"You're so good at fabricating stories, Yolanda. It's a shame you're not a playwright," Diana interrupted Yolanda before she could finish.
"You're saying that you had to lure the robbers away because you cared for our safety? The audacity you have to spout lies like this!" Harold was fuming after he had heard Yolanda's explanation.
"Stop looking for excuses, Yolanda. Don't we know you well enough? With that puny courage of yours, if there really were robbers, you'd be the first to run away!
"This is a lawful society. I refuse to believe that people would resort to robbery in broad daylight! Uncle Harold, Aunt Diana, she's bullshitting for sure.
"If there really were robbers, the martyr's relic she had on her would be long gone. All these robbers only understand what's valuable, and it doesn't matter who that valuable is on. Once they get their goods, they kill the person off.
"How did she come back safely then?" Paul also treated Yolanda's words with disdain.
"Lies like these would only work on 3-year-olds. Don't you think so, dear?" Paul looked at Skylar pointedly.
"To sever ties with your family for an antique worth a few dozen million dollars… How greedy can you be? It's my first time seeing such money-minded people like her." Skylar smiled and agreed with Paul.
"Since she hasn't seen much of the world, something worth a few dozen million dollars would have easily gotten her to reveal her true colors."
"Aren't we clear about who you are, Yolanda? You'll only bring embarrassment to yourself if you keep lying like this!" Yvonne added.
…
Everyone who was in that living room had something to say to mock and tease Yolanda. No one took what Yolanda said to heart.
However, Yolanda didn't mind. She was still composed as she continued. She told them what happened that fateful afternoon.
"I knocked them out and called the police so they could deal with these robbers. These were infamous robbers of the Southdale area.
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