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..."

she was interrupted by a hairpin darting toward her eye. "Ah!" She

in mid-air, and it was then Chloe understood Rose was not playing around. Shaken to her core, she begged, "Okay, I'll do it.

to repeat it until she satisfied

eyes. She proceeded to repeat the action

"Not good enough!"

didn't say anything further and buried her face into the ground. "That should

enough!"

fury, but upon contemplation, she could only try harder.

she finally received Rose's approval. However,

Rose's voice echoed again. "What about your apology? You

head abruptly

merely responded with furrowed brows. 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 conceded defeat and turned toward Oliver's portrait and

Oliver," she said, without a

Rose was displeased. "Again!"

repeated, "I'm sorry, Oliver."

scrunched her brows.

she satisfied Rose with her apology. Hence,

eyes. The memories of him adopting her

of their daughter. To ease the wife's pain, they

love. Back then, she felt like the luckiest orphan alive. She led

she found

been

all those

instilled a fear

lose everything when the rightful heiress of the Youngs