Mrs. Wilson sneered, raising an eyebrow at her arrogant disy. She had been spoiled rotten and raised to be a fool.


    "Ms. Yates, look around you. Everyone here is from a distinguished family. Do any of them act like you, barking like a stray dog? You''re just a minor Yates, acting high and mighty because of who you know. You''re so full of yourself you can''t even tell if you''re a dog or a person. You don''t even realize you''re being used as someone''s pawn. If your mother knew she had such a stupid daughter, she''d die of anger."


    Mrs. Wilson never minced her words. She could be so blunt she could send someone to the hospital.


    You could walk in on your own two feet and be carried out on a stretcher.


    Natalie lowered her head, her shoulders shaking slightly. She was trying so hard not tough.


    Sebastian saw her stifling herughter and, for some reason, found it incredibly endearing. His gaze softened as he looked at her.


    Yeri was so thoroughly berated by Mrs. Wilson that she couldn''t even form a response.


    "Well, well, Mrs. Wilson! What''s all the excitement about?" Marshall''s roguish voice cut through the tension.


    He was wearing a light blue, pinstriped suit. Without his rebellious aura, he would have looked poised andmanding, but his untamed energy ruined the sophisticated effect.


    Mrs. Wilson''s face lit up when she saw his handsome face. "Marshall, you''rete! You missed the main event. These people are rather distasteful, so I''m having them thrown out."


    Mrs. Wilson''s bluntness was a sight to behold. Natalie was thoroughly enjoying it.


    In her past life, she had been so consumed with Sebastian that she had never taken the time to see the world outside her bubble.


    In public, Joanna was actually quite ordinary.


    It was only within the Scott family, and in front of Sebastian, that she seemed exceptional, glowing with a special aura.


    Sebastian''s unconditional adoration had fueled her viciousness.


    But in this life, with Natalie''s rebirth and intervention, Joanna had managed to ruin her own happiness.


    If she had just behaved herself in the Scott family, her brothers would have continued to dote on her.


    But Joanna loved her mother deeply and had always wanted to clear her name, which she had sessfully done in her past life.


    By the time Wendy saw their happy family together, it had been toote.


    She had died filled with pain and regret.


    Looking back, Natalie realized she,


    had been foolishly generous, so magnanimous that she had no boundaries, which had only led to her own suffering.


    Kindness without an edge only makes one more pathetic.


    So, in this life, she would no longer be forgiving and generous. She just wanted to


    be strong enough to make the world treat her gently.


    Marshall nced at the group, his


    eyes finallynding on Joanna with a


    sly smile. "Well, Mrs. Wilson, isn''t


    this Ms. Scott the legendary fiancée


    of Sebastian? How could she


    possibly be distasteful?"


    Sebastian frowned, his face darkening as he snapped, "Marshall, shut your mouth.”


    Marshall shot a look at Natalie.


    Natalie winked back at him. *Well done.*


    Only by making everyone believe Joanna was Sebastian''s fiancée would Nathan


    and Sophia desperately try to marry her off to him.


    Then Joanna could righteously help Natalie get her revenge.


    Perfect. Absolutely perfect.


    "Tch! Look at you, getting all shy. What''s there to be embarrassed about when you have a woman you like? Everyone knows you''re in love with Joanna and treat her like the


    apple of your eye. It''s in for all to see."


    "And here you are, trying to hide it."


    Marshall''s tone was dripping with sarcasm.


    Sebastian shot him a re, silently telling him to stop.


    He then looked at Natalie, who was smiling even more brightly.