Ivy Hughes bit her red lips when her face was full of tears.
The strong sense of unwillingness and aggrievement was like sea billows that kept rolling towards her.
She did not hesitate and risked her reputation as a bet, just hoping to knock down Jack Hughes.
Her goal was to take revenge for her grandma and made sure so called justice was served for the Hughes family.
Undoubtedly, this excellent achievement would be her biggest bargaining chip in competing to become the head of the family.
But she did not expect her grandma who used to pamper her would say something like that.
She kept boasting about her identity as a celebrity and she was one of the most shining star in the entertainment industry now. But to her grandma, it was something not worth mentioning. Being an actor was just a humble professional to her!
She did not expect Jack could go against the current situation that was in opposition to him. He even managed to reverse the trend and tried his best to rectify the situation.
The popular search for her past stigma was just trying to throw mud at her. But involving the Hughes family was a critical piece of hard evidence.
With one fake news and one real news, they hit her at her weak spot and made her unable to resist.
Reputation was everything to the Hughes family. Even her grandma slapped her down, this meant that she had lost completely!
“Grandma...I still cannot reconcile.”
Her voice was trembling while she was whimpering.
On the other side of the phone, Madam Hughes’ voice was indifferent and fierce.
“If you are reluctant to accept, then do it. If you still refuse to come to your senses and hurts the Hughes family image, then don’t blame me to be ruthless. By the time, not only as an actress, but I will also snatch your identity as the heir for the Hughes family!”
“Grandma, Jack is the one who started all this. He is the one who dragged in the Hughes family, why are you doing this to me?”
Tears and mucus were all over Ivy’s face. She was trembling and still would not give up, “You are so concerned about the Hughes family reputation, but what about old master? As an old master, shouldn’t he be more concerned about the family reputation?”
Bang!
“Ivy, are you trying to disobey me? Do not be arrogant and assume you are the favorite. Don't you dare forget, I am the one who gave you everything!”
Her icy cold voice was not allowing any chance for opposing.
Ivy had entirely lost her hope.
She sobbed, “Ok...I promise you, grandma…”
She hung up the phone.
Ivy directly pounced to her bed and burst into a flood of tears.
Her personality, her experience, and her identity, she had never been through such a big aggrievement throughout her life.
She risked putting all eggs in one basket but did not expect things would end like that.
For the reputation of the Hughes family, she had no choice but to stop. She felt the sense of being a bargaining chip.
But she did not dare to defy Madam Hughes’ words. She would only lose even more if she disobeyed!
TM villa district.
Jack was tiredly leaning against a chair. He was rubbing his bloated nose bridge.
He did not care about the opinions of all the major media anymore.
Because things had already progressed towards the direction he predicted them.
Jack could leave the Hughes family reputation behind, his father could also ignore the family reputation just for him. But Madam Hughes still could not get over it.
She was just a miserable old fool who had been in the Hughes family for almost a hundred years. She had used to the prestige in a wealthy family. He really could not expect her to be take her face and the Hughes’s reputation not seriously.
Since she could not step out, then this war of public opinions had been settled.
For now, he only needed to wait for Ivy to surrender.
“Young master… We had finally won.” Mr. Ward sighed. He was also keeping his eyes on the media’s opinions.
“Yes, we finally won.”
Jack closed his eyes and replied with a sense of relief, “Thanks for your help this time.”
Mr. Ward smiled casually, “Thanks to you, Young master. Even Old master and I have not thought of this kind of method before.”
“Could that even be considered as a valid method? I am just silly enough to risk all the things I have and be bold to take her down.”
Jack forced out a smile.
Even when he had won Ivy, but at the same moment, his reputation was seriously damaged.
Of course, Jack was not too concerned about it.
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