Chapter 65
Banca had already started to mediate, wearing a warm and graceful smile, easily soothing the situation. “It was just a misunderstanding. Elaine, I’ll apologize on Kayla’s behalf. Please don’t be upset”
Hanca was always like this, adept at handling situations and keeping people happy. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have earned the reputation of being a high–emotion, intellectual socialite. With her title as the most beautiful woman, she had garnered quite a bit of public attention in Boynton. Even her past with Finley had become a regret in the eyes of netizens
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in this perfect image. Elaine was naturally made to look
The true lead was, after all, the true lead.
ade to look insignificant.
Elaine simply smiled lightly. “Misunderstanding or not, as long as things are explained, it’s fine. Miss Shepard was privately speaking ill of my foster mother, calling her a trash picker, saying her private life is filthy and disgusting. Anyone who doesn’t know better would think she’s talking about Tracy. Since Tracy is my foster mother now, and also your real mother, Kayla, if those words spread, the misunderstanding could grow larger. In the end, it’s your reputation, Bianca, that could be damaged”
Bianca stiffened when she heard that
as their adopted
Elaine smiled faintly. The Yeats family kept saying the was
adopted daughter, didn’t they? Now they’d shot themselves in the foot.
Bianca hadn’t expected this. Before, being the Yeats family’s adopted daughter was Elaine’s sore spot, because no one could accept that she, the true daughter by blood, was being publicly labeled as an adopted child. It was only because her parents feared the shock would be too much for her to handle.
All the favoritism had been on her side. What did she have to worry about?
Kayla snorted, secing Bianca bowing down. She loudly said, “Blanca, why do you need to apologize to her? Elaine, all you can do is walk a lousy runway walk, imitating international supermodel Zora. What’s so impressive about that!”
Elaine raised her eyebrows, realizing Kayla resented her for stealing the spotlight at the charity event.
“Right, I don’t have anything to show off, Elaine smiled slightly and said. “I heard you all play the cello. You must be really good at it”
Elaine added, “Funny thing is, I can play a little too
“Really“” Kayla lifted her chin with pride. Even now, looking like a drenched chicken, she refused to lose her aura. She scoffed, “Playing the cella isn’t as easy as copying Zara’s moves on stage. Our cellos cost upwards of 300 thousand dollars. Someone with your background probably wouldn’t even come close. If you broke one, you’d never be able to pay for it?
Bianca, hearing Elaine’s words, asked in surprise, “Elaine, you can play the cello? How come I never knew?”
Elaine suddenly remembered the cello in Bianca’s room. It was indeed expensive and beautiful, but every time she looked at it, Tracy would chase her away, fearing she might damage her precious daughter’s cello. For Bianca, the cello was her pride, something not meant for someone like Flaine to touch.
Kayli saw that Elaine wasn’t answering Bianca but seemed lost in thought. Suddenly, she had an idea and said, “Elaine, if you can outperform me or Bianca on the cello, Ell let this go. How about it?”
The others were shocked by this challenge.
Bianca’s cello skills were practically national treasure–level. How could Elaine possibly outperform her!
Kayla was obviously just trying to make Elaine look bad.
Just then, Kayla’s parents, seeing her upset, rushed over
When Tracy saw the Shepards approaching, she quickly apologized, “Mr. Shepard, Mrs. Shepard, I’m so sorry. My daughter didn’t know better. I’ll make sure she apologizes right away*
Carson Shepard glanced at Elaine, his eyes cold.
Today, he learned that the Yeats family had another adopted daughter.
“Since Tracy has said it, I’ll give her face,” he said, waiting for Tracy to have Flaine apologize.
as about to ask Elaine to apologize, but when she saw Elaine’s cold gaze, she was met with an emotionless response. “Tracy, all parents
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The words made Tracy feel as if a weight had been dropped on her chest, her breathingsuddenly labored.
“What did you say?”
“Did I say something wrong?” Elaine’s lips curled into a faint smile as the coldly continued, “You haven’t even understood the full
want me to apologize”
Tracy saw Elaine bring even
even more
re rebellious than before, and her anger flared up even more.
story, and yet you
But in this setting, she couldn’t lash out. She could only blame herself for having such a rebellious daughter.
“Well, then tell me, what happened?”
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Elaine continued smiling, “Oh. Miss Shepard was talking behind my back about my foster mother, saying some very nasty things–calling her country woman, of low status, living off scavenging. I don’t know if the ‘foster mother she’s talking about is my old one or my current one. You’d have to ask Miss Shepard herself.
“I also don’t know how you, Tracy, ofended Kayla, to make her speak so poorly of you”
At this, Tracy’s face became even darker.
Elaine’s former foster mother came from humble beginnings, and she herself wasn’t from a wealthy background either. She and her husband had built their fortune from scratch. Now, hearing these wealthy young women talk about her foster mother like this made her feel deeply humiliated. “Miss Shepard, what you said today was truly excessive.”
Before Elaine even finished speaking, Kayla shouted angrily. “Elaine, what are you talking about? When did 1 say anything about Tracy? Stop twisting the facts
Elaine feigned innocence, “Did I say something wrong? Were you not talking about my foster mother? Who knows if you were talking about Tracy”
After hearing the full story. Ingram frowned. He knew full well the kind of situation Elaine would face coming back as the lost daughter of a wealthy family.
“Miss Shepard, even if you had a small disagreement with Elaine, you shouldn’t be using her foster mother as a talking point. That’s very ill- mannered.”
Ingram’s tone had grown more serious
Kayla had thought that Ingram would side with her because of her father, but she had never imagined that Elaine’s background was something beyond her understanding
Kayla bit her lip and reluctantly, swallowed her frustration
Ingram, I understand.”
Seeing Ingram’s stance, Carson changed his attitude. He couldn’t afford to offend Ingram.
Before Tracy could speak, he turned to his daughter and told her to apologize to Elaine, saying, “Since Ingram has said so, Kayla sh to Miss Yeats. Kayla has been spoiled by us, and if she’s done anything wrong. I hope Miss Yeats can show some leniency.”
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