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.

video, You know what to do without my instruction. I have only one requirement: make this as big

knew who this was. He had made a deal with Elysia at the hospital

to stir this up, can you guarantee my mother’s safety?” He didn’t ask about himself. He was once

of this unscathed; all he asked for was the safety of

She smiled and said, “Once this is

well aware that

away

might refuse, but never had he imagined she would offer him a way out. It was

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

for words to express his gratitude and remained silent, unable to

say more. She reminded, “Remember to

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

David the money. Since the day she decided to have David expose Emma, she had never worried about him going back on his word.

words, she had a hundred ways to make David comply. Among all these methods, the reason the chose the most

inherently bad, if it weren’t for the need to raise funds for his mother’s surgery, he wouldn’t have aided Emma in her wrongdoings. Elysia wanted to give him a chance; it was up to him to seize

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Chapter 69

call came in. Seeing the bouncing

end of the line were clearly still unaware that the video call had been connected. They were still bickering over who should hold the phone.

second oldest in the family, I should take on

You just want to hold the phone

dare you speak like that. I am your second

hands into his sleeves, turned his head away, and feigned grievance. He said, “As my second brother, you should know how

You’re all grown–ups, bickering like this

this, all the gloom

hold the phone.”

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

and Leo immediately