The True Heiress's Return

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When she finished, Rebecca's breath became heavier, as if she was repressing something. "Where are you?" Rebecca asked.

Tm at Celeste Couture in Grand Mall. What happened?" Yvette was confused, but the only response she got was the click of the line going dead. Yvette was baffled, having no idea what had just happened. After saying goodbye to Xanthe and Berry, she walked out of the store. Just then, she heard a voice from a passerby's phone, which astonished her. "Tim sorry, I shouldn't have used your design. It's all my fault!" Suddenly, Yvette realized something. She rushed over and took the passerby's phone. "What are you doing?" the passerby got mad, but then he recognized Yvette in surprise. "Wait, you're Yvette Nelson? The girl

in the video?"

Yvette stared at the screen, eyes wide as she saw a video posted on the official Nelson Group account. "Who? Who did this?" she screamed.

The passerby, startled by her outburst, quickly grabbed their phone back and stepped away, turning his camera on her. "How could a rich girl be like this? Just like in the video, no class at all!" Yvette glared at him. "Stop filming! Put that phone dow down!"

The commotion drew more onlookers, and soon, a small crowd had gathered. More people raised their phones, recording her.

"That's the rich kid who stole someone else's design for the competition? Wow, what a spoiled brat, dirty and unapologetic.

"Yeah, didn't she say she'd sincerely apologize in that last video? And now she's acting like nothing happened. When confronted, she plays dumb and cries like a victim."

"Exactly! The person she

copied from must be so fed up. Yvette publicly said she'd apologize, but when it came time, she cried like she was being bullied." "She's just pulling a a pity card. Does she really think we're that gullible? Cry a little, and the public will take her side? She really thinks she is wronged."

"Huh, should

crying skills? What a great performance of playing the

accusations around her grew louder, and Yvette tried to keep her

taunting her in person. And

What a

you!" She lost control and swung at the nearest phone, knocking it out of the

Tears welled up in Yvette's eyes as she threw herself

an arm around her, shielding her from the agitated crowd as he led her toward the

past ten minutes had been some of the most chaotic of his life. In the

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hair, which was now a tangled mess with knots,

frown.

tears. "What are those idiots even doing? I can't take this. I'm calling the

smack that person's hand?" Mitchell asked. His question stunned

her face. "Mitchell, are you blaming me, too? Is it my fault for bringing trouble to the family? Everyone is

always comfort her when she cried, without questioning right

person's phone out of his hand, he found Yvette. his cherished little sister, felt so unfamiliar to him. He wondered how she

temper. "Claude, get in touch with the person whose phone was broken. Offer him ten

angrier, for she thought Mitchell shouldn't

took a deep breath and turned back to

but I didn't say I'd do it in front of the whole class!" Yvette's expression twisted with discomfort.

and Dad to threaten me. What was I supposed to do?" Her face tilted upward, tears of anguish rolling down her

We-the Nelson family-can admit when we're wrong. If she asks for an apology, you should apologize to her. But you...