Victoria's words sent a ripple of shock through the audience, both in the studio and in the square.
The truth? What could the truth possibly be?
Natalie’s hands clenched into fists at her sides. She would stand here and see just what kind of twisted fairy tale they planned to spin.
“The truth is,” Victoria began, her voice resonating with manufactured sorrow, “that my younger son, Darren, and my daughter-in-law, Marie, were the ones who should have been married all those years ago.
They were childhood sweethearts, a match I was overjoyed to support.
But the very year they were planning their wedding, Natalie used despicable means to get into my son Darren’s bed.
They slept together, and Natalie used the resulting pregnancy to force her way into the Cross family.
Marie was utterly devastated. But she has a kind heart, and she couldn't bear the thought of an innocent child being caught in the crossfire, so she broke off the engagement, bearing the pain all by herself.
In that time, my son Darren was a wreck, lost in a fog of depression.
But Marie wouldn't forgive him. She’s a woman of principle; she couldn't tolerate such a betrayal.
She didn’t want their relationship to harm an innocent party. But she never realized that she was the most innocent one of all. The calculating one, the one with the dark heart, was Natalie.”
On the screen, a stream of comments began to fly by.

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I love the sarcastic comebacks. Quite amusing!...