Revenge Of The Jilted Bride

Jilted Bride 25

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Ophelia replied, "I just promised Bethany that anything she custom-orders from our store will be ready for pickup a month earlier than anyone else's,"

"And that was enough for her to agree?" Chloe still couldn't believe it.

Ophelia continued working while explaining. "The Carnegie family were just nouveau riche before they became one of Dellanex's elite three. They've got more money than they know what to do with, but what they crave is validation of their status

"The Carnegie family has been involved in charity auctions and fundraisers for years, all in an attempt to elevate their status even higher. Every wealthy person enjoys wielding power, but even more so, they love having privileges others can't touch. I offered Bethany that exclusivity-this privilege is hers alone."

Chloe nodded, admiration and pride shining in her eyes as she looked at Ophelia. Yeah, that's something to brag about for a lifetime, Chloe thought.

"Oh, Chloe, I need your help with one more thing," Ophelia added.

Over the next two days, several online accounts began digging into the origins of the initial posts and audio that had sparked the whole scandal. It didn't take long for them to trace the posts back to Hannah's secondary account.

Given the past incident with the Hall family, it was quickly confirmed that Elannah had fabricated the rumors to divert public scrutiny away from the Hall family.

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At first, Hannah brushed it off, thinking it was no big deal. But once the online backlash and hate started spiraling control, she realized the situation was getting worse by the minute.

In the early morning. Hannah sat at the table for her breakfast, too scared to even breathe freely. She quietly ate her food. occasionally sneaking glances at George.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang, and moments later, a servant entered the dining room with a delivery. "Sir, there's a p

package for

you.

to be sent directly to the house, so George wiped his mouth and tore open the envelope along the perforated edge, and a small recording device fell onto the table. His brows furrowed,

checked the latest news on his phone and then slammed the lawyer's letter onto the table with a loud

eating and look at me! George's hand swiped across the

my! What's going on, honey?" Lydia was terrified, her face drained of

explain to

between George and Hannah and murmured. "Didn't we settle

shaking finger at Hannah, clearly enraged. I should've taken your phone away

rumors?" Lydia asked,

she hung ber head and nervously explained everything that had happened. George instantly caught the key detail-it involved the Hastings family agam. So this is an attack aimed at me he

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some composure. He pressed play, and the conversation from that day started playing-Emily's voice from the first part of the recording. George listened carefully, his frown deepening, and

way... Emily is the Hastings family's adopted daughter?

confront the Hastings. He remembered how fiercely Heather protected

I know that you did this for your friend, but look, someone used you and turned you into a pawn. You're going to issue a public statement immediately-explain everything and post the recording too. I'll handle the rest. And once the school term starts, I'm sending you abroad. You won't have to worry about any awkward encounters with Emily ever again." Hannah nodded, fury bubbling up inside her. She had been nothing but

fool.

had not only issued a public apology but also laid out the entire sequence of events-starting from the

went down at Emily's birthday party. Suddenly, the Internet was buzzing with trending hashtags: "Fake Heiress Emily Exposed",

wild with stories about the Hastings family's real and fake daughters, and Hastings Group faced a tidal wave of negative press. For a whole

broke, Emily felt her world shatter. Staring at the endless stream of online ridicule, her whole body trembled with rage. Her nails dug into her skin without her even

like everyone around her was either mocking her or pitying her. Even the

me a fake heiress? Why is fate so unfair? It's all Ophelia's fault. If it weren't for her, none of this would be happening." Emily

Emily ground her teeth, and her eyes were filled