115 Breaking Off the Engagement

At these words, the entire dining table fell suddenly silent.”

Unclear on the situation, Melissa asked, “What’s wrong

with the trending topics on Twitter? Today’s hot

search is filled with praises for Isla, a fact I’m well

aware of!”

She was the one who instructed the PR department to

do this.

“Are you sure it’s praise?”

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Lewis’s indifferent remark, however, ignited an ominous feeling in Melissa’s heart.

She immediately took out her phone and opened Twitter’s hot search.

At the same time, Jake’s phone also rang. It was a ca from the Horton Group’s PR department!

Jake’s expression suddenly changed after he took the call, and he abruptly hung up, looking incredulous. He then opened Twitter on his phone to check the trending video.

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Isla, not understanding what was going on, hesitantly asked, “Jake, what’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong? You still have the nerve to ask what’s wrong?”

Before Jake could continue, Melissa had already swept all the tableware off the table, directing it all at Isla!

The hot milk that had just been served scalded Isla, making her jump up immediately. As she was about to speak, Melissa stood up, swinging her arm…

“Slap!”

The crisp sound of a slap echoed throughout the room.

Isla stood still, holding her face, seemingly unable to comprehend what had just occurred. “Auntie, what exactly is going on?”

With a cold sneer, Melissa said, “Check Twitter!”

It was only after checking Twitter that Isla realized she had been harshly criticized.

It turned out that after Ms. S retweeted Josh’s post, it immediately captured everyone’s attention, allowing it to ferment to the top of the hot search in such a short

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time.

after the police investigation,

Josh, and issued

was said and done, and there was no room

Keira’s credit, at most a few people knew. But this time was different; everyone now knew her hypocritical nature. This time, she had thoroughly

remained rooted to

“Mr. Horton, I have revised the

Lewis said, “Are you sure you still want such a daughter-in-law? If

tightly and pointed furiously toward the door. “Get out! I want you to

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families is canceled!”

wanted to explain. “Auntie,

you don’t leave now, I’ll

looked at Jake, only to see the man staring at her with disbelief in

head. “I’ll leave

left, the dining room remained

silent.

about

we still signing

Melissa was dumbfounded.

both

this moment that they finally realized they had suffered a loss today!

secure the five percent shares, but they had

was so furious that his chest heaved with

glared at Oliver, then

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and stormed

got up to follow him. “Dad, let me take

both men gone, Melissa and Jake would be a joke if they stayed. They came pompously

arrived back at the

covered in milk, dirty

Taylor came to greet her. “Isla, how did it go? Jake came early this

he noticed the expression on Isla’s face and paused in

down with Aunt South’s assistance upon

condition, she

sat Isla down on the couch, rage

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to you? The Horton family? They dare to bully my daughter; I’ll confront

reached the doorway, he

it’s not that.

stopped in his tracks. “Isla, then explain what exactly

Isla could speak, Mrs. Olsen

had been resting well recently, and her complexion had greatly improved. She was no longer

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