Chapter 217

“Miss Fiona, why did you choose to become the other woman, tearing apart someone else’s family?”

“Word on the street is that Adrienne’s been playing queen bee at school, pushing everyone around. What’s your take on that?”

Have you been influenced by Adrienne’s behavior?”

“What kind of trash are you spouting? Turn those damn cameras off!” Fiona’s voice was thick with anger as she glared at the reporters.

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If you know who I am, then do yourselves a favor and shut off the cameras. If you dare to air today’s drama, my uncle won’t let you off the hook”

Lesung against the doorway, Kristin watched Fiona’s theatrical display, her arrogance almost palpable.

proves? Harriet commented from beside her, a sneer in her voice.

“Do you realize what this idiot p

Dealing with someone like Fiona was almost too easy no need for clever schemes or brainpower.

“The tragedy of upbringing. Spoiled rotten at home, thinking her family can clean up any mess she makes. Treated like a princess within her own walls, she expects royal treatment out in the real world, like everyone else is beneath her,” Harriet said, shaking her head in mock pity.

Unfortunately for her, reality can be harsh. If parents don’t instill the right values, society tends to have its own brutal way of teaching life lessons.

“Why would you choose to be the other woman? Your cousin Adrienne bullies classmates, you’re the ‘other wornan‘… Does your whole family have a skewed moral compass?”

Someone in the crowd jeered

“You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that. Do you know my cousin Hertha is about to get engaged to the big cheese of the FitzGerald Group? She’s gonna be Mrs. FitzGerald, Rhett’s wife. Mess with me and see if you can ever find work in showbiz again!” Fiona was obsessed with breaking into Rhett’s entertainment empire, but she lacked connections.

Now that the Haywoods and the FitzGeralds were joining forces through marriage, Fiona strutted around, wielding her newfound influence as everyone tried to get on her good side.

She reveled in the attention.

“So, Hertha, the soon–to–be fiancée of the FitzGerald Group’s heir, is also your cousin. I wonder if she’s ever played the bully or been the other woman‘ herself.”

The accusation was aimed straight at Hertha, and this was Kristin’s doing…

this, but Hertha had crossed Rhett too many times. She

and now, after pocketing the money, they’re dredging up stuff from a decade ago for more cash? Petty fools, trying to

are you suggesting bullying is no big

tried to leave, but the

sparked outrage online. Bullying is excused? Victims playing up

team scrambled to contain the fallout, but

the Haywood residence.

hell is this mess? Is Fiona brainless?” Hertha was not one to lose her cool easily, but the online furor was pushing

are we supposed to say to the press now? How do we spin this?”

shaking with rage.

please calm down. You mustn’t get upset,” her assistant pleaded, trying to steady

my way! Incompetents, idiots, just suppress this story now, and get Fiona on the phone!

practically out for blood.

her first instinct was to placate the

father, urging him to smooth things over with Holcomb and

tried to reach Rhett to explain that she hardly

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as she gripped her phone

not be

had

waiting and sacrifices, she would have him, or she’d weeth. She had been

she couldvil Ahen had

How much

she have

reported back, panic in her voice. “It’s clear someone’s orchestrating

out, her voice heavy

be Rhett. It caught him off guard too, since

ret

who else would want to drive the Haywoods into the ground? “Besides

Shopping

continued to unfold, with Fiona trapped in the VIP lounge of a luxury store, unable to

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