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    Brenna studied Giselle closely. Her eyes weren’t red, nor did she seem heartbroken. She appeared calm, as if untouched by the ordeal.


    “Mom, are you okay?” Brenna asked.


    Giselle sat down with her on the couch. “Why wouldn’t I be? Your father’s done plenty of foolish things over the years—I’m used to it. If things get worse, we’ll divorce. I can take care of myself; I’ve saved enough over the years and don’t need to tolerate him.”


    Brenna, unsure how to respond, looked at her mother, relief washing over her at her mother’sposure. “Whatever you decide, I’ll support you,” she eventually said.


    Giselle squeezed Brenna’s hand. “We’ll take it one step at a time. Maybe your father and I won’t divorce—it depends on his behavior. Even at his age, he’s still chasing other women outside our marriage.”


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    “Mom, you don’t need to carry all this by yourself. No matter what happens with Dad, I’ll look after you. We can face everything together.” Brenna believed Giselle had made too many sacrifices, and she knew she was the reason her mother had done that.


    Giselle still wanted to spend more time with her daughter, who had just returned to the family. She wanted to be there because Brenna still needed her guidance. With a gentle nod, Giselle replied, “I understand. If your father refuses to let them go, I’ll end this marriage. I can’t let myself be humiliated like this.”


    Brenna stayed by her mother’s side, offering reassurance for quite some time before finally heading back to her room.


    She stretched out on her bed and started scrolling through her phone. A breaking tabloid headline popped up, jolting her: “The Harper Group CEO’s Secret Mistress and Daughter Attacked, Detained, and Beaten.”


    “Who let this slip out?” Brenna’s eyes narrowed as she wondered how the news had spread. She immediately opened the post, which described how Keira and Sandra entered the Harper home that morning, were escorted out in the evening, and wereter kept at the Empire Hotel. The article even showed clear photos of their bruises and injuries. Everything wasid out in shocking detail.


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    What stunned her even more was how quickly the post had taken off. In just thirty minutes, it had already racked up over a million views.


    She began reading thements underneath.


    “Looks like the Harper family is trying to get rid of them. Let’s see what happens next. I doubt these two will make it through the night.”


    “If I were in their ce, I’d be asking for a lot of money.”


    “I wonder how the drama will unfold!”


    “Who knows how many mistresses Shepard actually has? Or how many kids he actually has?”


    “I saw Shepard checking into hotels with young women more than once.”


    “A decade ago, Shepard had an affair with me. He gave me five million and a fancy car to keep it quiet.”


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