Chapter 416 The Villains Who Break Them Apart
As I watched the two people in front of me fighting, I felt numb.
“Nina, Let’s go back.”
I leaned my weight against Nina, feeling utterly drained. At this point, I was indeed very skinny. I was so light that even Nina could lift me up.
Before closing the ward door, I saw Amelia grab Mrs. Miller’s hair. It was my first time witnessing a real-life catfight, but I wasn’t interested at all. I just felt a bit sorry for Amelia.
Having grown up in such a family, it was no wonder she saw Leonard as her lifeline.
They were two people who once shared the same plight, but things suddenly changed, with Leonard becoming a member of the Harmon family.
I decided not to think about it anymore and quietly lay back on the bed.
From what I knew about Amelia, she would deal with her mother.
Whether through money or by finding someone to send Mrs. Miller away, at the very least, she wouldn’t let her mother continue to make a scene. At least the Miller family didn’t come to bother me again, so I found some peace. But the incident still escalated.
That day, in the corridor of the VIP ward area, a reporter had actually shown up. He sneakily filmed the scene.
This time, they didn’t do any editing and released footage of Mrs. Miller saying those words.
However, through the netizens’ interpretation, I became the villain who wanted to take someone else’s child.
After all, the child was Amelia’s, and my teasing remarks could easily lead to misunderstandings.
“Really? This is disgusting! She actually wants to take someone else’s child. She’s just thinking about herself and leaving the mother to fend for herself!”
“I thought Amelia was just making things up, but her mom is also exactly like her.”
“Child trafficking is illegal! What’s wrong with them? That’s Amelia’s newborn baby!”
“Isn’t this child trafficking in broad daylight? What does the police have to say about this?”
Looking at the comments online, I couldn’t be bothered to explain anymore. I was used to being seen as a pitiful woman one moment and a malicious woman the next. Netizens were like fair-weather friends. They never cared about the truth, and neither did I. I was fine so long as they didn’t bring it to my face.
When Emma came to see me, she sighed heavily.
“How could this happen? All of us used to be so close back in college!”
“The last time her mom came, you bought her a train ticket back home. How come good deeds don’t get rewarded?”
She even said she would get our former classmates to testify about the past to ensure I wouldn’t be wronged.
I just smiled and remained silent.
It was an incident from years ago, and it was just a ten-dollar train ticket. Mrs. Miller wouldn’t have remembered such a small gesture. Maybe she even thought that I was trying to humiliate her back then.
I was really tired of proving my innocence. Embracing the chaos was much easier.
The incident escalated overnight, and Amelia’s background was dug up. This included her family’s traditional views on gender roles, which prioritized sons over daughters. On top of that, it was Leonard who financed her studies abroad.
In the eyes of netizens, Amelia truly held a special place in Leonard’s heart while I was just a villain who exploited my wealth to come between them.
If Leonard didn’t love Amelia, why would he finance her studies abroad?
It all seemed to make sense, but I didn’t want to reveal the truth.
I felt like a monkey in a zoo, with everyone crowding around to gawk at me every time something happened.
This time, however, I was not the main focus. Leonard had become the archetype of a scumbag, and Harmon Group’s share price plummeted again.
There were often people peeking into my hospital ward. I knew that most of them were reporters.
The last video of me from that reporter had gone viral with millions of views.
Even while undergoing chemotherapy, people would chat with me while waiting in line.
Finally, just as another group of people was about to barge into my ward, Jack happened to come in with food. He was furious. Not only did he call the bodyguards to throw the people out, but he also started packing my things for me. He then told me, “I have a vacant villa. You should move there for now. I’ll arrange for a live-in doctor and nurses.”