Chapter 184
Cecilia stood still and watched Sophia coldly, who had a maddening look, rush to her.
Seeing that she was about to be knocked to the ground, Cecilia quickly took a step sideways.
Sophia fell with a thud, with her face hitting the ground. Her soft skin was damaged, and blood oozed from the wounds.
“Ah!” she screamed out of pain.
The screams immediately attracted the journalists to take photographs frantically.
The questions asked by them also sounded provocative.
Although they were paid to come here by Sophia, they would still need to cover whatever news that should be covered.
“Mrs. Yancey, what’s your purpose in confronting Ms. Yancey?”
“With such a devout posture, are you trying to beg Ms. Yancey to spare you?”
“Mrs. Yancey, have you ever regretted hurting your own daughter because of your vicious adoptive daughter?”
The journalists kept asking questions.
Sophia sprawled on the ground and did not dare to look up at all. She did not want her embarrassment to be photographed by the journalists.
Their direct questions weighed heavily like boulders on her heart, making her feel suffocated.
She thought, “Have I ever regretted it? Of course, I have!”
Not only did she regret raising an ingrate, but she also regretted giving birth to another daughter.
To her, Cecilia was a nemesis of the Yancey family, who was born to cause them misery.
Cecilia felt her nose itch a little and reached out to rub it.
Looking at Sophia, who remained motionless and silent, Cecilia asked, “Does the dust on the ground taste good? You haven’t finished licking it all up after such a long time?”
Hearing the sarcastic words, the journalists burst into laughter.
1313
The True Lady Strikes Back
+5 vouchers
Sophia’s ears were filled with demonic laughter, which made her face flush, and her wound bled more profusely.
Sophia clenched her fists tightly, causing intense pain, but it did not hurt. as much as Cecilia’s humiliation brought to her.
Gordon could not stand it anymore and shouted, “Cecilia, don’t you go too far. Sophie is your mother!”
Then, he walked up to Sophia and blocked the journalists‘ cameras.
With an expressionless face, Cecilia looked at Gordon, who had his face turned pale and eyes reddened with anger.
Cecilia retorted, “The two of you didn’t treat me as your daughter, but you want me to treat you as my parents? What kind of logic is that?” “We gave birth to you, and that’s the logic!” Gordon shouted.
“This is your logic, not mine. If you’re here to lecture me, you can forget about it and go back now,” retorted Cecilia.
Gordon stared at Cecilia fixedly and suddenly knelt down in front of her. “Ceci, I know we’ve hurt you, but we’ve already paid the price. Please don’t push us over the edge. At least, spare all of your brothers, okay? They have just started their lives.” Gordon’s face was full of pleas, and every word from him showed the humbleness of being a father.
He continued, “Ceci, just hate me if you want to. It was my fault for not taking good care of my pregnant wife and causing you to get swapped from birth. I fully understand you for deliberately keeping it from us that you’re doing well in your life and growing up to be outstanding enough. If it were for me, I would also be cautious every step and abandon my family, taking revenge on them!”
When Cecilia heard the first sentence, she was still wondering why Gordon suddenly became humane.
However, what the man said later on revealed his true nature again. It was the Yancey family who had hurt Cecilia, but Gordon twisted the truth and said that Cecilia returned to the Yancey family full of schemes and intentionally caused them to end up in such a miserable situation. She thought, “How could he still have the nerve to say such distorting facts?”
Sophia, who was still sprawled on the ground, also calmed down after hearing Gordon’s words.
The Trie Lady Strikes Back
15 vouchers
She thought they would not gain any advantage at all for confronting Cecilia head–on and should just put dirt on Cecilia like Gordon, pretending to be pitiful at the same time.
Compassion for the weak was a common human weakness.
After thinking about it, Sophia got up from the ground and knelt beside Gordon, regardless of her messy state.
“Ceci, it’s all my fault for treating Juliana like a treasure and causing you to be wronged, disappointing you over and over again, which made you hate us and want to ruin our lives,” said Sophia.
She then continued, “I don’t blame you. I only blame myself for being too st* pid to be fooled by Juliana the entire time. She instigated me to make one mistake after another and hurt you. You can do whatever you want with me, even if it means taking my life, but can you spare your brothers?”
After saying that, she forcefully lowered her head, touching the ground as if she were going all out. “I’m begging you!”
Gordon also lowered his head. “Ceci, I’m begging you too. As long as you let all your brothers go, we’re willing to do anything.”
Cecilia looked at them, who were retreating to advance. The coldness on her face deepened.
“Your sons violated the law. The police won’t ignore the law and directly release them just because I said to let them go.” With that, she looked at the journalists, who were taking pictures and recording videos frantically, and said, “When all of you publish the news later, educate the netizens about the law to prevent some people from thinking that the police station and court are owned privately, where one can simply detain or release people at will.”
Cecilia’s words obviously implied that Gordon and Sophia had no knowledge of the law.
The journalists were invited by Sophia, so they naturally sided with her more and did not give a reaction at all.
On the contrary, they searched out the unfavorable things toward Cecilia from what Gordon and Sophia said to question her..
“Ms. Yancey, you are very outstanding, but why did you pretend to be dumb when you returned to the Yancey family?”
“Is it true that your purpose of returning to the Yancey family is impure
The True Lady Strikes Back.
+5 vouchers
and just for revenge, as what Mrs. Yancey had said?”
“Now that you’ve caused the family to lose the company and get into prison, aren’t you going to stop?”
“Did you transfuse blood to Juliana so that everyone could agree with your cold–blooded revenge as a victim on the Yancey family?”
It had to be said that these journalists were not only harsh in their words but also very capable of distorting the facts.
If there were people who did not know the truth, they would easily believe the journalists‘ nonsense.
Seizing the opportunity, Sophia wiped the blood on her face, making herself look pitiful and humble.
She said, “Ceci, I’ve figured it out. No matter what your decisions are, I will accept them. Sorry to bother you tonight.”
Then, she looked at Gordon. “Let’s go. We shouldn’t make things difficult for Ceci.”
Gordon got up and helped Sophia to her feet, too.
He looked at Cecilia guiltily. “I know you don’t want to see us, so we won’t show up in front of you anymore. I hope you live a happy life.”
The man thought once they went back and committed a fake scene of ending their lives, Cecilia would definitely be the target of everyone’s criticism.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The True Lady Strikes Back novel (Cecilia and Christopher)