Her Revenge Was His Regret (Shirley and Gilbert) novel Chapter 396

"Who are you? Why help me? Why should I trust you?"

In Seaseat City, there were actually people who didn't recognize her?

What an idiot.

Julia swallowed her impatience.

"Sherry turned me into the most hated side chick in the city. Does that sound like a good enough reason to trust me?"

...

The scandal exploded online.

Old stories resurfaced.

The Campbells had recently started their own entertainment company and bragged about leaving the "low-class elite circle" behind.

The other families had been waiting to take them down.

They dug up everything they could about how the Campbells had abused Sherry for years.

At the time, folks just stomped on the Campbells for fun—nothing but a casual kick.

Now they didn't want to see the Campbells actually rise.

They dug up proof like their lives depended on it.

And surprise—once they started looking, there was plenty to find.

At parties the Campbells hosted, clips showed Sherry locked in a dark room as punishment.

Someone had recorded it just for fun.

Back then, no one had cared about a quiet, broken girl in old clothes. No one wanted to be her hero.

If they'd known how stunning she would become—on par with any A-list star—they would have saved her long ago. Then someone could have married Sherry.

A face like that was rare even in high society.

Many people had caught the abuse on camera, sometimes by accident. But the Campbells had never hidden it, because no one spoke up.

Most wealthy families had favored and unfavored children—people minded their own business as long as it didn't blow up too hard.

Well, now was the time to blow it up.

Old clips, background footage, random recordings—everywhere, Sherry being hurt by her family.

When Claire finally woke up in the hospital, Joseph stormed in like a storm.

The children rushed to him, finally able to complain.

She forgot all about her pain.

"That bitch has no power! She thinks she can take down the Campbells? Dream on. This has to be rumors she spread! She's lying! She's nothing but a coffee runner! This is a trick!"

Joseph screamed, "You think I'm as stupid as you are? I know Sherry's not strong enough to take us down. But other powerful families are watching us now, and you handed them the perfect excuse!

"Do you know how I got here? I crawled out through a side door like a damn mutt! There's a mob outside our company demanding we go down! We're getting divorced right now. It's the only way to save the Campbells."

"No!"

"You can't!"

Dale and Edward immediately refused.

Only Teresa's face turned paler and paler.

"She's already over at DreamCreast, causing trouble. Who knows what she'll do next? If she publicly humiliates their CEO, can the two of you clean up her mess?"

The two men's faces changed on the spot.

Claire was panicking.

"It's just one small entertainment company! How much power can they have? Sons, tell him I'm right!"