrate and apologize. When she looked up and saw Oliver's picture, it felt like he was staring at her.

"Face down!" Rose's voice sounded again.

Chloe scanned the crowd, who had condemning gazes, and realized they were waiting for her to do it. Their looks conveyed that they would not leave unless she prostrated and apologized sincerely. After some hesitation, she conceded.

She knelt and bowed slightly at Oliver's urn and portrait, her actions looking extremely perfunctory.

Naturally, Rose was dissatisfied with that. There was no way she would accept this half-hearted repentance.

"Do it sincerely this time!" Rose voiced everyone's thoughts. They nodded and parroted, "Do it properly!"

Under the pressure, Chloe gritted her teeth and lowered her body again. This time, there was a slight improvement. Her face touched the ground.

However, to Rose, that wasn't enough to compensate for her mistake. "Not good enough!" Her gaze turned cold, and she made up her mind to put Chloe through this punishment.

Upon hearing that, Chloe lifted her head and glared furiously at Rose. "Don't overdo it!" Did she?

"Trust me, I can." Rose waved the hairpin, revealing a sardonic smile.

Faced with such threats, Chloe fumed with rage. "I dare you to..."

was interrupted by a hairpin darting toward her eye.

Chloe understood Rose was not playing around. Shaken to her core, she begged, "Okay, I'll do it. I'll

repeat it until

hairpin away, and Chloe opened her eyes. She proceeded to

"Not good enough!"

her face into the ground. "That should do it!"

enough!" Rose

she could only try harder. She lay

received Rose's

voice echoed again. "What about your apology?

head abruptly

Then, Chloe saw her gripping the hairpin. Despite how pale Rose looked, Chloe had experienced first-hand how brutal she could get. An apology was nothing compared to earlier. She

she said, without a hint of

Rose was displeased. "Again!"

her teeth and repeated,

scrunched her

satisfied Rose with her apology. Hence, she took a deep breath and

The memories of him adopting her suddenly

disappearance of their daughter. To ease

Young family, the couple treated her with utmost care and love. Back then, she felt like the luckiest orphan alive. She led a wonderful life until the age of

she found

had been

all those

a fear

would be replaced and lose everything when the rightful heiress