MasukLydia stood in the crowd helplessly. Blood drained from her face as her lips quivered. She kept shaking her head. “I didn’t mean that. I-I was just saying…”She had dug herself into a hole, and she almost sobbed. I stood a safe distance away and kept smiling politely. It was exactly what I wanted to happen. As the situation spun out of control, someone suddenly shouted over the commotion, “Enough!” George’s mother, Darla Brown, stood up from her VIP seat with a darkened expression. She swept her glance over the Harold family members and said coldly, “The Harold family sure has a lot of dirty laundry. “How dare you neglect your own flesh and blood and treat your fake daughter as the apple of your eye?”After she said that, she looked at me. “I’ll take care of the daughter you’ve forsaken. I’m calling off the engagement party today, and I’ll bring her back to the Brown family.” I was stunned.Initially, I wanted to drive a wedge between the two families, so the Harold fa
Lydia walked toward my parents with tears in her eyes.“Mom, Dad, the reason why I asked for the company shares was that she provoked me.“Summer told me that you don’t love me at all, and that you favor Axel over me. She said that I will never get a single thing from you. I was foolish to believe her words!”Axel also apologized in a low voice. He said, “I’m sorry, Mom and Dad. I’ve learned from my mistakes. Now, I know you only did that for my own good.” After they said that, both of them teared up and turned to the guests. “Please don’t be fooled by her innocent appearance! She wants to snatch everything from me and throw me out of my own home!”Everyone gasped. The reporters were taking photos of me. The guests started to look at me with scrutiny. “It seems like Summer’s not an easy person to deal with.”“Was she the one behind the news recently?”“She’s so young, yet she’s so cunning.” Under the crystal chandelier, I stared at them coldly as they gossiped about
Lydia paused, then charged upstairs like a madwoman. Then, she opened the door and saw that her yoga mat and Pilates equipment were all gone. In their place was my bed and desk. She teared up and ran downstairs. Coincidentally, she bumped into Mom and Dad, who had just come home. “Mom, Dad, how can you let her take my yoga room? That’s mine!” Dad looked tired as he went upstairs without saying a word. It was obvious that he was exhausted from dealing with the news and the phone calls from the Brown family. Mom frowned and sounded impatient. “You created such a huge mess yesterday. Don’t you know that? Summer’s the one who cleaned up your mess. She just asked for a room. Is that so wrong?”Lydia yelled even louder, “No way! That room is mine! Everything in this family belongs to me! Who is she—” Mom slapped Lydia fiercely across her cheek. “Shut up! You’re just the daughter of a butler. Do you really think the Harold family belongs to you? It’s already very kind of us to ta
I looked down and tried to stifle my laugh.Ted had completely lost it.He had not managed to solve his issue, yet he was already worried about Lydia’s interests being threatened. It was understandable. After all, without the blood relation to the Harold family, the biggest leverage Lydia had was being George’s fiancee. However, it was the wrong move to defend Lydia. As expected, Mom sneered and said, “You’ve already been caught, and you’re still trying to pull strings for your daughter?” She turned to yell at the door, “Security! Throw this person out!” The security guards came in very quickly and escorted Ted out. Ted started panicking. He struggled as he shouted, “Mrs. Harold, I didn’t do that! I’m really being framed…”Mom did not want to listen to him at all. She just stared at him coldly. “I’m going to sue you. From today onwards, don’t show your face here anymore.” The living room became quiet after they left.My mother turned to me and looked a little guilty
Ted turned to look at me. The anxiety made his voice sharper. “No! I have never said that! You’re lying!” Then, he looked at my parents. A vein was throbbing in his forehead. “Mr. Harold and Mrs. Harold, you know me the best. Why would I say something like that? Ms. Summer probably hates me and wants to smear my name!”Dad did not say a word, and Mom’s face fell. She stared at Ted. “Do you mean that Lydia is truly your daughter?”Ted gaped. Finally, it seemed like he had lost all strength when he slowly nodded. “Back then, when Ms. Summer got lost, I heard that you were planning to adopt a new child, so I sent my daughter to the orphanage. “But I swore I was just trying my luck. You’re the ones who chose her.”My parents were silent for a while. It seemed like they were trying to determine if Ted was being truthful. When I was staying in the maid’s room, I had heard many times from the helpers that Lydia was so charming that Ted would personally bring the best cut frui
I was hospitalized for three days. My parents were afraid of being judged, so they personally came to pick me up from the hospital. Lydia’s face immediately fell when she saw our parents fetching me home. During dinner, she played with her food while looking sullen. Usually, my parents would immediately ice me out to comfort her. However, they ignored her expression and told the chef to make my favorite food. Lydia teared up. After a while, it seemed like she was trying to prove something to me as she asked, “Dad, can you give me company shares as my birthday present this year?”Dad frowned. “You’re only 18. Why do you need the shares?”“Why did Axel get it the moment he turned 18?” “Axel is going to be the CEO of the company one day!” Lydia stood up and roared, “I know, Axel’s the one you truly love. You’re only using your daughter as a tool to expand your power!” After she said that, she charged out of the door without any hesitation. When she left, she bumped







