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Chapter 164
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the people around began to echo in
agreement, finding Brielle shameless for maintaining such composure at a time like this.
There had been whispers that Brielle had been bullying Lillian in the Haywood household,
putting on one face in public and another behind closed doors. It seemed now that those
rumors were not unfounded.
Brielle took a sip of her wine, her tone nonchalant. “When I was brought back to the
Haywood family, I was only ten. Do you really think a ten–year–old child could play the
entire Haywood clan like puppets, even fooling hospitals and orphanages? Doesn’t that
sound absurd to you? She makes an accusation, and you all believe it? If I really had such
power, the Haywood shares should be mine, shouldn’t they? But do I have them?”
Brielle swirled the red wine in her glass, the liquid glistening against her pale fingertips.
“The Haywoods made their own mistakes, yet they want me to take the fall, to apologize.
Why should I?”
The question ‘why should I?‘ weighed heavily in the air, striking at the hearts of all who
heard it. Indeed, Brielle had been only ten years old. Could she truly have been so
calculating as to deceive everyone?
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtRobert was a cunning old fox of the business world, and couldn’t see through a child’s
trickery? The notion was laughable.
The once certain crowd began to murmur doubts among themselves. Their eyes shifted to
Robert amidst the crowd, noticing his dark expression, his lips tightly pursed, veins
throbbing on his forehead.
Meanwhile, Miranda on the stage was clenching her palm so fiercely that her complexion
turned pale, confronted with a Brielle whose aura had never been so formidable. In the
past, even if Brielle had been disagreeable, she was mostly docile.
Miranda was shaking with fury, struggling to contain her emotions, but a reassuring
squeeze from Lillian brought her back to her senses.
“Bri, my earlier words weren’t targeted at you. I’ve spoken with the director of the
orphanage. There was manipulation behind the scenes, and we’ve all been victims. I’m
pained for you, but my heart aches even more for Lillian. She’s my flesh and blood, yet
she’s called me ‘Ms. Miranda‘ for years.”
Miranda’s strategic retreat shifted the narrative. Her words made the crowd feel that
Brielle was taking offense, especially since Miranda hadn’t explicitly accused Brielle of any
backdoor schemes.
Who would be so quick to defend themselves? Surely, someone who felt they had been hit
where it hurt.
Brielle’s eagerness to clear her name only cast further doubt.
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Miranda had practiced this scene countless times in preparation for tonight..
The crowd looked sympathetically at Lillian, recalling how Brielle had arrived at the soirée
dressed to the nines. Was she trying to overshadow Lillian at this pivotal moment of
acknowledgment, intending to cause trouble?
The onlookers‘ gazes were like knives, stripping Brielle of her dignity. The women, already
envious of Brielle’s beauty, felt they’d found their moment.
“She’s been tormenting Lillian, the true young lady of the Haywood family, all these
years.”
“Tonight’s probably the last time we’ll see her. With her status, she won’t be welcome at
such gatherings anymore.”
“Weren’t there photos of her with Kenzo? Since he hasn’t addressed them, he probably
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmjust wants to avoid getting entangled. Give a woman like her an inch, and she’ll climb over
you to reach the top.”
Lillian listened to the whispers below, a faint smirk formed on her lips. This was her goal
for the evening, to use the event to cast Brielle down into oblivion, never to rise again.
Once the whispers had settled, she emerged as the peacemaker.
“Bri, don’t misunderstand mom. She and I agreed that even after acknowledging me, she
would still treat you as her own. She doesn’t intend to cast you aside. Dad also mentioned
he’d find you a good match, ensuring you marry with honor.”
She spoke with such sincerity in her eyes. How benevolent the Haywoods appeared. Even
after Brielle’s earlier insolence, even though she wasn’t a true Haywood, they still
accepted her. They were even concerned about her prospects after her engagement to
Spencer had been called off, going so far as to arrange a new match for her in advance.
Who wouldn’t regard the Haywoods‘ actions as magnanimous? Certainly, if it were up to
any of them, they wouldn’t be so considerate for a non–blood daughter. Wasn’t lineage
what big families valued most?
For Brielle to have been raised in such a family, it truly must have been her good fortune.
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