Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

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Emma was very satisfied with Mary’s attitude. She raised her chin slightly and walked in with a smug look on her face. Mary watched her back and snorted coldly, thinking, ‘Just wait. She’ll be crying soon.

On the way, the servants looked at Emma with strange expressions, and some even began to whisper, “I wonder how she dares to come back? Mr. Rosewood is angry. Coming back at this time is a bad idea.”

A maid who heard this quickly made a gesture to silence her. She glanced in the direction Emma had left and lowered her voice, “Be careful not to bring trouble to yourself.”

Hearing this, the maid quickly covered her mouth, looking very frightened. Everyone in the Rosewood family knew what had happened that night. It wasn’t that Scott didn’t want to keep it a secret, but the commotion was just too big to hide.

Because of this, Scott had ordered everyone in the family not to talk about it. Anyone who did would be expelled from the Rosewood family.

When Emma arrived in the living room, she finally sensed that something was wrong. She had felt the strange looks from the servants on the way and thought it was because she was going to return to the Rosewood family.

But now it seemed that wasn’t the case. She felt something off. Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Scott’s voice sounded behind her. “What are you doing here?”

Sensing the anger in his tone, Emma knew she couldn’t escape. She turned around and forced a smile, “Dad, I heard about what happened at home and came back to see you and Mom.”

Emma’s smile annoyed Scott. He thought, ‘Emma is the evidence of my humiliation. I have raised her with Bella for so many years. Now, she has the nerve to smile at me. Is she mocking me for not knowing that I was being cheated?‘

Thinking of this, his face darkened even more, and all the anger that had been building up in his heart for days surged up. He quickened his steps, his body radiating resentment.

Emma had already sensed that something was wrong and was about to run out when Scott was already in front of her. He grabbed her collar directly and slapped her so hard that she was sent flying to the ground.

The force was so great that blood seeped from Emma’s mouth. She covered her aching face, looking at the furious Scott with eyes full of unfamiliarity.

Although Scott had been angry before, he had never been this out of control, making Emma feel like he changed. She thought, ‘Why is he so angry? I have come back secretly before, but he has never been this furious. What is different today?”

Emma’s mind was full of doubts, but the next second, she got her answer from Scott’s mouth. “You bastard, you still have the nerve to come back.” Scott’s veins were bulging, and his voice was filled with fury.

Hearing this, Emma’s eyes widened in shock as she looked at Scott. Her voice was filled with grievance. “Dad, even if you don’t like me and you don’t acknowledge me as your daughter, you can’t use such a word as ‘bastard‘ to insult me.”

“Insult you?” Scott raised an eyebrow, finding her words amusing. “Didn’t that shameless mother of yours tell you that you were born out of wedlock?”

“Bastard?” Emma asked.

“Yes, you are a bastard, the result of your mother’s affair with some man,” Scott said.

Emma’s body went limp as she was shocked. She thought, ‘So I am not an orphan, nor am I an adopted child. I am Bella’s biological daughter. All these years, my biological mother had been right beside me. But who is my father?‘

The sudden revelation of her true parentage was too much to take in. Her breathing felt like it was about to stop as she gasped for air, trying to steady herself.

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on the floor, she had tears in her eyes. “Emma”

rushed to Emma’s side and tried to embrace her.

eyes filled with hatred. “Am I

her throat as tears streamed down

at her, her hatred intensifying. She wondered, ‘If I am truly Bella’s biological daughter, why haven’t the ever hinted at it over the years? How could she bear to keep me in the

by Scott, why did she just stand by and do nothing? All those promises of eventually bringing me back to the Rosewood family were just empty

me. But the person she found couldn’t even compare to Elysia. How could she claim to have won first prize in a national painting competition? It is

hatred in her eyes and reached out to her tremblingly. “Emma, I’m

away, shouting, “Don’t touch me.”

though his expression was still far from pleasant. He found the sight of them

move out of the Rosewood residence. And you, Emma,

turned and

the grievances she had bottled up over the past few days. After the secret was exposed, she had a big

strangely, he never brought it up, as if he was held back by something. She had secretly hoped that once his

expected Emma to come back suddenly and completely enrage Scott. Bella thought, ‘Everything is ruined. I have lived in the Rosewood family for so many years,

go to them, but she and Odalyn had always been at odds. If she went there, she would live under Odalyn’s shadow. Moreover, staying with Berenger’s family for too long would inevitably lead to

resentment.

Emma looked at her with disdain. She had never thought Bella was so useless before,

about where we’re going?” Emma’s cold tone was tinged with contempt. Bella was taken aback for a moment, then wiped her

a hand–to–mouth. life with you. If you don’t have a good plan, go talk to Scott.

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her heart. She thought, ‘What happens to my gentle, considerate, and kind- hearted Emma? Why is she speaking

was, I am still the one who has given birth to and raised her. And over the years, I have never wronged

pressed again. Bella met her eyes, tears welling up in her own. Her voice was somewhat stern. “Emma, I am your mother. How can

“If you truly were my mother, you would think of

Scott works, I would have done it already. Besides, I am the lady of the

me at all. Why can’t she see the efforts I have made?““You don’t need to worry about this. I’ll pack our

no intention of begging Scott, Emma’s anger grew. “Did you hear

surge of frustration. She slapped Emma across the face.

the slap. She had just been slapped by Scott, and now Bella had done the same. She wondered, ‘How

me make this clear. What needs to be done is my decision. You don’t need to tell me what to do.

softened her tone. “At least tell

Bella replied, and then she left

Emma. She had loved and cherished Emma for so many years, only to be met with her complaints. She felt

the suburban villa, planning to spend the night there before heading to Shecrity the next morning. Emma didn’t say

as luxurious as the Rosewood residence, it was the only place she

But this time

was. She turned to Bella, who