Chapter 262
Chapter 262
Everyone turned to look at Emily. There were all kinds of looks, curiosity, confusion, gossip, and even disgust. But not a single person cared whether she was hurt by Gale’s slap.
Emma frowned, her brows knitted as she looked at Emily, her eyes full of disappointment and resignation. “Emily, what have you done now?”
That “now” made it clear she already believed Emily had done something troublesome or disappointing, just like always.
Emily stepped back a little, putting some space between herself and the whole Bennett family. She didn’t reply to Emma. She shot a sharp look at Lydia, who was standing at the very back.
Emma’s face darkened when she saw Emily’s reaction. “I’m talking to you. Why are you staring at Lydia? Are you trying to throw dirt on her again?”
‘She’s always blaming Lydia for everything,’ Emma thought. ‘Even when she pushed Lydia down the stairs right in front of everyone, Emily still insisted Lydia had just fallen on her own.’
Andrew stepped protectively in front of Lydia, his expression icy as he shot Emily a cold glare. “Those photos are everywhere online. The internet has seen just how shameless you are. So, don’t even think about smearing Lydia’s name.”
Lucas grew anxious. “What photos?”
Seeing that everyone was just beating around the bush, he pulled out his phone to check it. But he didn’t even need to look. The news had already exploded online.
[Intimate Photos Leaked: The Bennett Family Embroiled in Scandal], [Grandpa and Granddaughter Turned Lovers], [Fake Heiress Willing to Be With an Octogenarian Just to Marry Into Wealth]…
One outrageous, disgusting, and twisted headline after another popped up. Lucas was so shocked, he thought his phone had caught a virus.
And in every single one of those twisted articles, it was always photos of Emily with Charles.
There was one where Charles was sitting in his wheelchair, and Emily was crouched down in front of him.
Another showed Charles on a hospital bed, with Emily leaning against him, almost like she was seeking comfort in his arms. And yet another had Charles lying in bed, while Emily was gently tucking him in.
There was nothing inappropriate about these photos at all, but thanks to the angles and the way the articles spun the story, they looked way too suggestive, enough to make anyone’s imagination run wild.
And the comments section was even worse. Dozens of so-called “insiders” were spilling all kinds of “secrets.”
[I’ve seen that fake heiress tried to fight Ms. Bennett for attention. But her tricks are so lame that the Bennett family never falls for them. They’re just getting more and more fed up with her.]
[No wonder the Bennett family changed the fake heiress’s last name right in front of all those reporters. I used to think it was heartless to throw away eighteen years of raising her, but now I see she totally brought it on herself.]
[I always wondered why the Bennett family kept her around when they couldn’t stand her. Turns out Charles just couldn’t bear to kick her out.]
[Emily has no shame. Just to keep living a good life in a rich family, even an old man in his eighties isn’t off limits for her.)
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[There’s no smoke without fire. I bet those two had something going on for a while, and after the whole fake heiress thing blew up, they crossed that line.)
[I heard Charles is basically already half in the grave from the neck down, but who would’ve thought he could still get himself such a young mistress? All I can say is, the world of the rich is messed up.]
All kinds of comments just kept flooding in. It was like everyone thought that the more dramatic their comments were, the smarter and more insightful they looked.
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