Chapter 20 Framed
Chapter 20 Framed
"What else could it be? She''s just someone who came out of a slum. I don''t know how she
managed to manipte the Smith family into adopting her. That woman is so arrogant. She thinks
she''s entitled to be treated as their daughter just because she''s living in their house. And what''s
even more infuriating is that she somehow convinced the Smith couple to let her stay in Linda''s
room," Amelia pouted as she defended her good friend.
At the mention of Roslin, Amelia''s anger red up. She firmly believed all these troubles were
caused by that wretched Roslin. If it were not for her, none of these issues would have arisen, and
Amelia would not have ended up being pped.
Roslin!
Amelia gritted her teeth as she silently repeated that name in her heart.
Although she was innocent, straightforward, and devoid of any schemes, the same could not be
said for her parents.
They exchanged a nce as they sensed something fishy.
"Who told you all these things?" Natalia asked.
"Of course, it''s Linda," Amelia replied. Then, she realized that she might have revealed too much
about her good friend and hurriedly added, "We noticed that Linda was in a bad mood, so we asked
her about it. You know how reserved Linda is. She hardly ever talks about these things."
Natalia shook her head as she looked at her innocent daughter.
"Let Sona treat your face."
After sending her daughter away, Natalia turned to James and said, "Lucinda''s personality doesn''t
seem like someone who would spontaneously adopt a child. She was hesitant to adopt Zed initially.
It doesn''t add up for her to suddenly adopt a girl out of nowhere."
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James nodded in agreement.
He made a phone call. "Gather more information about the adopted girl in the Smith family. Yes, the
adopted girl. The more details, the better."
Twenty minutester, the investigation results came back.
"Our spection was correct. The child they recently adopted is actually the biological daughter of
the Smith couple, and it appears that Linda was the one mistakenly taken," James exined with a
sigh.
They had heard of such incidents before, but it was the first time that someone so close to them had
witnessed it firsthand.
Natalia was surprised, and then a realization struck her. "No wonder. Linda didn''t tell Amelia the
truth."
With that, Natalia smiled and said softly, "Speaking of which, since this entire situation started
because of her, we can use her to help resolve the issues between our families."
"I believe people would find this kind of rare urrence quite intriguing, especially when it takes
ce within a wealthy family. It''s quite captivating-a girl from a slum taking the ce of the true
heiress. It''s more thrilling than any TV drama. Don''t you agree, Darling?"
James embraced his wife and let out a chuckle. "You''re always full of ideas. But what if those
people online don''t buy into it?"
"It''s simple. We can allocate some funds to hire a team of inte trolls who can manipte public
opinion and divert everyone''s attention to this issue. Even if a few people continue to make a fuss
about our situation, it won''t pose a significant problem."
In the end, this incident caught both families off guard.
James gently kissed her forehead. "Go andfort Amelia. I was a bit too harsh earlier."
"So now you''re feeling sorry for her?" Natalia yfully scolded. "She does deserve to be
disciplined."
After finding Amelia, Natalia looked at her swollen face with a mix of pity and anger. "You have to be
more careful in the future."
"Even you''re saying that, Mom," Amelia pouted with grievances.
"Don''t believe everything Linda says in the future. Use your brain."
As Amelia was still immersed in her sulking, her mother''s words failed to register with her. They
went in one ear and out the other, and she merely responded with half-hearted words, "Okay, okay,
I understand."
...
"I finally reached you." Jack sighed in relief. "The online sentiment has shifted, and both families
should be taking action. If you want the matter to stay in the spotlight, you''ll have to spend money to
hire inte trolls. Otherwise, you won''t be able to outy the other side."
While flipping through thetest news that had surfaced, Roslin listened to Jack and calmly
responded after he finished, "No need. Let''s end this matter here. I''ll transfer the remaining payment
to you now."
After hanging up the phone, she took out the SIM card from her mobile phone and threw it into the
toilet before watching it get flushed away and disappear.
"Miss, dinner is ready."
Just as Roslin reached the staircase, a stern shout came from behind.
"Stop."
Roslin ignored it and continued walking downstairs.
Seeing her not stopping, Linda angrily descended. As she reached out to grasp Roslin, she lost her
bnce and fell forward before smashing heavily onto the floor.
"Ah!" Linda let out a miserable scream.
The piercing sound was highly prating and spread throughout the entire vi. Lucinda in the
living room, John in the study, Mary and others hurried over.
"What happened?" Lucinda hurriedly approached her daughter on the floor. "Linda, why are you on
the ground?"
"What happened? Why all themotion?" John walked down from upstairs and saw Linda sitting
on the ground, his eyebrows slightly furrowing. "What''s going on?"
Linda endured the pain with teary eyes. "I''m fine, Mom and Dad. Don''t me Rosy. It was an
idental fall."
Instantly filled with anger, Lucinda rushed toward Roslin and raised her hand to p her.
However, the sound of a p did not resound as Linda had hoped. Instead, she saw Roslin firmly
gripping Lucinda''s wrist. With a flick, Lucinda staggered back two steps.
"You''ve gone too far. You pped your sister and now darey a hand on me. Do you still have any
regard for me as your mother?" Lucinda angrily reprimanded.
"If you treat me as your daughter, I''ll treat you as my mother. If you don''t, then you''re not my
mother."
"You..." Lucinda turned to look at John. "Honey, just listen to the nonsense she''s spewing."
"Nonsense?" Roslin sneered. "You believe her one-sided words and immediately resort to violence.
Let me ask you. Have you ever treated me as your daughter? If not, what right do you have to
speak to me?"
Linda tried to climb up to intervene. But as soon as she stood up, she fell back heavily. She seemed
to be in too much pain to get up. Anxious, she eximed, "Mom, it''s not her fault. It was my
carelessness. Please don''t me her. It''s all my fault. I''m the one to me."
The more eagerly she admitted to all the usations, the less Lucinda believed her.
"Honey, just look at Linda and look at her. This girl, who doesn''t even live with us, has developed all
sorts of bad habits and constantly resorts to lying. If other families were to witness this, what
reputation would be left for our family?"
John looked at Roslin. "What''s going on?"
"Dad, please don''t me Rosy. It''s my fault." Linda hurriedly defended. Her young face had turned
pale while fine beads of cold sweat formed on her forehead.
John''s eyebrows furrowed deeply as he felt a pang of heartache. His gaze shifted toward Roslin,
growing colder and more stern. "Exin yourself."