Wilson drove the car all the way back to the Scott Mansion.
It was still early. Before dinner time, Wilson showed Alina around the gardens of the villa.
Although they had been staying here for a few days, the Scott Family villa was really big. In addition, they were busy most of the time. Every day after work, they came back for dinner, accompanied Lincoln for a while, then Alina had to go to her self-defence classes. She was tired out by 10 o'clock, so they had to go back to their rooms to wash up and sleep.
Therefore, up to now, Alina was still not familiar with the surroundings of Scott's house.
Taking advantage of his free time, Wilson took Alina on a tour of the villa. He introduced the buildings to her. "That ancient building over there is the main house. It was built a long time ago. Although it doesn't look fashionable nowadays, it has always been Grandfather's favourite.
"The neighbouring buildings were built about thirty years ago, including the one that we're living in now. They were all built at the same time. The land size is about 120 acres, excluding the built-up of the buildings and courtyards. Sorry, I need to take a call!"
After answering the call, Wilson reached out and patted Alina's head. He said affectionately, "Dear, you can look around but don't go too far. Wait for me to come back. Grandfather said that there was a distinguished guest coming over to visit, so he asked me to entertain them."
"Okay!" Alina answered gently and nodded with a smile.
After Wilson left, she began to enjoy the scenery around her.
Chrysanthemums of various colours were blooming beautifully in the garden. She could smell the faint fragrance from the flowers. Alina took in the captivating sight and breathed in the floral scent as the world seemed a little brighter.
"Alina, what a coincidence!" A sweet and familiar voice rang out.
Alina looked up and saw Monica standing nearby. She was wearing a maroon dress and smiling sweetly at her.
Silvia stood beside Monica, with their arms interlocked.
When she saw Monica greeting Alina, Silvia pouted unhappily. "Why are you being so polite to her? She's just a gold digger."
Alina couldn't help but frown.
She had always wanted to be friendly with Wilson's parents and sister, but they looked down on her because of her identity.
It was a dilemma. Alina would never beg them to accept her, but at least she could control her temper when they insulted her. For S*umbag's sake, she endured their scathing remarks. She did not want him to be pulled in both directions.
Seeing that Alina didn't say anything, Silvia shot her a disdainful look and continued, "She really has a good temper! That's why poor people are different. For the sake of money and status, they can tolerate anything."
Alina didn't want to start an argument, so she turned around and walked away.
"Stop right there!" When she saw Alina ignoring her, Silvia was irritated that her words seem to have no effect on Alina. Fury rose up within her and she screamed loudly.
However, Alina didn't stop and continued walking away briskly.
Silvia shouted behind her, "You idiot, do you think my brother will really marry you? Who do you think you are? He is in a relationship with you just to control the share price of Scott Group. Fool, didn't you watch the news? When your identity was revealed, everyone criticized you and the shares of Scott Group dropped drastically. How could you have the audacity to show up here?"
Alina didn't slow down, but she heard what Silvia said.
Wilson was in a relationship with her just to control the share price of Scott Group.
No, Wilson wouldn't do something like that!
How could he, when he treated her so well?
A stiff smile appeared on Alina's face.
Hadn't he mentioned this before? She only needed to do one thing, and that was to trust him! However, Alina realized that she was still really anxious and scared! She's afraid that the reality was truly like what Silvia had said.
Alina didn't want to meet Silvia or Sophie again, so she went back to her room immediately.
Two voices were debating in her mind.
"Let's watch the news!"
"No, S*umbag said to not watch the news."
"If you didn't watch it, how would you know if what Silvia said was true?"
"No matter what she says, I'll trust Scumbag fully!"
"What if he lied to you?"
"He won't lie to me!"
"What, do you think you are worthy of his love? You clearly know that the woman he truly loves is Rosalie. Don't overestimate yourself!"
...
Alina paced back and forth in the room with her phone in hand.
She was panic-stricken.
Because of the trauma caused by Ken, she did not dare to easily believe in love.
Alina wasn't confident in herself because of the huge difference between Wilson's status and hers.
Silvia's words echoed in her mind over and over again.
Finally, she opened her phone and turned on the news.
Reading the headlines, a chill ran down her spine.
"The fiancée of Scott Group's president grew up in the slums?"
"Alina used her beauty to seduce rich and wealthy men!"
"Mr. Scott's fiancée used to be the girlfriend of Ken Anderson, the young master of the Anderson family!"
At the end of the article, new comments appeared one after another. The notifications were so rapid that it was difficult to read them clearly.
Without exception, they were all criticizing her.
"This Alina is such a b*tch. Does she think she's beautiful? Look at her, she doesn't look any better than a pig!"
"Beauty is a curse!"
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