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.

“I assume you’ve received the video, You know what to do without my instruction. I have only one requirement: make this as big a

had made a deal with

But if I’m going to stir this up, can you guarantee my mother’s safety?” He didn’t

this unscathed; all he asked for was

She smiled and said, “Once this is

well aware that

your mother away

had thought of countless reasons Elysia might refuse, but never had he imagined she would offer him a way out. It was a deal, and he

transaction. But he didn’t expect Elysia to agree so readily and even provide him with an

a loss for words to express his gratitude

didn’t say more. She reminded, “Remember to live up to the money I’m paying you

these two words, his tone heavy with determination. Even as

need to give David the money. Since the day she decided to

hundred ways to make David comply. Among all these methods, the reason the chose the most costly and

he wouldn’t have aided Emma in her wrongdoings. Elysia wanted to give him a chance; it was up to

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Chapter 69

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

figures on the other end of the line were clearly still unaware that the video call had been connected.

in the family, I should take

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

said. “Max, how dare you speak like that. I am your second brother.”

my second brother, you should know how to give

grown–ups, bickering like this is ridiculous. Max,

hearing this, all the gloom

hold the phone.”

He looked at Jack and said. “I am your brother too. Why didn’t you let me hold the phone?”

glanced at him, and Leo