Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 309

Esther sat on the bed in her house in Jorlandia and scrolled through her Twitter feed, feeling furious. Frustrated, she tossed her phone aside. She thought, ‘Elysia and I are both part of the Evans family, but why are we treated differently?

Fuming with frustration, she jumped off the bed, flung open the door, and stormed downstairs.

Ashley and Jim sat on the couch in the living room, their faces dark and stern. When they saw Esther rushing downstairs, Ashley immediately said, “What’s the rush? You always act so reckless,”

Her tone held a hint of reproach, and since Esther was already in a bad mood, hearing this only made her angrier.

Esther said, “Are you criticizing me? No matter how well I behave, it doesn’t make any difference. They’ll always care more about that bumpkin who came from the small town.

“I don’t care what they think, but Grandma never posts on Twitter. She actually posted just to give that bumpkin some credibility by proving her identity.”

Ashley sneered and thought, “There’s nothing you can do. After all, you are the daughter of the second wife of the second son of the Evans family. You always come second.”

Jim, already irritated, became even more agitated after hearing Ashley’s harsh words. “What are you talking about? Don’t say things like that again!”

“Am I wrong?” Ashley shot back. “This is the truth and everyone knows it. Stop lying to yourself.”

Ashley showed no sign of restraint, while Jim, despite his frustration, never said anything harsh. He knew Elysia wasn’t someone to be underestimated, and the fact that so many people posted for her wasn’t solely because of the Evans family.

He couldn’t forget the look Elysia gave him during their last conversation by the gate. Without full confidence, he couldn’t afford to act rashly.

Upstairs, Olive overheard their conversation, and her face darkened drastically.

“Mrs. Evans, should we go downstairs?” the maid, who had been taking care of Olive, asked.

Olive said, “Yes. I want to see how mad this woman really is.”

softened, and she

Olive replied in

to come down, who would stop you?” Ashley lowered her voice slightly as she said the

even further, and he

displeasure anymore. Instead,

over to assist

want me here, then fine, I’ll leave. I won’t beg you to let me stay here. I

mean that, Mom. You misunderstood.

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and the atmosphere in the living room became incredibly tense… With a stern face, Olive asked in an angry tone. “Esther, who did you just call a

know what

say things like that about her,

now,” Jim ordered with a

“I’m sorry,

a little. Although she wasn’t fond of Ashley, she still cared for Esther. She

long as Olive was

at school, was scrolling through his phone. “What’s wrong with the Evans family? They’ve never been this high–profile before. Now

“Why are you

curious, babe,” Denzel said with a smile. He suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to

face turned

raced. Since she had seen the posts on Twitter, she had been in a state of panic. She could tell that the Evans family’s actions were meant to confirm Elysia’s identity as a member of the

happened at school. She still hoped that

also remembered that Zane said he would send her a lawyer’s letter. However, she hadn’t received anything yet. She wondered if he was deliberately trying to

Denzel turned to