Ava pondered for a few seconds after hearing the words. Then, she looked at the phone screen that lit up again and silently muted her phone before smiling.“Maddie, you should know this feeling very well. In the times when you’re most helpless and aggrieved, you’ll naturally long for your parents to be by your side. You’ll yearn for your father and mother’s love. But what happens when you call out and no one responds to you? The coldness from being alone all the time can even freeze a scorching heart.”Ava's answer greatly affected Madeline. Did she not experience those helpless moments one after another herself? She even suffered more than Ava, but in the end, those traumas and pain finally became a thing of the past.Of course, she also hoped that Ava's trauma could disappear one day, but at this moment, she would not persuade Ava to understand and forgive her mother because there was no real empathy in this world.Madeline and Ava came to the living room with the brewed black
Daniel's hunch earlier was right. The anxiety in his heart was because he had predicted that something like this would happen. These reporters, including this bunch of people who had nothing better to do, gathered around Ava.“Yes, she’s Ava!”“It's really her. She's so beautiful but I didn't expect her to be so diabolical.”“That's right! How dare she bully our Chloe Baby's good friend?! Hey, do you think you’re all that just because you have a rich mother? You’re so shameless to steal Naya’s fiance at her engagement party, Ava!”Chloe's fans scolded Ava with unbearable curses.Immediately after that, those reporters also pointed their cameras and microphones at Ava.“Miss Long, what do you have to say about the things that have been exposed about you online?”“Is Ms. Raegan Xander really your mother?”“Some sources say that you went to the engagement party of Miss Mendez and Mr. Graham to cause trouble in order to marry into a wealthy family. Is this really the case?”“Ava
“Since you insist on interviewing me, then listen up!”Ava was unequivocal.“Firstly, I, Ava Long, have never bullied the faint-hearted nor feared the stout-hearted. I will not deny what I have done. I did splash hot coffee on Naya that day, but that’s because Naya splashed hot coffee on me first.“Secondly, Raegan Xander is indeed my biological mother, but I’ve never thought that I have a great status because of it. The money she earns has nothing to do with me, so I won’t bully others just because I have money.“Thirdly, I never stole anyone's boyfriend. Daniel and I have always been in a relationship. Naya took the initiative to propose the idea of an engagement party to my boyfriend, saying that it was a way to appease my boyfriend's grandfather. Hence, they had no choice but to put on a performance. However, Naya just wanted to make this fake arrangement into reality. So, listen closely, the pretentious and diabolical one is Naya.“Finally, I’m ending this with a quote. ‘The
When Ava heard what Madeline said, a glint of surprise flashed across her eyes.“Maddie, where are you now?”“I'm at the house Chloe invited you over that day,” Madeline replied.Ava replied that she would go over immediately before hanging up the phone. Before she hung up, Ava had vaguely heard the voice of a woman beside Madeline who seemed to be talking to her.Daniel knew that Ava was going to look for Madeline. He was relieved.Ava asked him to go back to work first and Daniel obeyed.Not long after Daniel left, Ava suddenly received a call from Chloe.Chloe was talking in an airy and arrogant tone, “Ava, what’s wrong? Aren’t you coming to work today? Are you not coming to work because of some personal matters? Your work attitude is so horrible. If you don't come today, I’ll complain to your supervisor.”“I knew that you, a popular influencer, would say that. Complain if you want to,” Ava replied nonchalantly and was about to hang up.However, Chloe's provocative voice ca
There were probably not many people who could be so optimistic and calm in the face of such rumors and criticism, yet Ava was one of them.“Let's go, then. I'll accompany you.” Madeline turned around and took a tablet from the backseat. Then, she took Ava's hand and walked straight to the door.“Maddie, are you really not afraid of being implicated by me and being chased and scolded by those so-called righteous bystanders?” Ava also looked at Madeline with admiration.Madeline looked very relaxed. “Let them continue to scold if they dare. Jeremy will personally send them each a lawyer's letter.”“Heh, how nice is it to have a husband who’ll back you up,” Ava said jokingly.“It’s the same for you too. You have a fiance who’s always considerate of you.” Madeline also joked. Then, she said seriously, “Actually, there’s another person who also cares about you very much.”“Maddie, the person you're talking about is my birth mother, right?” Ava asked with a smile. In fact, she knew thi
Chloe pretended to be filled with righteous indignation as she spoke. Then, she pointed at Ava angrily and faced the cameras.“As you can see, this is Ava Long. She came to trouble my friend Naya again today. How can there be such a vicious woman in this world? She bullies others time and again. She’s still as proud as ever. Does having a rich mother mean she can do whatever she wants?”Chloe turned back and pulled Naya to her side.“Naya, tell everyone how this vixen robbed you of your fiance and splashed you with hot coffee. You should expose her and let her be popular!”After Chloe said that, Naya shook her head in a pretentious manner. “Forget it, Chloe. Let’s just forget about it. I don't want to embarrass everyone, let alone Dan. I just hope that Miss Long can truly love Dan because I don't want to fight anymore. Chloe, let's go in.”Naya was saying all those pitiful words and looking so vulnerable that she was almost in tears. It was really distressing to watch, and it also
“You’re right, and the netizens on the internet are also right. People who steal the fiances of others and scald others with hot coffee are really not worthy of sympathy. They deserve it even if they’re exposed on the internet, but I want to emphasize that it wasn't my friend Ava who did those things, Chloe. It’s your good friend Naya.”Madeline said. Her eyes suddenly flickered to Naya's surprised face.Naya opened her mouth like she was about to say something, but she was worried that she would offend Madeline by saying something wrong. Hence, she just bit her lip while pretending to be at a loss and aggrieved.“Mrs. Whitman, I didn’t do the things you said. Dan and I have been childhood sweethearts since we were young, and our relationship has always been very good. The Grahams were also very happy about my and Dan’s relationship. I had no idea that Grandpa Graham was pretending to be sick. I only found out later.”Naya explained aggrievedly, her eyes quickly filling with tears.
Madeline's words caused Chloe’s and Naya's expressions to freeze at the same time.The media personnel around them also got excited after hearing it.“Mrs. Whitman, did you just say that you have the full video of the coffee incident that day?” one of the reporters asked.Both Chloe and Naya widened their eyes as they looked at Madeline with uneasy expressions.Meanwhile, Madeline pursed her lips and smiled calmly. “Yes, I have the complete video of what happened.”Madeline's answer caused Chloe’s and Naya's complexions to suddenly change again.The two looked at each other at the same time. They had the same look of anxiety and tension in their eyes.How was this possible?The only people at the scene that day were them and a servant who was running errands. The servant was also the one who shot the video. Did the servant give the video to Madeline?No, that was impossible.At that time, after the servant was done filming, Naya took the phone back as soon as possible. The se