Chapter 1668 Riding the Coattails of Fame
Not only did Steve and Astrid not mourn Vanessa, but they even used the money and fame they had gained through her death to start over in a new place.
Transformed into a malevolent ghost, Vanessa sought to enter Astrid's dreams. She was desperate to know why Astrid would do such a thing to her. However, she was trapped here, unable to leave.
Moreover, there was something in this place that was pulling her in, feeding her the resentment that lingered in the city. The longer she stayed, the more her spirit became bound to this place.
But things were different now.
Vanessa looked down at the spirit talisman in her hand, her fingers tightening around it. "I want to know if my mother ever regretted what she did."
Leo sighed softly and shook his head slightly.
Vanessa lifted her gaze. "I've made my choice."
Before vanishing into the twilight, her final message was for girls out there to love themselves more, to not carry burdens that didn't belong to them, and to not be blinded by the false promises of prosperity.
After the case's news update, Steve and Astrid made their appearance, crying and claiming they were threatened. They said that if they didn't speak as they did, their family would never be at peace. To further their claims, they even set up a live stream.
At first, many people sympathized with them. However, Astrid froze on the spot when someone asked, "Did you really abandon your daughter just because you were threatened?"
Just then, Vanessa's younger brother, Krishen Chadwick's, voice came from off-screen. "Sorry, guys. My mom's just too upset right now. We'll take a break for an hour, and then we'll resume the stream."
Then, he quickly shut off the live stream.
As soon as it ended, Astrid's personality completely changed. "What was that for? Look at how much attention we're getting right now!"
"Exactly, Krishen. I just checked-there are over five thousand viewers right now. If we play this right, we might even become internet celebrities!" Steven, clearly a heavy drinker, spoke with a drunken slur.
Krishen, who was still quite young, pouted. "I do want to be an influencer and gain some clout in school, but didn't you see that some people are raising questions?"
"Questions? Where?" Astrid asked, still looking for the comments.
"Here." Krishen pointed them out.
Astrid rolled her eyes. "Some people just love to mind other people's business. What do they mean, 'abandoning my daughter?' she's already dead. Do I really have to go against powerful people just for her?"
At that moment, no one noticed that the live stream, which was abruptly cut off earlier, had quietly been resumed. Astrid's face was back on screen, but her expression had completely changed.
"It's easy for them to say. Do you know how much money your sister's schooling cost us? She'd come up with some excuses every time I asked her to send the scholarship money back.
"I tried to get her to come home for matchmaking. I told her to marry a man with a good future while she was still young so that we could get some wedding gifts. But no, she had her own plans and wanted to stay in the city for work.
"And what's the result? What did she even learn? She went and followed people into clubs, completely
embarrassing me and your dad. She got taken advantage of, but has anyone thought about how we've been looked down on?
"They don't get to judge when it didn't happen to their family. You know what Vanessa did. She jumped off the building without any clothes on. Anyone with brains would know what had happened!
"She could've just endured it, but no! She was the one who chose to go to places like that and made such a scene."
At this point, Astrid's emotions were a mess. "These people just love to nitpick. What else was I supposed to do when I had a daughter like this?"
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