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Along the way, Shadow kept scrolling through social media. But this time, she was reading the articles calmly rather than shaking with anger.
The post titled ‘A Wench Mad For Money’ was still trending, with most netizens scolding her.
“This woman had the nerve to betray her sister, even after all her sister had done for her. She is truly shameless!”
“Jessica didn’t deserve a sister like her! That bitch!”
“Right, I want to beat her with a shovel.”
Shadow laughed coldly. Despite being the true victim in this incident, all she received were hate comments and death wishes, while Jessica, the mastermind, gained fame and fortune.
But why should she be the one receiving all this hatred, while troublemaker Jessica received a good reputation?
Shadow sent Hazel a message.
“Introduce a reliable media reporter to me.”
“What are you going to do?!?”
Despite their distance, Shadow could sense Hazel’s excitement. She struggled to hide her smile while reading Hazel’s text.
“I don’t want to be needlessly scolded.”
“That’s the way. Get rid of that soft-talking princess disease. I’ll contact one of my friends. She has more fans than me…”
Hazel couldn’t stand Jessica’s high and mighty attitude, always wanting everyone to listen to her. So she called Jessica a “soft-talking princess disease.”
Shadow was speechless. Hazel always enjoyed this kind of drama the most. She wasn’t afraid of big issues and always encouraged Shadow to go against her family.
However, the situation had escalated to the point of no return. Shadow had no choice but to take action. At this point, she might as well make it worse.
Since Jessica wanted to use Shadow for her own benefit, Shadow would give her exactly what she wanted.
The only doubt was whether Jessica could really handle it.
…
It was three in the afternoon, the perfect time for afternoon tea and chit chat. Especially on a weekend afternoon.
However, a very simple message containing only three words, “I am sorry,” became the talk of the town.
Within two hours, there were tens of thousands of comments.
Shadow sent the message.
She asked the sales agent to capture her micro-blog and use an algorithm to recommend and verify that her ID was Jessica’s sister in the “A Wench Mad For Money” topic.
Soon enough, social media was flooded with curses.
“This family is terrible.”
“Damn them all to hell!”
Hazel quickly caught wind of the news. Furious, she called Shadow. “Shadow, are you crazy? Did you ask the sales agent for their number just to apologize to that soft-talking princess disease? Do you believe that I will come over there and tear you apart? Do you really want to make a fool of yourself?”
“I am not going to make a fool of myself,” Shadow answered calmly.
“Then what do you hope to achieve?” Hazel asked uncertainly.
When Hazel first saw the news, she didn’t think Shadow was the one who posted it. But upon clicking into it, she verified that it was indeed Shadow. So despite her anger, she called to ask.
It was only now that Hazel understood that Shadow had other plans in mind when she did this.
Although Shadow had to suppress her anger when she was with the Eden family all these years, it didn’t mean she was as naive as people assumed.
“I want to give Jessica a big gift,” Shadow paused before continuing, “a grand gift that she will never forget.”
Hazel came from one of the most prestigious families in the Hertone Pack. Her family was even better than the Eden family. When she met Shadow and learned about her problems, she wanted to get rid of Jessica. With her connections and prestige, no one would stand in her way. But Shadow didn’t let her do it.
This time, it was Shadow who took matters into her own hands, and Hazel was ecstatic. “That’s great. If you need anything from me, just call me.”
…
The door to the study opened.
Frank entered and placed a tablet on the table. “Boss, Madame apologized to Jessica on social media.”
Alpha Kilian was handling official documents. Although he hadn’t taken over the Lances Group yet, he had his own private business. He didn’t like to do things publicly and still presented himself as an ugly, crippled man to the outside world.
He glanced at the tablet on the table, and Frank flipped to the page.
After reading through, he looked down and calmly said, “Jessica’s name isn’t mentioned. How are you sure that this apology is for Jessica?”
“Boss, do you mean…” Frank thought of Shadow as an ordinary girl who was slow to react. So when he saw this post, he didn’t think much of it and assumed Shadow did it out of stupidity. However, it seemed that this wasn’t the case.
“Don’t interfere. Inform me if there are any further developments.”
Although he only met Jessica once, he could see that she was spoiled and entitled by her family. Her actions were reckless and impulsive. She didn’t think things through before acting.
On the other hand, Shadow grew up in a cruel environment. No applause, no encouragement, and despised by everyone. She was constantly rejected by her own family, forcing her to rely on her own abilities. That’s why she was far more mature than her peers.
He believed that if Shadow truly wanted revenge, she would succeed.
If she didn’t succeed…
Hmm, if she begged him, he might consider helping her.
However, the possibility of that ugly woman begging him was…
His train of thought was interrupted by a vibrating cell phone.
He took his phone and glanced at the caller ID, and his face immediately darkened.
It was an international call.
He didn’t need to guess who was calling him at the moment.
He didn’t answer the call immediately, but looked at Frank. “You can leave.”
As he spoke, he continued to stare at the phone. Frank, who had known him for a long time, could guess who the caller was. “Update me if anything happens.”
After Frank left, Alpha Kilian answered the call.
The next moment, a woman’s loud and ear-piercing voice came through the phone. “Alpha Kilian, what’s going on with the news on social media? If I can see it overseas, isn’t it a bigger deal back there? Did you really mate with an ugly and stupid woman? Your body is fine, so why don’t you do something to clarify the misunderstandings? Why did you let just anyone become your wife and enter the Lances door…”
The woman’s words grew progressively nastier, and Alpha Kilian’s frown deepened. He was getting irritated. “Camilla.”
“This is how you talk to your older sister!”
“Just two minutes older.” The last thing he wanted was to be lectured by his twin sister.
Camilla composed herself and continued, “Alpha Kilian, I’m not trying to argue with you. I just don’t understand why you have to behave this way. Look, even a nobody dares to climb over you. Is that important? Once Dad retires, won’t you have to…”
“Stop it!” Alpha Kilian was infuriated.
His voice was bone-chilling. “You can say these things because you weren’t there! You didn’t see our mother being bullied and tortured to death! You weren’t there when they abused her! You can run away and live in peace overseas, but I can’t! I won’t have peace until I find her killer!”
“Those kidnappers were killed long ago!”
“No! The real mastermind hasn’t been caught!” Alpha Kilian’s voice was deep and sullen. “That morning, we had an unexpected change in our tour plan. If someone hadn’t leaked our new details, how could they have known our location and captured us so quickly!”
Every time he remembered that day, his anger and hatred threatened to consume him.
Not wanting to talk any longer, he hung up the phone and slammed it down.
Every time they spoke, they always ended up arguing about this. For them, it was just a past tragedy. But for him, it was his life’s mission. He had to find his mother’s killer no matter what.
Knock! Knock!
There was suddenly a knock at the door, followed by Shadow’s voice. “Alpha Kilian, are you there?”