Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 69

With those words, Elysia straightened up. She glanced at Hella, who was still seated on the sofa, seemingly in a daze. With a faint, almost imperceptible smile, Elysia thought, Seeing her beloved daughter in such a state must be hard to bear!

Without lingering any longer, Elysia

ysia lifted her feet and headed towards her bedroom on the second floor.

Emma’s eyes filled with hatred, and her body couldn’t help but tremble. She despised Elysia. She hated Elysia’s arrogance, hated the way Elysia always seemed untouchable.

Noticing Emma’s odd behavior, Bella snapped back to reality. She threw herself beside Emma and held Emma tightly. She said, “I’m sorry, Emma, it’s all my fault, I failed to protect you”

Tears welled up in Bella’s eyes. She thought It is my fault for not being strong enough to shield my dear Emma?

Emma remained silent, her body still sluking violently. She didn’t know what else she could say.

By this time, Elysia had returned to her room.

She

e was fiddling with a USB drive in her hand, a mischievous smile on her face.

She thought, Does Emma think this is the end of the matter? How naive of her. This is just the beginning, the show has just begun.‘ She plugged the USB into her computer, copied and pasted the video, and then sent.

Meanwhile, David had just stepped out of the hospital room when his phone vibrated slightly. He took it out to check. Then he saw a video from an unknown number.

Puzzled, David tapped to open it. When he recognized the main characters and the scene in the video as so familiar, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly pressed the play button. As he watched the content unfold, his brows furrowed deeper.

He thought, “Isn’t this the conversation I had with Ms. Emma Rosewood? Why is it filmed?” Before he could figure out what was happening, a call came in, from the same number sending the video.

He immediately answered. Before he could even ask anything, a cool female voice came through the line.

without my instruction. I have only one requirement:

without thinking, David knew who this was. He had made a deal with Elysia

But if I’m going to stir this up, can you guarantee my mother’s safety?” He didn’t ask about himself. He was once he got involved in

unscathed; all he asked for was the

this is done, I’ll give you

well aware that

mother away from this

but never had he imagined she would offer him a way out. It was a deal, and he hadn’t made such a request beforehand.

had refused him, David would still have carried out the transaction. But he didn’t expect Elysia to agree so readily and even

at a loss for words to express his gratitude and remained silent, unable to speak

more. She reminded, “Remember to live up to the money I’m paying

his tone heavy with determination. Even as a way to thank Elysia, he would ensure this matter was handled

to give David the money. Since the day she decided to have David expose Emma,

had a hundred ways to make David comply. Among all these methods, the reason the chose the most costly and least profitable one was entirely out of respect for David’s

his mother’s surgery, he wouldn’t have aided Emma in her wrongdoings. Elysia wanted to give him a chance; it

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Chapter 69

phone just as a video call came in. Seeing the bouncing avatar and the familiar note, her face is up with joy, and she quickly

clearly still unaware that the video call

oldest in the family, I should take

said, “Like I don’t know what you’re up to! You just want to hold the phone so that Elysia can see more

said. “Max, how dare you speak like that. I

you should know how

You’re all grown–ups, bickering like this is ridiculous. Max,

all the gloom on Max’s face dissipated.

hold the phone.”

looked at Jack and said. “I am your brother too. Why didn’t

at him, and Leo immediately shut