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    “Exactly, someone like her doesn’t belong here…” Sylvia had barely finished her sentence when she felt an icy re.


    Jeffry’s face was unreadable, his eyes carrying the weight of someone ustomed tomand.


    The surrounding staff held their breath. How could these two keep spouting such nonsense? Elena was the long-lost Harper daughter. And the baseless usations of theft? How absurd—how could the daughter of the Harper family be capable of such a thing? This woman’s performance was bing more exaggerated by the second. Did she truly believe everyone was gullible?


    Meanwhile, Cecily was savoring the moment, convinced that once Elena was sent back to her broke home, the Harper family would naturally align with the Reeds.


    Assuming everything would unfold in her favor, Cecily grew smug. “Exactly! That vile girl has always had a rotten nature—”


    “Enough!” A deep, authoritative voice cut her off.


    Alexander fixed his gaze on his daughter, his expression filled with distress. “Is this how they’ve treated you all these years?” Simply ending their business arrangement was far too merciful.


    Elena wasn’t one to y the victim, but in the face of her family’s concern, she couldn’t stop herself from nodding. “Yes. ndering me and dragging my name through the dirt is her usual trick.” A heavy silence followed.


    Cecily’s face twisted in rage. She shot a re at Elena and spat, “You shameless brat, how dare you spread such lies in front of Mr. Harper!” Cecily was livid. Now, this wretched girl was still trying to turn the tide against the Reed family.


    Blinded by anger, Cecily forgot her surroundings and lifted her hand to strike Elena.


    Elena’s three brothers darkened with fury in unison.


    Louis had been ready to grab Cecily’s wrist, but Elena moved faster—sidestepping effortlessly, she caught Cecily’s arm with precision and twisted it back.


    “Ah! Elena, you shameless ingrate! How dare you fight back? Have you forgotten who raised you, you unappreciative parasite?” Cecily struggled, but Elena remained unmoved.


    Enraged, Cecily yanked her arm forcefully—only for Elena to release her grip at that moment.


    With a loud cry, Cecily tumbled backward,nding hard on the floor.


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    “Mom!” Sylvia rushed forward to help. “Elena, how could you? No matter what, she took care of you! Aren’t you afraid of karma?”


    Karma? Elena scoffed. If justice truly existed, it was the Reed family who would face retribution.


    “Elena, have you lost your senses? I raised you. I am your mother, and yet you had the audacity to strike me!” Cecily was on the edge of losing control. Time and time again, Elena had humiliated her, and the rage within her burned fiercely—if only she could tear Elena apart. She wished she had ended Elena’s life ages ago.


    Standing close by, Jolie seethed with fury. “Not anymore. You don’t deserve that title!” A woman like Cecily was unworthy of being called Elena’s mother. If only that tragic mix-up had never urred, her daughter wouldn’t have been raised by someone like this.


    Alexander ced a reassuring arm around his wife’s shoulders, lightly patting her to soothe her rising anger.


    “My mother needs some peace,” Alexander dered in an icy tone. The household staff promptly assisted Bertha back to her quarters. The moment Bertha left, the weight of the situation dawned on everyone.


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