Chapter 110Â
As expected, the onlookers instantly turned their hostility on Sheryl.Â
This fake heiress had not only taken someone else’s parents and betrothed herself, but also caused the real heiress to suffer in exile.Â
People found that kind of person inherently detestable.Â
Gareth tried to protest, “Don’t listen to her nonsense. Sheryl’s innocent–she’s the pitiful one. Everything that had once been hers was taken away. How could she not be heartbroken?”Â
Someone nearby sneered. “This is some kind of twisted logic that you only see in soap operas.”Â
At that, the crowd burst out laughing.Â
The person added, “Is this guy trying to say the real heiress only lost parents and wealth, while the fake one lost things that never belonged to her in the first place?”Â
The laughter grew even louder.Â
Gareth flushed with embarrassment at those words. Sheryl hadn’t expected the crowd to be so hostile, either.Â
She fled in tears, but not before she spat out, “You guys are unreasonable!”Â
Gareth hurried after her. “Sheryl, wait for me!”Â
Watching them go, a wicked smile appeared on Valerie’s face.Â
Taking advantage of the moment, she secretly popped two pins from her pen and flicked them toward the pair.Â
As the couple ran in a panic, they suddenly stumbled and fell face–first to the ground.Â
The crowd didn’t pity them. Instead, they laughed uproariously at the spectacle.Â
Lucinda glanced at Valerie as if to ask if it was her doing.Â
Valerie merely answered with a conspiratorial look, making it evident that Lucinda was right.Â
They exchanged a smile. Their tacit understanding of each other needed no words.Â
The lobby manager, fearing trouble, quickly ordered staff to help the two up and asked if theyÂ
wanted an ambulanceÂ
Of all the onlookers, only Sonia and Naomi showed sympathy for SherylÂ
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Sonia hated Valerie to the core, while Naomi simply didn’t get along with Lucinda.Â
News that the real heiress of the Byron family had been reunited with her parents had spread a year earlier.Â
Naomi had crossed paths with Lucinda on some occasions, but they disliked each other because of personality clashes.Â
Over time, they decided not to associate with each other.Â
Naomi murmured, “I didn’t expect those two to be friends.”Â
Sonia snorted. “They’re both just Mr. Foster’s playthings.”Â
Naomi could smell the gossip. “What do you mean? Tell me.”Â
As Sonia prepared to whisper slander behind Valerie’s back, Valerie and Lucinda brushed past them.Â
When Valerie passed Sonia, she whispered, “The image of you kneeling at my feet was unforgettable.”Â
As Sonia glared furiously, Valerie and Lucinda walked off with smiles on their faces.Â
Once they were a bit away, Lucinda asked, “What was that about?”Â
Valerie replied, “Do you know why I had your man accompany me to the cruise?”Â
Lucinda shook her head. “Why?”Â
“Because my man gave my spot to that woman earlier.”Â
“Damn! Why didn’t you say that earlier?”Â
Valerie looked at Lucinda, puzzled.Â
Lucinda said, “I really want to slap her for you.”Â
“They’re just a scumbag and a bitch. Neither of them deserves your slap.”Â
Lucius had no idea Valerie had just labeled him a scumbag.Â