Chapter 26


    Alyssa went to the Moore Family Vi by a car. Her eyes shed with annoyance and anticipation with


    every turn she had taken, ncing at her already silent phone. For so long, she had idly sat by as the


    other members of the family take advantage of her. She remembered the way they''ve sneered at her


    with every answer she had gotten wrong or the way they''dugh whenever she ''messed up''. Now that


    the tables had turned, she''d guarantee that the house was filled with unconfined chaos.


    As soon as the maid had seen hering in, she immediately bowed her head. "Third Lady."


    She could see the change in the servant’s attitude.


    After all, Alyssa was now the daughter-inw of Lawrence family while Skr was now involved in the


    scandal, which was very harmful for her reputation.


    She couldn''t let them see the satisfaction on her face. After all, if she wasn''t careful, then she''d lose her


    entire deck of cards. The only thing she could do now was to y the role of a guiltless fool.


    “Where are my parents?” Alyssa spoke slowly, with a good temper.


    "Everyone is here, Third Lady. They are all waiting for you in the study."


    The maid’s voice became gentler as if the maid sympathized with her situation. After all, she may have


    the prestige of being a part of the Moore family, but she had never been treated as part of the family


    under the shadows of the public eye. In fact, her status here could bepared to nothing more than a


    maid.


    "Thank you."


    Alyssa stopped at the door of the study and didn’t go in because of the study’s conversation.


    "Skr, why can''t you keep a level head? If you want to say something or you need to say something,


    then wouldn''t it be better to call her home and tell her as it is? Do you know how troublesome it is to


    deal with all these reporters? Now that it''s trending on social media, it''s harder for us to pay off the


    press! What are we going to do now?"


    It was Jason''s frustrated voice that boomed from the study, bouncing across the walls.


    The only reason he was angry was that his daughter was caught in the act, not because her actions


    were wrong. It had always been like this. Jason cared far more of their reputation rather than his


    children''s character, which may be why his family had grown rotten to the core.


    Instead of going in, she couldn''t help but lean against the wall to listen in on their conversation.


    Skr said bitterly as if she had been wronged. It was as if she was the one who was being bullied.


    “How was I supposed to know that it would end up like this, Dad? It must have been designed by


    Alyssa in advance! That''s why the reporter was there. Otherwise, isn''t it too much of a coincidence that


    we were being filmed?"


    “Skr, if there''s something I know for sure, it''s that Alyssa couldn''t n this. She''s far too stupid to


    even orchestrate such a thing!” Aurora hurriedly defended, waving her hands up in the air. Her voice


    was exasperated. "You''ve seen her failing marks in ss, haven''t you? The girl couldn''t even pass the


    first-grade exam! How could she even manage to do this?"


    “Stupid? Without using Dad’s connections, she could be admitted to Hoover Film Academy. And do you


    still think her as a stupid?”


    The Hoover Film Academy was one of the top art universities in the country. Everyone passionate


    about the arts–whether that may be creating movies, writing scripts, producing soundtracks–had


    dreamt of going there. However, it was also known for its rigorous application process. It was only


    known for epting the best of the best, and Alyssa passed on her first try.


    “She is just lucky. Don’t be angry anymore.” Auroraforted.


    At this moment, Alyssa could not help but agree to Skr’s words. Aurora was indeed cheap.


    In the video, Skr had called Aurora, her own stepmother a bitch! Everyone would''ve expected that


    Aurora would call her out, being years older than her as well as the matriarch of the household. But not


    to mention falling out with Skr, she still was trying her best to please her. If anything, she was just as


    much of a dog as much Alyssa had acted to be.


    But Skr was really angry about this incident. Usually, she would just pretend to keep peace with


    Aurora, but at this point she was too exhausted and panicked to even pretend.


    She directly shouted. “Shut your damn mouth. You are mean and useless, so is your daughter.”


    Alyssa was about to push the door and walk in, but she stopped after hearing these words.


    Alyssa was about to push the door and walk in, but she stopped after hearing these words.


    She wanted to know Jason’s reaction.


    The room had gone silent for a while. Suddenly, Jason sighed and said in a deep voice. "Stop arguing


    already. What we need to do now is to settle this matter properly. Alyssa Moore should be here soon,


    so I suggest that both of you stop speaking and wait for her instead."


    Turned out that her own father was too whipped to even care for his own wife! Ha! All of them were


    pathetic.


    Although Alyssa couldn''t see Aurora''s face through the door, she could only imagine how shocked and


    betrayed her mother''s face must be to have all of them turning against her.


    "That''s what happens when you reject your only biological daughter," She whispered to herself.


    After Jason finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the room again.


    Alyssa adjusted her expression well, slightly lowered her head and opened the door.


    "Dad, Mom." She looked around, dropped her eyes and whispered, sounding like a child who was


    ready for a beating.


    Then, she nced at Skr, taking in her flustered face and shing eyes. "Sister."


    “Hum!” Skr snorted coldly, and the expression on her face was also very cold. “Why are you


    standing so far away? Come closer!”


    "I..." Pretending to be afraid, she slowly moved closer to the woman. A part of her already knew what


    would happen next, and she could only clench her fists to ready herself from the impact. She gritted her


    teeth. It had always been like this, and at this point, she had already grown tired of it all.


    She nced at Aurora out of habit, wondering if she''d speak up. After all, the woman had already been


    greatly disrespected by the family that she had defended every single day. Could she suddenly have a


    change of heart? Her eyes shone with hope and anticipation, and her fingers twitched in response.


    However, life tended to continually disappoint her.


    As expected, Aurora turned her head, not even having the guts to gaze into her eyes.


    Why was she so surprised? It was always like this.


    Alyssa lowered her head and resisted her disappointment in her heart. After all, nothing was gonna


    change here.


    When she reached near the sofa, all of a sudden, without hesitating, Skr raised her hand and


    pped her.


    The crisp sound echoed across the study.


    Alyssa''s head swung to the side, and she could feel her own blood rushing up to her face. Her fingers


    trailed down her cheek to see that her skin had grown numb from the impact. She swallowed, suddenly


    tasting blood. A few seconds had passed, and the warmth still hadn''t faded. She could still feel her skin


    tingling from the strong impact.


    That hurt! Skr was really cruel.


    Skr nced at her expression and snorted coldly. Even then, it was still not enough to release her


    anger. Raising her hand, she aimed to hit her once more.


    This time, Alyssa narrowed her eyes and moved her arms to the side, nning to block her. She wasn''t


    going to let this happen the second time around!


    However, just as the two were about to get on it, Jason, who was silent, mmed his hands onto the


    table and shouted. "Enough! Let''s get down to business first!"


    “But Dad!" Skr still refused to give up and continued topline just like a child throwing a tantrum.


    "I just couldn''t help myself when I saw her like this! If it weren''t for her, I wouldn''t be in this situation! Do


    you have any idea how much my friends have been texting me? It''s all over the inte?"


    ''Is it my fault that you''re a slut?'' Alyssa wanted to retort, but she kept her head low this entire time.


    After all, the waiting game had already proven to be quite beneficial on her end. At least, no one


    suspected her actions.


    However, just as Skr was about toin even more, Jason raised his hand, signaling her to calm


    down.


    In this family, Skr followed Jason’s words the most.


    He was not only the head of the family, but also her father. Obviously she had enoughmon sense


    to respect him.


    Frowning, the old man turned to look at Alyssa and asked, “Alyssa, What''s with the video online?"


    Alyssa just felt aggrieved. Whenever Jason had addressed her outside this household, he''d always use


    her full name, as if she was nothing more than a stranger to him. But whenever he needed her to


    exin herself, or whenever he needed something from her, she was suddenly ''Alyssa'' to him. How


    ironic!


    This family was far too poisoned, to begin with!


    Alyssa endured the urge to roll her eyes and raised her head, looked sad, and said with a soft voice.


    “Dad, I really don''t know how that video was taken or even what it''s about."


    At this point, she sobbed and sniffed. Her eyes were filled with unshed tears, making her look all the


    more pitiful


    However, she still tried to hold back her tears, as she turned to Skr, looking wronged by the entire


    situation. ”Sister, please believe me. How could I do such a thing? Why would I harm you? We''re a


    family, aren''t we? Shouldn''t we protect each other?"


    Skr stared at her suspiciously, trying to find any trace of deception in her features.


    However, she couldn’t find a trace of lying in her face.


    So she could only turn her head back to Jason.


    He was also analyzing the apology, sizing it up with his own eyes. After being a businessman for


    around two to three decades, he knew how to read people like the back of his hand. There was no way


    anyone could lie straight to his face without him knowing about it. So he stared and stared, spotting


    anything off with her face or words.


    Truthfully, he had a strong feeling that the daughter whom he hadn''t paid much attention to, changed


    ever since she had married into the Lawrence family. There was something more sinister about the way


    she had phrased things, and it was something that he made sure to pay attention to. Even then, he still


    found nothing unusual about her actions.


    But now, she was standing in front of him, still as ugly and cowardly as she had been all these years.


    Even when Skr had just pped her and was about to hit her again, she didn''t bother dodging. Any


    person in their right mind would''ve blocked that attack already. In fact, many of them would''ve grabbed


    her hand at a moment''s notice. Alyssa must''ve really been stupid, and her mind was already far


    beyond repair.


    In this way, Jason believed most of her words.


    She''s nothing but a fool who was very easy to control.


    So Jason leaned back on the chair in a rxed manner, and said to Alyssa in a serious tone. “Yes, we


    are family. So we have to think for our family no matter what happens. Those people on the Inte


    have misunderstood your sister''s intentions, so it''s your job to exin to them that all of this was just


    another misunderstanding–that we''re a family. Isn’t it right, Alyssa?"


    Was it a misunderstanding?


    Skr scolded her and Aurora as bitches and dogs. Not only that, but they had also forced her to marry


    into the Lawrence family. Was that really just a misunderstanding?


    Truly, like most of the business man Jason was biased. He was very good at confounding ck and


    white.


    In his point of view, everything that Skr had done was right and justified, and all the rest were just


    mere troublesome details. If anything, they were the ones who were foolhardy enough to be


    manipted by their own daughter.


    She clenched her fists. A part of her wanted to scream at them, even punch them, but at this point, she


    could only be silent.


    Alyssa pretended to be startled and looked at Skr. “Really? I''ll definitely exin everything to them,


    Sis. Don''t worry."


    Skr smirked, with distain shing in her eyes.


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    Alyssa truly was as obedient as a dog. No if one looked correctly she was even more obedient than a


    dog.


    Aurora, however, wasn''t as optimistic as the other family members. Instead, she couldn''t help but stare


    at her daughter''s back, finding her voice a bit strange. Even if she was apologizing and reassuring


    them, there was something about the way she looked and sounded that didn''t make her feel right about


    the entire situation.


    Jason showed a smile and his voice was also softer, “We’re going to have a press conference. You can


    say what we want you to say.”


    "I will." She nodded obediently.


    Jason was satisfied with her attitude. “That''s good. Stay here and have dinner before you leave.”


    Alyssa lowered her gaze to hide the mockery and sarcasm in her eyes. “OK, Dad.”