She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 346

Paityn was desperate to rush over, hug Josie, kiss her face, and tell her, "I'm your mother."

Sitting beside her, Saanvi said, "Athena's surrounded. You can get out now."

Paityn, wearing a sunhat and mask, opened the car door and looked toward Athena, who was about 100 feet away.

Athena and Maria had just gotten out of their car when a group of people rushed towards them, pointing cameras, camcorders, and phones at them, shouting loudly, "You're Zayn's sisters, right? We heard Zayn's relationship with the family isn't good. Is that true?" "We heard Zayn had a big fight with the family over who controls the earnings from his work. Is there any truth to that?"

"I have a gift for Zayn. Could you deliver it to him?"

The commotion quickly drew attention from the crowd, who began to gather and watch.

Taking advantage of the distraction, Paityn got out of the car and hurried over to Josie. She squatted down, showing Josie printed photos. "Josie, these are pictures of you before you were three years old. Do you remember any of them?"

Not wanting to scare her, Paityn refrained from saying she was her mother and instead tried to spark Josie's memory.

Josie didn't recognize her and stepped back warily. "Don't come any closer to Josie. This is a school. If you try to take me away, I'll scream for help."

Paityn said, "I'm not a bad person. I'm your family. Look at these photos and

of herself and Alina celebrating a birthday

she quickly

Your

"Ah! A bad person is trying

all eyes turned toward Josie

her custom-made, high-power pepper spray and unleashed it on the

in agony, dropping their phones and cameras, clutching their

off Paityn's head, grabbed her by the hair, and angrily demanded, "How dare you try to abduct a child in broad daylight? Do you even care about the law?" Shocked, Paityn stammered while covering her face, "I... I wasn't kidnapping Josie! I came to reunite with

"Get out of here. If I catch you bothering my child again, I'll make sure you end up By then, teachers and security staff from the school had arrived, and one of them sternly said, "No way. This woman scared the child. She must be taken

Josie's mother. She's here

not my mom! This woman is a bad person, a kidnapper! The police

How dare you pretend to be her mother and try to kidnap a child? You look decent enough, but you're evil!" "Let's take

accusations felt like a knife to Paityn's heart. She

I'm your reat mother. Don't you remember?

close, Josie screamed louder, pressing her small hands against Paityn's face and

not my mom! You're a bad

time, scooping Josie into her arms and shielding her face from the cameras. "Ms. Shepard, watch your words. This is not the place for your outbursts.