Chapter 361 That''s How You Raise a Daughter


    Now, looking at them? One word, tragic.


    Lauren stared at the miserable sight in front of her-and couldn''t help but let out a snort ofughter.


    In her past life, this family had always looked so polished and perfect. It wasn''t until Felix stepped in to help her take revenge that they finally started falling apart.


    But now, she had personally beaten them into pig-headed messes. All the resentment in her heart suddenly melted away.


    Madam Shirley pointed straight at Alice and said, "Since none of you managed to actually hurt my daughter, I''ll let this slide as a small warning. But if my daughter loses so much as a strand of hair next time, I''ll break your legs. Now get lost."


    Alice, as the pampered wife of the Bet family, had never been humiliated like this in her life.


    She wanted so badly to scratch the face off the lunatic woman in front of her, but thinking about that woman''s brute strength-she didn''t have the guts to try


    Alice ground her teeth. "You''d better watch your backs. I''m not letting your filthy family off the hook."


    Madam Shirley rolled her eyes. "Who are you calling filthy? It''s the twenty-first century, not the ancient days. God, you really are brainless."


    Alice was so angry she nearly burst a blood vessel.


    She dragged Elliot and Willow out of the store and stormed off.


    This trip to Balewood wasn''t just for fun. Her husband had ns to expand their family business into the Balewood market.


    Balewood had four major families. The most powerful among them was the centuries-old Brooker family -a true noble household. Getting in with them would be nearly impossible.


    But even if they couldn''t make connections with the Brooker family, there were still three others: the Mavis family, the Fawkes family, and the Kwain family.


    As long as they could get in with any one of those three, the Bet family''s business would officially take root in Balewood.


    Her husband was already trying towork with people from those families.


    If they seeded, finding that loudmouthed mother and her daughter would be a piece of cake. Just a bunch of lowlifes-one word from the Bet family and they''d be driven out of Balewood.


    That''s what happens when you cross the Bet family.


    But Madam Shirley didn''t care about the tantrums of that ridiculous family. After that beatdown, she felt refreshed. Then, almost instantly, she slipped right back into her elegant, refined socialite persona.


    She crouched down and gave Lauren a full inspection, gently taking her small hand in hers. When she saw the red marks, her heart just about broke.


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    "Look at this-look at your poor hand. It must''ve hurt so much to hit someone like that, right?"


    Lauren was speechless. Dearest Mommy, do you even hear yourself?


    I was the one doing the hitting, not getting hit.


    Even though she was exasperated, Lauren still felt warm inside.


    She obediently shook her head. "It didn''t hurt, Mommy"


    Finished


    Madam Shirley started to tear up. "But Mommy''s heart hurts just seeing your red little hand. Only one of your sweet kisses can make it better."


    Victor immediately jumped in too. "Fighting is so exhausting! I need a kiss from my baby sister too, or I won''t survive!"


    Lauren was speechless again. Here we go again....


    Still, she nted a big kiss on each of them.


    Madam Shirley and Victor both lookedpletely satisfied.


    Madam Shirley pulled out her card and handed it to the clerk.


    "Pack up everything we picked and have it delivered to the Mavis estate."


    The clerk''s eyes lit up at the mention of the Mavis name.


    The Mavis family?


    It''s the Mavis family?!


    The Mavis family was one of the four great families of Balewood. No wonder they''d bought over a hundred outfits without batting an eye. A few million? That was pocket change to them.


    Thank goodness she''d been smart enough earlier to protect this pampered youngdy from the Mavis family. Otherwise, this store might''ve been forced to shut down.


    The clerk ran to process the payment, still trembling with excitement. After the charge went through, she respectfully returned the card.


    "Madam Shirley, please rest assured-we''ll deliver everything to your home as soon as possible."


    The dresses were bought. The day was gettingte. The three of them happily headed home to start preparing for Lauren''s birthday banquet the next day.


    This was Lauren''s very first birthday since being adopted into the Mavis family. Both Mr. Timely and Madam Shirley agreed: it had to be grand enough.


    They nned to invite all of Hoverdale''s elite to celebrate their beloved daughter- and to officially announce her status as the eldest daughter of the Mavis family.


    Meanwhile Alice returned to the hotel with Elliot and Willow


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    David took one look at them and almost didn''t recognize his own family. When he finally realized who they were, he was utterly shocked.


    "Hon-what happened to you?!"


    Alice, shaking with rage, gritted her teeth and recounted everything that happened at the boutique.


    Elliot jumped in to help. "Dad, you have to get revenge for us! You don''t know how arrogant they were!"


    Willow threw herself into David''s arms, sobbing pitifully.


    "Daddy, my face hurts... my whole body hurts... she sat on top of me and hit me! Waaaah..."


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