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The shift in the atmosphere was palpable, and Jennifer noticed it immediately.
She glanced at Timothy and looked pretty surprised.
Timothy had always been aware of Mary’s petty attempts to tarnish his reputation, but he rarely paid them any attention. Yet today, he chose to say it out and confront Mary.
“Timothy, how could you even think I’d do something like that?” Mary exclaimed, her voice high–pitched and defensive. “Someone must be feeding you lies!”
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Jennifer didn’t miss Mary’s sharp glance
at her as if she was the one to feed Timothy lies.
Timothy’s voice was cold and unyielding. “I’ve stayed silent all the time. But that doesn’t mean I’ve been blind. Aunt Mary, you can take shots at me all you want.
“But if you ever try to tarnish Jennifer’s reputation, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”
Mary surely wouldn’t admit it.
“Timothy! What nonsense are you talking about? When have I ever done such a thing? Stop making baseless accusations!”
Sandy jumped to her mother’s defense. “Timothy, you’ve got it all wrong. My
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Mom would never do something like that! Jennifer must have whispered some small lies to you. She’s always playing the victim!”
Jennifer was speechless and thought, “What the hell? Does this have anything to do with me?”
Jennifer crossed her arms, a faint smile tugging at her lips. “First of all, I haven’t said a word about any of this to Timothy. And secondly, we all know that Mary is not innocent. Isn’t that right?”
Mary’s tone turned sharp. “What exactly are you trying to say, Jennifer? Don’t beat around the bush. Accuse me outright if you dare! I’m not going to stand here and let you slander me!”
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Chapter 284 Standing Up for Her Before Jennifer could respond, Timothy cut in, his tone icy, “Leave her out of this. I have the evidence, Mary. If you’d like, I can have my lawyer sue you at the court tomorrow.”
Mary froze for a split second before snapping back, “Fine, do it! But don’t forget it.
“You’ll drag the entire Clark family’s name into the mud along with mine!”
“Enough!” A commanding voice interrupted, silencing the chaos.
Angelina, now fully dressed for the evening, descended the staircase.
Mary wasted no time rushing over, her voice trembling with feigned hurt.
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Chapter 284 Standing Up for Her “Angelina, you have to believe me!
“Timothy is accusing me of spreading rumors about Jennifer. I never did something so malicious!”
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Sandy quickly backed up her mother. “Grandma, it’s all Jennifer’s fault! She must have said something to Timothy. Everything was fine before she joined our family!”
Angelina’s sharp gaze landed on Mary. “You need to manage those media
companies under your name well, Mary.
They should not spread rumors.”
Mary’s defiance faltered, and her
expression stiffened.
“Timothy might not care about this in the
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past,” Angelina continued, her tone calm but firm. “But now that Jennifer is with him, she’ll stand up for him.”
Mary forced a smile, her voice subdued. “I understand. I’ll handle it.”
Millie, who had been watching silently, finally spoke up, her tone dripping with coldness, “Mary, you should have done that earlier! Your negligence has brought nothing but trouble to my son.”
“Millie, you know how the media is. I didn’t make them write that stuff,” Mary said, clearly annoyed.
Jennifer gave a cold smile. “If it were anyone else, fine. But you’re part of the Clark family. Standing by and doing nothing just makes it look like you’re
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Mary shot her a glare. “Jennifer, don’t make things up! How would I do that on purpose?”
She quickly glanced at Angelina and decided to change the subject. “Well, since Angelina’s here, let’s just have dinner.”
Sandy, however, wasn’t ready to let it go. She shot Jennifer a venomous glare. “You’d better watch your mouth!”
Timothy’s sharp gaze swept over Sandy. “The one who should watch her mouth is you.”
Sandy’s face flushed with frustration as she stomped off, muttering under her
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breath.
Later, as Jennifer wheeled Timothy upstairs, she leaned closer and asked, “Why bring up the media issue now? You’ve ignored it for so long.”
“If I didn’t do it, tomorrow’s headlines would be all about you and that old dress.”
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His tone was calm, but his words struck a chord. “They can laugh at me all they want. But you? You’re not their entertainment.”
Jennifer’s breath caught. She hadn’t realized he was defending her.
Given Mary’s personality, Mary wouldn’t have hesitated to use the incident to
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After all, Mary even had tarnished Timothy’s reputation.
