Chapter 954
As she said that, Ellinor picked up her glass of water, took a gentle sip, and then looked at the visibly tense Patricia
with a slight smile.
She began to theorize, “Let me guess, that black suitcase is stuffed with cash, right? Why would Ms. Howard give
my stepmother such a huge amount of money? You’re not trying to play the good Samaritan and help me fulfill my
filial duties, are you?
I believe there is only one plausible explanation: Ms. Howard intends to bribe my stepmother, who has never liked
me, to frame me and try to have me expelled from the Blanchet family. But their plan didn’t work. Then, Ms.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHoward had my stepmother guide that mother-daughter duo to stir up trouble online. Those country bumpkins
clearly don’t know much about the internet. Obviously, someone is pulling their strings. My stepmother is a pro at
creating buzz online. That’s how she made her daughter, Sheila, a star. No one is better at stirring the pot than
her!”
Ellinor kept pressing. “But Tracy’s guidance alone is not enough. To maintain sufficient attention online, it needs
money to drive it. The Mendoza family is broke now, with no connections. They could only make a small ripple
online, nothing more. Especially with the Blanchet Corporation putting pressure on the media, they couldn’t create
any real waves. Yet, that mother-daughter duo is still causing trouble on the foreign web. Clearly, they have other
people and financial support behind them.
So, who would dare to insult the Blanchet family and support a mother-daughter duo that falsely accuses me
online? Well, only the Howard family would have the courage to oppose the Blanchet family, right?”
Ellinor’s words made Dean and Alyssa feel a bit wronged. They frowned.
They might not get along with the Blanchet family, but they wouldn’t do things that harm others without benefiting
themselves.
Balfour understood that Ellinor was not accusing the whole Howard family but hinting at two specific people. He
asked, “Ellinor, are you saying…”
Ellinor took another slow sip of water, “What I’m saying is, the puppet master behind the online slander against me
is Ms. Howard! She is the one manipulating everything behind the scenes, driving the whole incident.”
Dean and Alyssa looked at their granddaughter in disbelief.
Balfour was no longer surprised. Patricia’s actions all that time made him realize he had misjudged her. He had
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmactually treated such a person of poor character as a treasure.
Patricia didn’t give up. She put on an innocent look, glaring at Ellinor, “Ellinor, on what grounds are you accusing
me? Do you have evidence? I don’t even know the mother-daughter duo who slandered you online, I’ve never even
met them. You can’t just frame me to clear your own
name!”
Ellinor scoffed, “You definitely don’t know that mother-daughter duo. You always act cautiously, afraid of exposing
yourself, so you didn’t contact them directly. Instead, you gave money to my stepmother to deal with them! And
you just manipulated the Howard family’s overseas influence and connections behind the scenes, pushing those
false slanders to the peak of public opinion!”