For several seconds, the scene seemed frozen in time.

Then, a wave of mocking laughter swept through the crowd.

"Oh my God, look at her now! She looks ridiculous!"

"Goddess? More like a stray dog, if you ask me."

"Quick, quick, get a picture of her like this. We have to post it online."

Aurora had never experienced such a humiliating, nightmarish moment in her

entire life.

It felt as if everyone around her was eager to kick her while she was down.

As the daughter of "the other woman," she was fair game for anyone's ridicule or

scorn.

She didn't even remember how she managed to walk out of the competition hall.

No sooner had she stepped outside than Sellers and Sherman came rushing

toward her.

Seeing Aurora disheveled and broken, they both stopped short, stunned.

They had never seen her like this-so vulnerable, so defeated.

But once the shock faded, it was replaced by a tidal wave of anger and helpless

concern.

Sellers clenched his jaw. "It has to be Stella!"

Stella's scandal hadn't even cooled off, and now Aurora's parentage had been

blasted all over the news.

It was obvious-this was Stella's revenge.

just about to ask if

and she collapsed in

Aurora was an illegitimate child

society.

been the reigning

wanted to marry into.

was flawless-until now. And suddenly, she

scandal.

themselves on heritage and

themselves from her.

stock began

Jonathan heard the news, he could hardly believe

time and went straight to

old files when Jonathan burst

leaving Skyler momentarily speechless.

must have misheard. "Jonathan, what did

Jonathan's face was ashen.

the truth

Even

Father losing his

all over the

the world's

Aurora-and into Dad. Williams

held an emergency

They're talking

removing Aurora from the

company."

grim. "How did

this suddenly come out?"

everything before coming to

the whole story.

Jonathan's voice

was just called

child herself, and

Aurora's secret

This is deliberate retaliation.

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