Chapter 24 

[ Forget whether Elysia is cold – hearted or not – just from what we’ve seen so far , there’s no saving Rowena .

She’s the textbook example of a birch .

[ … 

in 

As soon as the comment was posted , all eyes turned to Rowena , and a flood of insults begin to pour in 

Femick , struggling to push aside the bitterness in his chest , decided to speak up in Rowena’s defense .

“ Wait , I remember that day .

When I came home from school and passed by Rowena’s mom .

I actually saw Elysia stealing from herf 

Instead of defending Rowena , it sounded more like Fenwick was trying to shift the blame onto Elysia , but his followers ate it up eagerly 

The live – streaming screen now flushed with commess 

[ We’ve all heard rumors about Elysia’s sticky fingerst Even if the egg – stealing story is made up , Fenwick saw it with his own eyes – there’s no way that’s a lie , right I 

[ Ugh , if it were me , I wouldn’t just steal from Rowena .

Til leave a “ gift ” on her bed tool 

Is this the mental state of today’s interner ? ] 

[ Look , stealing is wrong , but when it comes to kids , an apology can clear things up .

Elysia is the older sister – what’s the big deal if she apologizes ? ] 

Odessa’s anger boiled as she read these comments .

She was on the verge of exploding , but with the screen between them all she could do was glare at the source of the trouble : Fenwick .

 

Fenwick glared back , though snagging doubt lingered .

He rella’t quite remember what Elysia had stolen , but he was sure she had taken something .

In his mind , it was only a matter of time before her true native would be exposed .

 

The screen continued to play .

Elysia’s gaze suddenly fed on something half – hidden under the bed .

She stared at it , unblinking , for what felt like an eternity 

Caellan couldn’t hold back a chuckle .

He turned to Fenwick and teased , “ Fenwick , you’re talking about that old , dirty puppet night 

Fenwick fists clenched , a flush of embarrassinent creeping up his neck .

He could feel his pride slipping , but he responded detantly , “ So what if it’s that old puppet it belongs to Rowena .

If Elysia took it , then she stole it ‘ 

Rupert , seated in his odice at home , was watching the scene unfold .

He nodded thoughtfully , then quickly typed out a long message .

This was his third attempt , and finally , he hit send .

The message appeared on the screen for everyone to see .

 

Torin : I am Elysia’s father ] 

The live – streaming screen now flushed with comments .

 

[ Has Torin lost his mind “ II 

[ It doesn’t even look like he ryped that I can see on the other screen that Torin’s clearly busy picking his nose ! I 

[ Can you stop making random guesses ? The boss is just deep in thought , that’s alls ) 

Stellan , unable to hold his frustration in turned and coughed lightly .

 

Torin , who had been staring intently at the pupper’s leg, was startled by the sound of the cough .

He looked up , his face flushed with embarrassment as he saw the mocking comments filling the screen .

 

He ran a hand through his hair , clearly frustrated and muntered .

“ That’s my account , but my dad is the one typing right now .

” 

The entire family was gather 

bered now , 

Stellan , who had originally hoped Rupert wouldn’t see all of this , had decided to connect their custom machine and opened both the microphone and camera 

The attention shifted to a new screen where Rupert , squinting as he types , frore , his hand suspended mid – air .

He stared in confusion at the large face on the screen , wondering if he had accidentally pressed something wrong .

 

“ Fenwick’s right , Rupert said , his voice now echoing in the room .

Today , Elysia only took a doll , but later on , she stole Rowena’s hairpin .

And that hairpan ? I spent three hundred thousand dollars on it as a birthday gift for Rowenal 

The live – streaming screen now flushed with comments .

 

[ Dad ! I’m also your long – lost daughter ! ] 

[ What’s so surprising about this dad ? He spends three hundred thousand dollars on a hairpin for his stepdaughter , but dresses his real daughter like a muid ] 

10:50 AM 

Chapter 21 

On the screen , Elysia’s hand slowly reached out toward the puppet’s leg , pulling it gently from under the bed .

 

The puppet was covered in dust , its face neared with black ink , its arms torn , and its condition made it look pitifully neglected .

 

Bui Elysia didn’t seem to care .

She placed the grimy , broken puppet on her lap and stroking its crooked head , whispered , “ Claudy , 

is that your 

She reached into the puppet’s pocket with practiced case and pulled out a folded card .

She opened it carefully , reading the inscription inside .

 

Happy and birthday , our little Elysia .

Love .

Dad and Mom “ ) 

“ This is from Dad ! It’s from Dad ? Elysia’s earlier sadness seemed to melt away as exciterpent filled her .

She hugged the battered puppet tightly to her chest .

But as she did , the puppet’s fragile wooden head – already harely hanging on – slipped off , 

“ No ! ” Panic flushed across her face as she scrambled to retrieve the head , now marked with black ink .

She desperately tried to press it back onto the broken body 

“ It can be fixed .

It can be fixed , ” she muttered , trying to reassure herself .

 

But no matter how hard she tried , it was futile .

The puppets arm came off again .

 

“ Why why can’t I hit Elysia mumbled to herself , her rose thick with emotion .

“ Dad .

.

Mom .

I’m sorry .

I didn’t take care of your gift properly … Im sorry .

 

Meanwhile , outside the screen , Rupert was stunned .

First , he was shocked , and then a wave of guilt washed over him .

 

He had just publicly claimed that the pupper belonged to Rowena , but who could have guessed that this was the very birthday gilt he gave Elysia 21 .

years ago – shubby , ugly pupper 

The live – streaming screen now flushed with comments 

Don’t blame yourself .

Elysia ! The black ink marks are definitely from thar Rowena ! ] 

( Just a minute ago , you were all so sure Elysia was stealing .

Why is no one defending themselves now ? What happened to your excuses ? ] 

As Elysia was lost in the memories of her parents , a strong hand suddenly reached out from behind her .

Before she could react , she was roughly pushed aside .

 

“ Who are you ? ” a furious male voice yelled in her ear .

“ Anew maid ? How dare you barge into my sister’s room ! And what’s that you’re holding ? Are you stealing something ** 

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