Chapter 11
In this family, Mr. Larson always had the final say. No one was allowed to challenge his authority, let alone refute his words.
Jessica’s move was undoubtedly stroking the tiger’s beard.
Whitney looked at her in shock. She was not shocked with how she lived in her past, but how she was able to understate the unsightly things and speak so grandiosely.
James and Julianna remained silent.
“Jess, it is all my fault.” Julianna wiped away her tears, walked to her side, and wanted to hug her.
Jessica stood up and avoided her arms.
Once upon a time, she had longed to be held in her mother’s arms, but now she did not need them anymore.
She had suffered too much.
She was also used to the bitterness.
“I’m done eating. You can continue without me.”
Jessica did not care about what they thought and walked out of the dining hall indifferently.
The atmosphere in the dining hall did not ease after her departure. In fact, it became heavier. James looked at the table which was full of dishes that Whitney liked and lost his appetite.
James looked at Julianna. “In the future, ask Jessica what she likes before cooking a meal.”
Hearing this, Whitney had a sour feeling in her heart, and she balled her hands into fists.
Now she was even fighting her for food.
Julianna nodded. Seeing her husband get up, she quickly asked, “Are you not eating?”
How could he continue eating?
“I’m not eating anymore.”
Before he left the dining hall, he glanced at Whitney with a stern expression.
After the two of them left, Julianna sat back on her seat, and said, “Whitney, eat more.”
Whitney stared at the dishes. They were mainly made of sashimi. After listening to Jessica, she lost her appetite. Even though she knew that she did it on purpose, there was still a bitter feeling in her heart.
“No, I’m already full.”
After seeing the way Dad looked at her, she no longer had an appetite.
Mom really had no say at all, Whitney complained in her heart, but she did not dare to show any expression on her face.
In the past, she would have gone crazy.
However, even though she was angry, she had to endure it now.
Seeing that everyone had stopped eating, Julianna also put down her chopsticks, waved, and asked the servants to remove all of the dishes.
“Mrs. Willow, why did Jessica have to mention those things all of a sudden and make everyone unhappy? Do you think she was blaming me for not finding out that I was her mother earlier?” Julianna felt uncomfortable and vented to Mrs. Willow.
Mrs. Willow sighed. If she were Miss Jessica, she would also feel uncomfortable. The first meal she had when she returned home consisted of all the things Whitney liked to eat. It would be strange if Miss Jessica was not angry.
It was true that it was Madam’s fault, but she did not dare to say it out loud.
She smiled, and replied, “Miss Jessica is probably not used to it. Madam, you should show her more concern, and things will naturally get normal.”
“Sure.”
Julianna stood up and was unwilling to continue talking about this topic.
Knock…
The door was being knocked on.
“Come in.”
When the room door was opened, Whitney walked in, and her eyes fell on the place that Jessica was sitting at. It used to be her favorite spot.
At that location, she could see the most beautiful scenery from the villa, and that chair was designed by her brother personally for her using crocodile leather. It was one of a kind.
However, Jessica was occupying it now.
Seeing this made her blood boil.
Chapter 12
It was obvious that this was the beginning.
In the days to come, Jessica would definitely take away what Whitney had VALUED the most slowly.
Whitney only felt that it was difficult to breathe. After taking a long and deep breath, she put a smile on her face, walked towards her, and sat down in front of her.
“Jessica, there will be a small party tomorrow. Do you want to go with me?”
She was also this caring in her previous life.
The corners of Jessica’s lips rose. “I don’t want to go. I’m not familiar with them.”
Whitney seemed to expect this answer and already prepared a speech. “These people are the children of friends or business partners of Mom and Dad. As a daughter of the Larsons, you must befriend these people. Don’t be afraid, I will take care of you.”
“Since you said that, I will go and take a look.”
Seeing that she agreed, Whitney was elated, and she further
instructed, “Jessica, you can’t wear those clothes to that sort of event.”
She glanced at Jessica’s white shirt and jeans.
“What should I wear, then?” Jessica asked humbly.
She was baited!
Whitney’s voice became gentler. “It’s too late to buy new clothes now.
I have left some new clothes for you in the closet. These clothes are all new, and I’ve never worn them before. Jessica, you wouldn’t mind, right?”
As she spoke, she seemed to be worried that Jessica would dislike them and looked at her worriedly.
Jessica smiled silently and took the initiative to hold her hand. “Whitney, how could I dislike them? I am so grateful that you thought about me.”
“As long as you don’t mind it.” Whitney smiled happily. “You should rest early then. Don’t let your good skin be ruined.”
Whitney stared jealously at her white and silky skin which resembled a peeled boiled egg.
The two of them were obviously the same age, but there was more collagen on Jessica’s face than hers. Every woman wanted her skin to be better than others.
Whitney was no exception.
“Yes, Whitney. You should sleep early and take care of your skin. Otherwise, when other people look at us, they might think that you are two or three years older than me,” Jessica said thoughtfully.
In an instant, Whitney choked. She almost could not maintain the smile on her face.
“Rest early. Good night.”
When Whitney turned around, the smile on her face disappeared, and her eyes were filled with resentment.
Jessica watched her leave. After the door was completely closed, the smile on her lips gradually became cold. She took out a wet wipe and gently wiped her hands again and again until her skin was red before she stopped.
Whitney, who returned to her room, looked at the small bedroom and remembered where that b*tch was sitting. That place was originally hers.
The hatred that had been suppressed in her heart could no anger longer be contained. She swept away all of her cosmetics on the dressing table.
The sound of them falling on the ground echoed from her room.
“Whitney, what’s wrong?” Julianna’s concerned voice came from outside the door.
Whitney was in a very irritable mood. She did not want to see her at this time. Taking a few deep breaths, she tried her best to make her voice normal. “It’s ok, I accidentally pushed something down. Mom, go to sleep.”
Standing outside the door, Julianna knew her daughter’s temperament, but since she did not let her into her room, she did not want to make her unhappier.
“If something happens, you must tell me,” Julianna said in concern.
“OK.”
After Julianna left, Whitney felt her anger rising up again, and her expression turned cold.
She should just forget about stealing what belongs to me.
Jessica, so what if you are the Larsons’ biological daughter?
One day, they will belong to me and only me.
Chapter 13
The next day, Whitney got up early to dress up. She chose the latest princess-style dress made by LB which matched her skin tone. She wore diamond stud earrings on her ears and a gem bracelet designed by her brother on her wrist. After looking in the mirror and confirming that she looked perfect, a smile appeared on her face.
As long as she thought about how Jessica would appear in front of her friends wearing the clothes she wore before, she felt exhilarated.
Soon, she would be a laughingstock in high society and become a shame to the Larsons.
“Whitney, are you going to wear this?” Julianna looked at her well-dressed daughter and was very satisfied.
“Yes. I’m prepared to introduce Jessica to my friends,” Whitney said softly.
Julianna took her hand and caressed it gently. “You’re the most sensible and caring. When you go out, you must take good care of her. If she becomes the joke of the family, she would embarrass the Larsons.”
Whitney nodded obediently. “Mom, I understand.”
She would definitely take good care of her.
“Let’s go.”
Suddenly, a cold voice was heard from behind them.
The two of them turned around, and they were in shock when they saw her clothes.
“Why are you wearing this?” Julianna frowned. “A shirt and jeans? Is this a joke?”
The Larsons would definitely be humiliated if she wore that out.
“Is there a problem?”
Julianna was triggered by her typical city dweller look, and she reprimanded, “Are you dressed like this on purpose to make a joke out of the Larsons? Are you trying to tell everyone the Larsons are mistreating you?”
She was already dissatisfied with what Jessica did. However, since the latter had just returned, she tried to endure her anger, but now it was just too much.
Whitney quickly tried to calm her down. “Mom, don’t be angry. Jessica probably didn’t mean it.”
As she spoke, she turned to look at Jessica sternly. “Jessica, quickly apologize to Mom.”
Jessica just laughed.
She only found Madam Larson’s anger amusing.
“You… You…”
How could she still laugh after being scolded?
This feeling made Julianna very aggrieved.
Whitney kept stroking Julianna’s back. “Mom, calm down. If you hurt yourself, I will feel very bad. Jessica, quickly apologize to Mom.”
Julianna looked at the caring and filial Whitney in front of her and then looked at Jessica who looked like a gangster. The more she looked at her, the more she was dissatisfied and upset.
A person like that was actually her own daughter.
Why couldn’t her daughter be Whitney?
“Apologize? Why should I apologize? It’s true that I don’t have many clothes, and I had to steal them, but how would I embarrass you? The clothes I’m wearing are clean and tidy, so how would they embarrass the Larsons?”
She had wanted to say this sentence in her previous life, but she had always held it back.
Now, she finally said it in front of them.
“Are you trying to anger me to death?” Julianna was so angry that she had trouble breathing.
“Jessica, what you are wearing doesn’t fit your identity. Now, you are a daughter of the Larsons, and it’s not like the past. Clothes are your identity. Now, you don’t just represent yourself, but the entire Larsons,” Whitney said with disapproval.
Julianna was very pleased after she heard Whitney’s words.
This was what her daughter should be like. The more she looked at Jessica, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Jessica acted like she had an epiphany. “I see, I should wear Whitney’s old clothes to meet her friends. That way, the Larsons will be praised and even more highly regarded.”
Chapter 14
“What do you mean we will be more highly regarded?”
James walked into the living room from the outside with a secretary beside him. The secretary took a look at the situation and was about to leave.
“The documents are on the desk in the study room on the second floor.”
The secretary went upstairs and glanced at Jessica subconsciously before leaving.
Whitney hurriedly explained, “Mom told Jessica to wear better clothes out, but Jessica felt insulted and retaliated.” James looked at his furious wife, and then at Jessica who looked very shabby. He frowned slightly and completely believed Whitney’s words.
“Your mom is right. Girls should wear dresses. You should change your clothes.”
Jessica could understand the meaning behind James’s words.
She was no longer that girl in the past.
“The clothes I’m wearing now will embarrass the Larsons, but if I wear someone else’s old clothes, will the Larsons receive more praise? Or does the Larsons have a rule that one has to wear someone else’s old clothes when she goes out to meet someone else’s friends?”
Hearing her provocative words, James frowned. “What do you mean?”
“My dear sister wants me to wear her old clothes to meet her friends.”
Seeing her father’s gaze, Whitney looked aggrieved. Her eyes were red. “Dad, I didn’t.”
“Jessica, you’re telling lies at such a young age. When did Whitney say such a thing?”
Jessica smiled. “She never said that, but she did it. In my closet, besides the clothes that I brought over, the rest are old clothes that Whitney doesn’t want anymore. Since you aren’t letting me wear my own clothes, isn’t that forcing me to wear her old clothes to meet her friends? That way, will the Larsons gain more praise?”
At this point, Jessica did not hold back and continued sneering.
“If I don’t think about the Larsons, I’m afraid that in a day’s time, the entire upper class in Hanson City will be filled with gossip about how the Larsons’ biological daughter wore the adopted daughter’s old clothes to events.
“People might think that the Larsons couple favors the adopted daughter. Besides, the adopted daughter has been around for many years, and they have a stronger relationship with her. They will think that the biological daughter can only pick up the adopted daughter’s unwanted clothes to wear.
“Looking at the bigger picture, they will think about whether there is any problem with the Larsons’ business or its capital structure since it can’t even come up with the money to buy clothes for the biological daughter.
“Once someone with intentions abuses this situation and the rumors are publicized on the internet, what will the consequences be?”
When Jessica saw James’s expression change, she smiled in her heart.
Her father did not care much about anyone, but he cared about his company. He would definitely not forgive anyone who tried to harm his company easily.
Julianna ignorantly said, “Who cares about what the people online say? How is it even related to the Larsons?”
“Shut up!” James reprimanded. He looked at Jessica with a softer expression. “You have thought about it well.”
James then looked at Whitney, and she was a little scared by the look in his eyes.
“Dad, it’s not like that. I… I really didn’t think of that.” Whitney wanted to explain, but she did not know how.
This was because if anyone went upstairs to check, everyone would know the truth. Arguing at this time would make her father unhappy.
“Look, you’ve scared Whitney. Whitney has so many clothes, so how is it possible that she can remember which ones she wore and which ones she didn’t wear before?” Julianna held her precious daughter’s hand. Once she saw her in tears, she immediately felt worried.
Chapter 15
Jessica looked at Julianna coldly.
This was her mother.
In her mother’s eyes, Whitney was her perfect daughter. Even if she showed her an ugly and gloomy face, she would find all sorts of explanations for her.
No matter what she said, she would always believe Whitney. In her eyes, Whitney was a knowledgeable and elegant lady. What about Jessica?
As long as she made a tiny mistake, she would be talked down to and insulted.
In Julianna’s eyes, she was a vulgar, unmannered, and uncultured hooligan.
She had been through this many times in the past eight years. In the beginning, she was sad and hurt. Next, she was jealous and angry. However, all she felt now was resentment.
The anger and resentment caused her to lose herself and embark on the path of no return.
She started to go against Whitney and snatched everything away from her.
The surrounding people looked at her as if she was crazy. They only saw Whitney’s grievances and her hard time in the Larsons. They did not see that everything had originally belonged to her.
She was only taking back what had been originally hers. Whitney’s delicate and kind personality had to be very mesmerizing because all the men around her adored her. Their adopted brother and her upper-social-class fiance liked her. Even their cousin was secretly in love with her.
Her life was similar to that of a female lead in a novel. She did not have to do anything for countless men to fawn over her.
Jessica herself was similar to the jealous second female lead in the novel. Not only did she steal her title, she also stole her supposed happiness, and bullied her constantly. It was absurd.
Those who had lost everything in their lives could gain the sympathy and empathy of others.
However, even after her horrible life, people still looked at her with jealousy, envy, contempt, and disapproval. Shouldn’t she be the one receiving sympathy?
She had suffered for 18 whole years. Was it wrong for her to take back what had been originally hers?
Perhaps she should not have come back and tried to take back what had been originally hers. She should have graciously allowed Whitney to continue enjoying everything. Julianna turned her head to look at Jessica. “Whitney only meant well. Even if you don’t appreciate her kind gesture, how dare you sow discord? We definitely do not allow this kind of malice in our family.”
It was clearly Whitney’s fault, but in the end, it would never be her fault.
Wasn’t this ridiculous?
Jessica was numb to all the pain and hurt she had experienced. She looked at her biological mother calmly and allowed her to continue with her wrongful accusations. “Enough!” James shouted, took out a card from his bag, and placed it in Jessica’s hands. “Go and buy some clothes that you like.”
James looked at Whitney, and warmly said to Jessica, “The daughters of Larsons do not need to wear second-hand clothes. You don’t have to save money. Just buy whatever you want.”
Jessica accepted the card, and James and his secretary left hurriedly.
The three women were left in the house, and they looked at each other. Mrs. Willow and the rest were hiding elsewhere.
Jessica waved the credit card in her hands and smirked at the other two. “I’ll be going shopping. You can go to the gathering yourselves. Have fun.”
Her smile felt like a tight slap on her face that hurt her deeply.
Chapter 16
After Jessica left, Julianna was very angry, and her heart was beating quickly.
“What does she mean? Is she trying to say that I’m treating her badly?”
“Mother, don’t blame Jessica. It’s just her anger talking. She will be fine once she cools down.”
Julianna was comforted by her kind daughter. She noticed that she tried to hide her despondency, and immediately said, “Don’t worry, Mother will give you money. You can buy whatever you like too.”
On the other hand, Jessica left the villa, and the chauffeur sent her to the city.
She stood between the tall buildings, looked up, and admired the blue sky looking down on the tall giant-like buildings. The humans seemed extremely small and insignificant like ants on the ground in comparison.
She had not seen the outside world in a long time. The Larsons members kidnapped her and gave her to a violent old pervert in exchange for the power to expand the Larson Group.
They used her in exchange for money to buy Whitney’s property and hold a grand wedding. They lived happily and proudly.
However, she had been living in purgatory all day and night.
She enjoyed the feeling of the sun’s warmth on her body and squinted her eyes under the sun.
Thump.
A young boy barged into her, and the ice cream in his hands fell on her shirt. The boy fell to the ground and started bawling.
The boy’s mother rushed over and picked him up. Seeing that his arm was hurt, her eyes were filled with anger.
“What’s wrong with you? Can’t you see where you’re going? Can’t you be more careful? You’ve injured my child.”
Jessica lowered her head and looked at the ice cream stain on her shirt. She then looked at the son and his mother who could not differentiate right from wrong. She smirked. She bent down, picked up the remaining part of the ice- cream, and walked towards the mother.
“What are you trying to do?” The mother stared at her fiercely as if she was trying to intimidate her by acting tough.
Jessica did not reply, and immediately pressed the remaining ice cream onto her dress.
“Aaah!” the boy’s mother screamed in horror.
The piercing scream drew the attention of the passersby, who hurried over to see what was happening. Seeing how both of their clothes were stained with ice cream and were accompanied by a crying child, they could roughly guess what had happened.
“What’s the matter with you? Not only did you push my child and injure him, you also dirtied my clothes. You’d better compensate me for my dress. This dress is very expensive,” the child’s mother said hysterically.
Jessica pointed to a surveillance camera nearby. “There is evidence there. Are you sure you are right?”
The child’s mother’s eyes wavered, and she did not dare to speak further.
The crowd understood what was happening. This was a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black.
“I feel sorry for your child.”
After saying this, Jessica turned and left.
The passers-by were pointing and talking about the child’s mother’s behavior. She angrily slapped her son and carried him away.
Nearby, a group of elites dressed in suits walked out of the mall. The man in front was tall and slender with handsome features. However, his facial expression was solemn. His deep eyes looked at the gathered crowd, and he saw a familiar figure. He wanted to take a closer look, but the person was gone.
“Mr. Young,” Gordon, the secretary, reminded.
Charles came to his senses and got into the car.
The Rolls-Royce drove off slowly.
Chapter 17
Walking into the mall wearing clothes stained with ice cream, many people stared at her, but Jessica did not care, and went into a random shop.
“Welcome.” When the salesperson saw the stains on her body, surprise flashed in her eyes, but she maintained her professionalism and did not reveal any undesirable expression.
When the salesperson noticed her clothes, she warmly said, “Miss, our store has recently launched a discount event. Look at this dress. The original price was 4800 dollars, but now it is only 2700 dollars.”
“Which are the discounted clothes?” Jessica asked.
Once the salesperson heard this, she knew that her intuition was correct, and immediately led her to the discounted area. “The clothes in this row are all on sale.” “What else is on sale?”
The salesperson pointed to another area, and enthusiastically said, “All of this. The new arrivals this year are over there.”
“Besides these, the white, simple, and elegant styles, help me pack everything else.”
The salesperson was shocked. Not sure she heard right, she asked, “Miss, do you mean that you want all of the new arrivals?”
“Is there a problem?”
A bank card was handed to the clerk.
Looking at the bank card in front of her, the salesperson shook her head. “No, there isn’t.”
The other salespeople all looked over after hearing the commotion, and the customers who were in the discount area stared at her. She was dressed very humbly, but she did something that shocked everyone.
“Miss, do you want to change your clothes? What do you want to wear?”
Jessica pointed to a red dress.
She used to like warm colors very much, but because Julianna didn’t like them, she wore white and simple clothes she didn’t like to appease her.
White was too cold for her.
Red was like sunlight and could warm her heart. It gave her a touch of warmth in the lonely night.
When Jessica came out of the dressing room, the waiting salesperson looked blankly at her in surprise.
It was just a simple red dress, but when she wore it, there was a different feeling about her. It emphasized her perfect figure, long hair, and delicate white facial features. Under the light, she looked like an angel.
The girl was not luxurious, nor did she wear excessive accessories. She did not even have any makeup, and her face was just youthful and as smooth as an egg. Her cold face had a dazzling light that could not be ignored.
Even the men waiting for their girlfriends and other women choosing clothes in the store found their eyes lingering on her for a few more seconds, especially the men who stared directly at her.
The salesperson exclaimed, “Miss, this is perfect for you! It’s as if it was tailor-made for you.”
She said a phrase like this multiple times a year, but this time it was the truth.
Jessica stared at herself in the mirror.
From now on, she will only be herself.
She would never lower herself for anyone else.
After Jessica settled the bill, she left directly. As for the clothes she bought, the store was responsible for delivering them home.
At the same time, Whitney, who was holding Julianna’s comfort bank card in her hand, was shopping with a few other girls. One of them noticed a girl diagonally opposite her.
“Look at that girl. She looks so good in that red dress. Let’s buy one as well.”
When Whitney noticed who it was, her expression changed.
“Whitney, what’s wrong?” Edith asked in concern.
“Do you recognize that person?”
Whitney’s eyes were laced with tears. She pulled a few of them, and said, “Let’s quickly leave.”
“Who is she?”
“Why are you scared?”
Whitney shook her head. She bit her lip lightly. “Let’s go. If she sees me, I might…”
Claudia seemed to remember something. “Is she the daughter that your parents adopted?”
“How can an adopted daughter dare to bully you, Whitney? Honestly, I think you are too kind,” Edith said self-righteously.
“The kind are bullied and used by others. You can’t be like this.”
“How dares an adopted daughter want to step on the real eldest daughter’s head? It’s outrageous!” Claudia sneered, and she immediately started to resent Jessica.
“Let’s go. We want to meet her.”
The three of them took Whitney straight to Jessica.
Chapter 18
Jessica had just bought out three stores and was now at her fourth store.
“These are the new styles that have just been released. You will definitely look good in these clothes.” The salesperson showed her a fresh and girly pink dress.
“It’s ugly.” Jessica glanced briefly at it.
The salesperson immediately showed her other pieces.” What about these other pieces?”
Jessica glanced at them, waved, and pointed to the clothes on the hanger. “This, this, and this… I don’t want this style of clothes. Pack the rest for me.”
The salesperson was pleasantly surprised and guessed who she was.
Someone in the salespeople group said that she had just met a daughter of a wealthy family, and she was sweeping the stores. She did not expect it to be her.
Since she met her, she would definitely break the record for her sales performance this month and get tens of thousands in bonuses.
The smile on the salesperson’s face became brighter. “No problem, just wait a moment. You can go to the rest area for a cup of coffee first. It will be settled very soon.”
“Wait a moment.”
Suddenly, an arrogant voice came from behind.
Jessica looked at the four people who approached her and looked at them one by one. Edith, Claudia, and Xenia were Whitney’s best friends.
Every time she fought with Whitney, these people always protected her, covered for her, and fought for her. Whitney only needed to play the innocent victim behind them.
It seemed that this scene was about to unfold again.
The salesperson recognized Edith. “Second Miss.”
“The clothes in our store are not to be sold to poor peasants. These poor people will only lower the brand’s prestige if they wear our clothes,” Edith said to the salesperson.
After speaking, she turned to look at Jessica. “People like you are only suited for cheap goods. This place is not for you. You should get lost and not dirty our place.”
When the ladies and men around heard this, some people cast scornful looks at Jessica and frowned slightly in distaste.
Jessica was a little surprised. She did not expect this store to be the property of Edith’s family. Thinking about it, she realized that this mall was apparently owned by Xenia’s family, but was later acquired by the Youngs in City 49, and the ownership was changed.
In her impression, the mall belonged to the Youngs.
Ownership has never changed. Even eight years earlier, the mall had not changed ownership.
“Second Miss, this customer is about to buy all these clothes,” the salesperson said in embarrassment.
That was a huge bill, and she did not want to lose it so easily.
“Has she paid?” Edith asked, displeased.
“I was just about to swipe her card,” the salesperson said hurriedly.
“That means she hasn’t paid yet.” Edith snorted coldly and felt that the salesperson was too ignorant. “I am ordering you now not to sell her these clothes. All clothes under the Johnsons’ brand are not allowed to be sold to her.”
“This…” The salesperson was in a difficult position.
“What? Have I said something wrong? Should I go and invite your general manager over?” Edith immediately threatened her with her boss.
The salesperson kept quiet, but she was furious.
“What did you just say?” Jessica’s voice was quiet. Whitney quickly walked up. Using an anxious but warm tone, she said, “Jess, don’t be angry. Edith is just straightforward, she doesn’t have any bad intentions. She just means that this brand of clothes doesn’t suit your style.” The way she cowered when Jessica was angry enraged Edith.
An orphan who came out of the slums really thought of herself as a wealthy lady and dared to talk to them so arrogantly.
“Whitney, why are you afraid of her?” Xenia shielded Whitney behind her. People who did not know the situation thought that Jessica was the one who’d started the argument.
“Our store doesn’t welcome poor trash like you. Even if you wear our clothes, you won’t be able to stand out. Since you are mediocre, you will always be mediocre, and you should wear cheap goods that suit you. Even if people like you wear LB, you can’t hide the filth of poverty on you.”
“You are selling your clothes here. As a consumer, I have the right to buy them unless you remove all of the clothes from sale.”
Edith seemed to laugh at her ignorance. “Today, I will get the word out that the clothes are not to be sold to poor trash like you. If you can buy a piece of clothing from this store, I will admit my loss.”
“How arrogant. Do you think that this mall is yours?”
Xenia walked up and stared at Jessica as if she was looking at an ant. “Unfortunately, Grand Valley Shopping Mall is run by my family. Look at how pathetic you are. I’m afraid that you’ve dirtied the mall, and your stench has filled the whole place.”
Whitney stood aside and watched as Jessica was being attacked by the crowd. She was elated in her heart, but she appeared anxious and seemed to want to say something yet be at a loss for words.
“Don’t be like this. We can talk nicely.”
A man beside them saw Whitney’s anxious appearance and the domineering appearance of Xenia and the others. He could not help but sigh and think that she was a kind girl. Suddenly, Jessica applauded.
She stepped forward and looked at the two with a smile. Your speech was amazing.”
Edith and Xenia were stunned. Whitney was also shocked and did not understand what she meant.
Was she crazy enough to be happy after being scolded? Jessica took the bank card from the salesperson. The salesperson’s heart hurt, but she did not dare to offend Second Miss, and could only watch as her large bill flew away.
She looked pitifully at the three of them and finally stopped at Edith and Xenia. “You’ve made a very good friend.” After that, she walked past Whitney.
Claudia rushed to rebuke as Jessica walked away. “Some people think that just because they’ve joined the Larsons, they are now official members of a wealthy family. A crow will always be a crow. It can never become a phoenix. An adopted daughter means nothing.”
Jessica paused in her footsteps and turned to look at Xenia. “Adopted daughter?”
Whitney was startled. She grabbed Xenia with tears in her eyes and pleaded, “Xenia, stop it.”
Jessica had just returned and was not officially introduced to the upper class, so few people knew about her. Xenia and a few of them knew about Jessica, but they all found out about her through Whitney.
The term “adopted daughter” was very new, and she had never heard it in her previous life.
Her gaze fell on Whitney. Her eyes shined, but Whitney did not dare to meet her gaze and held onto Xenia’s clothes worriedly.
The corners of Jessica’s lips rose slightly, and she looked at her with a smile. “Adopted daughter?”
It was really interesting.
Jessica laughed as she walked away.
Whitney was surprised that she left so quickly and did not expose her lie.
Would she be this kind?
Impossible! She must have some other, bad intentions.
Chapter 19
In the eyes of Edith and the rest, Jessica escaped because she had lost, but seeing Whitney’s worried expression, the three of them asked in confusion, “Whitney, we helped you humiliate that woman. Why are you unhappy?”
“Edith, I’m worried that she will go home and complain. If my parents believe her, they will definitely blame me.” “Your parents love you so much. How could they blame you and side with an outsider?” Edith innocently said.
Outsider?
She was the outsider.
Whenever she thought of how Jessica requested her room, and her father immediately asked her to move out, she could not help but feel pain and hatred.
“You don’t know how much my parents like her. She… She is now living in my previous room.” Whitney lowered her head with red eyes.
“What?!”
“That woman stole your room?”
“Why didn’t you tell us earlier? If we’d known, we definitely would not have let her off so easily.”
“Don’t worry. There will be more time in the future,” Claudia said vindictively. “Anyone who dares to bully my best friend is tired of living.”
At the same time, Jessica came out of the mall. She took out her phone and watched the video she’d successfully recorded. A sneer appeared at the corners of her lips.
She dialed a familiar number from a public phone. This was a paparazzo who had worked with her many times in her previous life. However, she did not reveal herself this time.
“The video has been sent to you. No matter what method you’ll use to stir up this matter, I will give you 500,000. The deposit is 100,000, and the balance will be paid after it is completed.”
“No problem.”
In the evening, the secretly filmed video was exposed on the Internet. In the video, the daughter of a wealthy family uttered that the poor were not worthy of wearing her family’s brand of clothes. What was more interesting was that the daughter of the family that owned the shopping mall also bluntly stated that the poor would pollute their shopping malls.
Even though the media censored their faces in the video, they could not escape the netizens, who quickly revealed the identities of the two of them.
[This Grand Valley Shopping Mall is owned by the Yards of Hanson City. The eldest daughter of the Yards is really arrogant and says that the appearance of poor people polluted her family’s mall. Why don’t they just put a sign at the door and write their requirements?]
[What a garbage mall.]
[Grand Valley Shopping Mall is just an old brand in Hanson City. I didn’t expect that they looked down on people so much. Seriously, they earned our money yet scolded us secretly behind our backs. Disgusting.]
[I really don’t deserve to wear JL clothes.]
[I thought it was some big brand, but it was only JL. I originally wanted to buy their new styles, but I think my identity is not good enough.]
[I was also going to buy the latest designs but sadly, I saw the news. If I get thrown out, I would definitely be embarrassed. JL’s brand is too high-class and I can’t wear it.
[Boycott JL. Boycott Grand Valley Shopping Mall.]
[Yes, boycott them. Let’s see if they can still be so arrogant when they stop having customers.]
[I agree. Let’s boycott them together.]
***
As this matter became more heated and discussed, many people on the internet started to campaign for a boycott. There were already many netizens who hated the wealthy, but after seeing a wealthy daughter say such insulting things on the internet, their fury was ignited.
Due to the large wave of social media sharing and sensationalization of the media, more ordinary people became aware of this.
It was very obvious whether there were more rich people or poor people in the world. Even if someone tried to defend the rich, their words were drowned in the overwhelming condemnation.
Jessica scrolled through the messages on the internet, and after seeing that she was more successful than she thought, she lay on the bed contentedly and fell asleep peacefully. The corners of her lips were slightly raised as if she was dreaming about the wonderful scenes that happened.
In the early morning next day when the stock market opened, the stock prices of the Yards and Johnsons fell steadily. Following that momentum, there would definitely be a slump.
The bosses of the two companies were so angry that their blood pressure rose when they learned that the source of the incident was their children.
The Yards.
Mr. Yard slapped Xenia’s face. “I don’t expect you to do anything for the family, but can you learn to be a little smarter? Do I really need to teach you what should and should not be said?”
Xenia held her swollen face and was in tears. “Dad, what have I done wrong?”
She felt very wronged because he directly hit her and started scolding her.
“You actually feel wronged?” Mr. Yard was furious.
Mrs. Yard quickly went up to stop him, and asked, “Hubby, what has Xenia done wrong? Just tell me and I will teach her a lesson. Don’t hurt your body.”
Mr. Yard looked at his gentle and virtuous wife, and his anger dissipated. “It’s all your fault for spoiling your child. She has become lawless. Do you know how much trouble she caused?”
Mr. Yard threw the phone at her. “Take a good look at yourself. Look at what this scoundrel has said.”
After watching it, Mrs. Yard frowned and saw that the yard’s stock price was dropping. She finally understood why her husband was so angry.
“What exactly did I say?”
Xenia was not convinced. She took the phone from Mrs. Yard’s hand, and after watching the video, her cheeks turned red, especially after she saw the comments of the netizens below. All of them were vicious and wanted to kill her, her family, and her ancestors.
Xenia exploded. She threw the phone aside, and angrily said, “What’s wrong with these people? I wasn’t scolding them. I was scolding the adopted daughter of the Larsons, and it’s none of their business.”
Hearing his daughter’s stupid words, Mr. Yard angrily raised his hand, and Xenia closed her eyes in fear. Seeing his daughter’s swollen cheek, his raised hand faltered.
Mrs. Yard took advantage of the situation and pushed his hand back down. “Calm down, it’s not the time to scold the child. You should minimize the impact of the matter first. Hubby, what is the company going to do?”
After hearing Mrs. Yard’s logical reasoning, Mr. Yard calmed down.
“Together with the Johnsons, we will delete and suppress the news on the internet to reduce the negative impact on us.”
Mrs. Yard shook her head. “It’s not enough.”
“Why?”
“Xenia’s words hit the sore spot of these people, and now everyone is angry. Deleting comments rashly will backfire, and I’m afraid that some extremists will not let things go. The memory of the netizens is very short, and they will forget this naturally after a while.”
“No way, the impact of this is too great. Today, the company’s stock price reached a lower limit because of this incident. If it is not handled in time, the stock price is likely to continue falling, and the shareholders will be upset.”
“Of course, we should not let that happen. We can divert their attention.”
Mrs. Yard looked at Xenia.
“You just mentioned the adopted daughter of the Larsons. What happened?”
Chapter 20
“What happened? Well, it’s just a person who came from a slum, and somehow got the Larsons to adopt her. The woman acted so pretentiously and thought that she was an actual daughter of the Larsons just because she entered the Larsons. What is infuriating is that I don’t know how she persuaded Mr. Larson and Mrs. Larson to live in Whitney’s room.” Xenia ranted and she felt that it was unfair for her good friend.
Whenever Jessica was mentioned, Xenia became angry. After all, this incident was caused because of Jessica, that b*tch! If it weren’t for her, she would not have been beaten, and this mess would not have happened.
Jessica!
Xenia gritted her teeth and recited her name silently.
Xenia was simple-minded and did not have many thoughts, but her parents were different.
The two of them looked at each other and noticed the underhanded trick there.
“Who told you these things?” Mrs. Yard asked.
“Of course, Whitney told me.” As soon as she was finished, she felt that she had to defend her friend, and added, ” When we saw that Whitney was in a bad mood, we only found out why after we kept asking her. You know Whitney’s character. She doesn’t like talking about these things.”
Mrs. Yard looked at her naive daughter and kept shaking her head.
“Ask Nanny Song to apply some cream on your face.”
After asking her daughter to leave, Mrs. Yard said to Tim,” Considering Julianna’s character, she doesn’t seem like someone who would suddenly adopt a child. When Zachary was adopted, she was very reluctant. It seems illogical that she would suddenly adopt a girl so easily.”
“Yes.” Tim nodded in agreement.
Tim made a phone call. “Go and check the situation with the adopted daughter of the Larsons. Yes, the adopted daughter. The more detailed it is, the better.”
20 minutes later, the investigation was complete.
“Our conjecture was correct. The child that was brought back was the Larson couple’s biological daughter. Whitney was a child they’d brought back by mistake,” Tim said with raised eyebrows.
They had heard of something like this before, but this was the first time it happened to someone close to them. Mrs. Yard was shocked and finally understood why. “No wonder. That child, Whitney, didn’t tell Xenia the truth.”
As she spoke, Mrs. Yard smiled, and softly said, “Speaking of this, it all started because of her, and we can use her to solve the problems of the two families.”
“I think that people will be interested in these strange things, especially since they occur in the homes of rich people. A person who lived in a slum. A dove occupying a magpie’s nest that replaced the position of the real daughter. Isn’t it very exciting? This is comparable to a TV show and is more interesting. Hubby, don’t you think so?” Tim hugged his wife in his arms and smiled. “You have many wild ideas. What if the people on the internet don’t buy it?”
“It’s very simple. Spend some money and use some mercenary forces to guide public opinion so that everyone’s focus is shifted to this matter. Even if someone is still holding on to our affairs, he can’t cause another wave.”
After all, this incident happened suddenly, and the two families were caught off guard.
Tim kissed her on the forehead. “You can comfort our daughter for me. I was a little hard just now.”
“Are you regretting now?” Mrs. Yard laughed. “Honestly, she deserved it.”
When Mrs. Yard found Xenia, she looked at her swollen face and was distressed and angry. “In the future, you should mind your words.”
Mom, even you are blaming me.” Xenia pouted aggrievedly.
“Don’t just believe whatever Whitney says in the future. You have to use your brain.”
Xenia sulked in her heart. She listened, but her words left
her other ear, and she dealt with it in a perfunctory manner.” Ok, I get it.”
***
“I’ve finally managed to contact you.” The paparazzo breathed a sigh of relief. “The sensational news on the internet has changed, and the two companies have probably taken action. If you still want to keep the momentum, you can only spend money to hire spreaders. Otherwise, you will lose to the other party.”
Jessica looked at the latest news that made the headlines while listening to the paparazzo. After he was done, she calmly said, “No need. This is the end of the matter. I will transfer the final payment to you now.”
After hanging up the phone, Jessica took out the SIM card from the phone, flushed it down the toilet, and watched it disappear.
“Miss, it’s time for dinner.”
Just as Jessica was about to walk down the stairs, a sharp shout came from behind her.
“Stop there.”
Jessica ignored it and went straight down.
Seeing that she didn’t stop, Whitney went down the stairs angrily. She wanted to reach out to grab her, but she did not position herself well and fell to the ground instead.
“Ah!” Whitney screamed miserably.
The sharp sound echoed in the villa. Julianna, who was in the living room, James, who was in the study, Mrs. Willow, and the others rushed over immediately.
“What’s wrong?” When Julianna saw that her daughter was lying on the ground, she anxiously asked, “Whitney, why are you on the ground?”
“What happened? Why is it so noisy?” James walked downstairs and saw James lying on the ground. He frowned slightly. “What happened?”
Whitney endured the pain and her eyes were misty. “I’m fine. Dad and Mom, please don’t blame Jessica. I was the one who accidentally fell.”
Julianna was overwhelmed with anger. She rushed forward and was just about to hit Jessica’s face.
However, the slap sound did not occur as Whitney had hoped. Jessica firmly grabbed her wrist. With a flick of her hand, Julianna stumbled two steps back.
“You’ve gone too far. You hit your sister and you still dare to attack me. Do you even consider me your mother?”
Julianna spat.
“If you treat me as your daughter, I will treat you as my mother. If you don’t treat me as your daughter, you are not my mother.”
“You…” Julianna turned to look at James. “Hubby, did you hear what vicious things she said?”
“Vicious things?” Jessica sneered. “You immediately lifted your hand to hit me after hearing her side of the story. May I ask if you really treated me as your daughter? If not, what right do you have to talk to me like that?”
Whitney wanted to crawl up and stop it, but once she got up, she fell back on the floor as she was in too much pain. She anxiously yelled, “Mom, it’s really nothing to do with my sister. I just wasn’t careful. Don’t blame her. It’s all my fault, and I was in the wrong.”
The more eagerly she admitted her guilt, the more Julianna did not believe her.
“Hubby, look at Whitney and then look at her. This brat has not lived with us and has developed a habit of lying. If this is seen by the other families, the Larsons will be disgraced.” James looked at Jessica. “What exactly happened?”
“Dad, don’t blame my sister. It’s my fault.” Whitney quickly tried to defend her, but her small face was pale as she was in pain. Cold sweat spread on her forehead.
James furrowed his brows, and distress flashed past his eyes. He looked at Jessica more coldly. “Explain.”
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