“She’s such a disgrace to women everywhere. I used to idolize her, but now I’m unfollowing her, and I’ll smear her reputation while I’m at it!”
“She’s humiliating all of us! A husband and daughter like that should be torn apart, not given the family fortune and blessings. Pathetic!”
Lana quickly adjusted her expression, giving me a mocking smile. “Dana, at least, you know your place. If you find yourself unable to survive in the future, come beg at my door, and I’ll have my butler spare you two bowls of slop. Hahaha!”
Yasmine finally snapped out of her initial shock and shot me a disdainful look. “I
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can’t believe how low you’ve fallen! Thankfully, I always knew you weren’t my real mom. Otherwise, I’d be embarrassed to death by you!”
Clutching the tourmaline pendant, Harlan dropped his pretense of politeness altogether. He sneered at me and even rolled his eyes. “I didn’t expect you to be so cheap! To think I used to run errands for you. If I’d known this earlier, I’d have just kept you at home to cook, clean, and wash my feet!”
Lana tugged at him. “Why waste your time talking to someone like her? Let’s go!”
The three of them left arrogantly, leaving me alone under the judgmental stares of the onlookers.
By the end of the day, the top trending topic was: “Former Roberts Group President Dana Roberts Turns Out to Be a Pathetic Doormat!” The attached pictures showed me offering the tourmaline heirloom while the three of them sneered at me in disdain.
I had to admit that the reporters knew exactly how to capture the drama this time. My personal social media account was flooded with millions of comments condemning me.
“Dana Roberts should start a school for traditional gender roles. She’s got all the toxic traits down!”
“No wonder my mom tells me to stay offline. She’s afraid I’ll get influenced by fools like this. Unfollowed!”
“What did I do in my past life to deserve seeing this? Can this woman just disappear already?”
Even my old friends, whom I once deemed close, offered help with barely concealed pity.
As for the elders who had once been allies of my family, their stance was unanimous. They publicly declared their disappointment in me, emphasizing that they no longer had any association with me and would never again consider me part of the Roberts family.
I didn’t return to the villa. Instead, I moved to a quiet, secluded place and started settling in.
Little did I know, just as I was making it livable, an unexpected guest would come by.
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