It was all the b*tch’s fault!

Mary initially assumed she would be able to humiliate Ashlyn as she was now the count’s daughter.

Alas, things did not turn out as desired.

Right then, Ryan stalked out of the theater to see Mary and Penelope wearing grim expressions. He heard the audience chattering among themselves.

“Oh, Ms. Canter must be mortified. Never mind if she used to spread rumors that Mr. Powell came here for Mr. Yates; she even claimed that Mr. Yates is the successor of the president! I can’t believe she questioned Mr. Powell if he’s Ashlyn’s mentor. She’s the daughter of a count, huh? How embarrassing.”

After learning what happened, Ryan scowled unhappily. An ominous black thundercloud of temper promptly settled over him as he marched over to Mary and Penelope.

“Ryan—”

he cut her off rudely, “If you came back to H Nation from Maredania just to humiliate yourself, I don’t want to see

necklace, and now she has the guts to question whether Mr. Powell is Ashlyn’s mentor. She even spread rumors that I’m his successor. I’ve never even imagined that. How dare she cause trouble for us? Does she think I’m too free? Fools! They made me a laughingstock in the

the Yates family? Our reputation that we work hard to build for hundreds of years has been destroyed in

Maredania, now!” Ryan ordered as he pointed a finger at the door of the theater. His warning was so low that it was practically

me. Why are you yelling at

when he’s my brother? I was so mortified. Shouldn’t he comfort me or side with me? How

coiled

Penelope if the Yates family

right? But why are you

the more she pitied herself

added, “Back in the Berry family, Penelope and I were often bullied by her. She bullied us as she was born by the first wife, and she never saw me as an elder. You saw for yourself how she treated me rudely. Even a stranger gets treated better than

Mary

the case, and you don’t think of me as your sibling, Penelope and I shall leave the Yates family. I thought I’d finally found a home, but I was

to blame, too. I don’t want to leave Granny, Mom. She adores me, and I can’t

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