All Chapters of When the Fake Heiress Ate Her Words: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

Claire Hartley's words hung in the air as my dad, William Hartley's face turned extremely ugly. "You have a bastard child?" he demanded. "Amanda Hartley! How old are you? How could you do something so disgraceful!"Hearing Dad's tirade against me, Claire's lips curved upward slightly, but she instantly covered her mouth in a show of pretense."Oh my. So you never told Dad, Amanda? I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have spoken out of turn."With that, she turned to him, her tone earnest. "Dad, please don't be mad at Amanda. She's been alone out there all these years. She must have had her reasons."She then turned to look at me, her eyes appearing sincere. "Don't worry, Amanda. I'll make sure no one ever finds out. I won't let anyone talk."The moment she finished speaking, a woman rushed out from the villa and pulled me into a tight embrace."Amanda! My daughter… I've finally found you!"My mom, Eliza Smith, held me and wept uncontrollably. After a long moment, she

Claire sighed and reached for my hand."This wasn't your fault at first, but Amanda, how could you be so foolish? Why did you keep getting involved with them?"The first time was forced, but later… how could you keep meeting up with them voluntarily? The neighbors near the alley all said that every few days, they'd see those men going in and out of your place half-naked."She stopped talking at just the right moment and lowered her head, as if she couldn't bear to say more."Outrageous! How can you be so shameless!" Dad roared, his face flushed an angry red.Mom clutched at her chest and pointed a trembling finger at me in despair. "Amanda, tell me this isn't true.""Amanda, you have no sense of shame!" Ethan glared at me furiously. "The Hartley family doesn't have room for someone like you. Get out of this house right now!"I looked at their twisted expressions and suddenly found the whole situation absurd. I'd never done any of this, but even if it had really happened, shouldn

The moment I finished speaking, the room fell completely silent. Everyone's eyes locked onto the video. On the dimly lit, shaky footage on screen, the woman was unmistakably Claire."This—" Claire frantically closed the video, her fingers trembling, eyes wide with shock. "Impossible. How is this possible? The person in the video can't be me. I didn't…"She shook her head frantically, as if her world had just shattered. I silently thanked the rebound system as tears slid down my cheeks. "Claire, you accused me of spreading rumors, but you've been falsely accusing me this whole time." I then deliberately turned to Mom and Dad, who stood frozen in place, my voice breaking. "It's all my fault. If I hadn't been kidnapped all those years ago, maybe you wouldn't be so quick to believe the worst of me."The moment that video started playing, you didn't even look at the face before deciding it was me." I paused and covered my face with my hands, sobbing."Amanda, I—" Dad seemed to snap ou

"What!" Ethan roared in disbelief.Claire's face instantly went deathly pale. She instinctively protested. "That's impossible! You're lying. Ethan is the only man I've ever been with!"Dr. Langford looked uncomfortable and quickly explained, "I'm not lying. Yesterday I received word that Ms. Claire wasn't feeling well, so I rushed over to examine her."When I arrived, Ms. Amanda told me that Ms. Claire didn't want to see a doctor, so I drew some blood while she was sleeping to run tests. That's when I discovered she was pregnant."Then Ms. Amanda asked me to run a paternity test. The results showed that the child is definitely not related to you."As he finished speaking, murmurs broke out around the room."Give me a break. This woman's love life is a complete mess. I don't know what this guy was thinking, actually believing her!""And he kept saying she was innocent and kind. What a joke. Poor bastard!""If you ask me, she'll never figure out who the father is!"Hearing the c

I didn't answer his question. If I didn't remember, then there was nothing to forgive. Over the next few days, something seemed to click for Ethan, and he started desperately trying to make it up to me. I didn't stop him. I didn't say much either.Watching us interact, Mom and Dad seemed relieved. They smiled more often. Life continued peacefully like this until the day of the homecoming banquet.Mom and Dad stood with me at the center of the stage, proudly introducing me to the guests. "This is our biological daughter, Amanda Hartley."The guests turned their attention to me, unable to hold back their admiration."Didn't they say she grew up in the countryside? You'd never guess it. She's beautiful and so well-mannered.""She's so much better than that imposter they had before.""Well, of course. That girl was a fake! She has no class at all!"Surrounded by chatter, I picked up the microphone and prepared to introduce myself."Amanda Hartley, go to hell!"Suddenly, a knif