The crowd cheered.
“You go, girl! We won’t let the rich trample all
over us!”
“She may be the nanny’s daughter, but she’s
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standing up to these rich bullies! What a hero!”
Basking in the praise, Tiffany walked towards
the white van. “Let’s do the exam now. Sorry to
trouble the doctors.”
Mom and I exchanged a look, then blocked
Tiffany’s path. “If our precious nanny’s
daughter wants to prove her innocence, she
can’t use her own medical team. People will
think the results are rigged.”
Tiffany trembled, staring at me in disbelief.
“How did you…? You’re lying!”
I gestured towards the edge of the crowd. “The
Stones do things properly. We’ve brought in the
top gynecologists from the State Hospital.
They’ll get to the bottom of this.”
Tiffany’s face turned white. She looked
pleadingly at my dad and Jason, who stood
frozen.
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The reporters snapped pictures.
“Tiffany seemed so confident a moment ago. Now she’s terrified. What’s going on?”
“Tiffany, are you scared? Does that mean you
are hiding something?”
Tiffany paced nervously, wringing her hands,
shooting daggers at me with her eyes. But with everyone watching, she couldn’t do a thing.
I smiled. “You said if you’re clean, we forfeit
our shares, right? Can I add that if you’re not
clean, your dad and brother forfeit theirs?”
My dad’s face turned purple. “Ashley! How dare
you spout such nonsense! What do you mean
‘her dad and brother‘? We’re just on the side of
justice!”
Seeing his barely–controlled trembling, my
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suspicions were confirmed. Tiffany was
definitely related to him, probably his
illegitimate daughter.
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Old and new resentments boiled inside me.
“Since you’re so righteous, let’s begin the
exam. I’m sure everyone’s tired of waiting. We need answers.”
Tiffany clung to Jason, refusing to move.
I smiled sweetly. “Jason, you’re so close to Tiffany. Are you planning to marry her? Make her your sister–in–law? But she looks so scared. Is she hiding something from you?”
Jason froze, then looked down at Tiffany. “Tiffany, if you’re innocent, just do the exam. We’ll prove Ashley wrong!”
As soon as he finished, Tiffany fainted.
Jason flew into a rage and shoved me. My
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mom’s security guards tackled him to the
ground.
“Robert, you dare assault my daughter in front
of me? This is the son you raised?”
Mom knelt beside Tiffany and checked her
eyes. “What a coincidence. We have the best
doctors right here. Come take a look at Tiffany.
What’s wrong with her?”
Suddenly, Tiffany wasn’t unconscious anymore.
She scrambled to her feet and knelt at my
mom’s feet, begging.
“Mrs. Stone, please don’t do this to me! I know
I upset Ashley with my good grades, but I won’t
do it again! Please, let me go! I don’t want to
fight with Ashley! I just want a normal life!”
The cameras clicked furiously.
I yanked Tiffany up by her collar, forcing her to
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meet my gaze. “If you don’t want to fight with
me, then give me back my yacht.”
Overwhelmed, Tiffany finally cracked. “There’s
no ‘your‘ yacht! It belongs to the Stone family!
You don’t own it!”
Grandma’s cane whistled through the air,
landing across Tiffany’s face with a sickening
thud. A red welt immediately appeared.
Tiffany clutched her cheek, then lunged at
Grandma, screaming. “You old hag! How dare
you hit me! Do you know who I am?”
I stared at her, amused. “Aren’t you the nanny’s
daughter? Who else would you be?”
Tiffany deflated. “No one… I just… I got hit! I’m
angry! Someone help me! They’re bullying me!
I’m just a poor nanny’s daughter! I’ll never be
safe after this!”
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The crowd, growing larger by the minute,
started to sympathize with her again.
“These rich people are disgusting! Bullying a defenseless girl!”
“Yeah! This is outrageous! Imagine what they
do in private!”
