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Onlinements poured in:

“Holy shit! So it was that slut Aurora stirring up trouble!”

“Poor Scarlett, betrayed by her own cousin!”

“Support Scarlett in defending her rights! Sue them into the ground!”

“Scarlett’s amazing! Sharp and smart–such a satisfying p in the face!”

Meanwhile, Aurora was hiding out at the Lane family estate, staring at the news on her phone. Her face was as white as paper, her whole body shaking with rage.

She hadn’t even figured out a way to turn things around before everything flipped against her.

“No! Impossible! How could this happen!”

She screamed, hurling her phone to the floor. “Scarlett, you bitch! I’ll never let you off!”

The old madam suddenly pushed open the door.

Aurora froze, her fury instantly mixed with dread.

Though fear shed in her eyes, the venom hadn’t faded.

“Grandma…”

Her hands clenched tight.

Her heart pounded wildly.

“Look at the state you’re in!”

The old madam’s voice was icy, full of bitter disappointment.

She ordered Monroe to leave the room, leaving only Aurora with her.

“I told you to deal with Scarlett because I wanted to see if you’d grown after all these years.”

“But what a pity…”

“You’re not even better than a country girl from some small town!”

“You’ve disappointed me deeply.”

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Aurora quickly lowered her head, silent as a frightened bird.

She didn’t want to admit defeat.

She still believed this was just one slip, that Scarlett had simply seized the chance.

But she dared not argue.

One wrong word, and the old madam would use her of making excuses.

Better to say nothing.

“Sorry.”

Her voice trembled with grievance.

Though she said little, it was as if she’d offered countless excuses.

And when she lifted her eyes to the old madam, tears welled at just the right moment.

The old madam watched her pitiful look.

Deep down, she felt only more frustration.

Yet Aurora’s face so closely resembled her own when she was young-

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Back when she hade to Jandale with nothing but courage, enduring countless hardships.

When night fell, she too had cried until she couldn’t stop.

In the end, all her harsh words softened. With a wave of her hand, she sighed.

“Forget it.”

She breathed heavily.

“This task is yours now. You can’t quit halfway. But listen closely–this is your chance to learn. I won’t demonstrate a second time.”

Aurora’s eyes

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So the old madam nned to take action herself?

That meant Scarlett was finished!

But the next moment, the old madam simply called Monroe back in.

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“You’ll guide Aurora. Show her how to greet the right people.”

Monroe nodded, then turned to Aurora.

“Ms. Aurora,e with me.”

Aurora felt insulted.

So she had failed this time–but to be lectured by a servant?

And Monroe even wore a lofty look, as if he were above her.

It made her seethe inside.

But with the old madam watching, she had no choice but to feign gratitude.

“Of course. Thank you, Grandma. Thank you, Monroe.”

Monroe, pleased with her attitude, nodded in satisfaction.

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The online storm calmed for the moment, but Scarlett knew Aurora would never give up.

The more underhanded her tactics, the more desperate she was.

Sure enough, trouble struck again only dayster.

The core technical team responsible for Star Corp’s new energy project suddenly resigned as a group!

It was like pulling the firewood from under the pot–without them, the entire project risked copse.

Scarlett received the news while on the phone with Samuel, discussing project details.

“What? The tech team resigned?” Samuel eximed. “What’s going on? Without core staff, this project is in real danger!”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Samuel. I’ll handle it.”

Scarlett swallowed her fury and spoke calmly to reassure him.

Once she hung up, she immediately summoned her assistant. “Why would the team leader and others suddenly quit? My father and mother treated him well.”

The assistant quickly investigated, then returned, face grim. “A smallpany lured away the

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core members with high sries and better positions–especially Director Chen, the technical lead.”

“And… it seems the other side has leverage on them. If they refuse to leave, their dirty secrets. will be exposed.”

Scarlett’s brows lifted slightly.

So Aurora had already wormed her way into the industry during her years in Jandale.

If this continued, it wouldn’t be long before she could even influence Lane Group’s decisions.

Still, Scarlett felt oddly grateful for this incident.

It forced Aurora’s hidden hand into the open earlier than expected.

And it had already disrupted certain plots aimed at sabotaging Lane Group.

“I also looked deeper,” the assistant added. “It seems the Fletcher family gave some help behind the scenes.”

Scarlett arched an eyebrow.

That kind of move didn’t sound like Jasper’s doing.

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