But why was she reacting in this way?


    Marco had sprinted back to the orphanage when he heard themotion.


    Since Loraine wore heels and could not walk fast, she was one step behind him. Upon her arrival, she


    discovered that Marco was outnumbered by the group of bodyguards, prompting her to immediately


    intervene and halt the fight.


    Zaria, looking somehow guilty, quickly ordered the bodyguards to retreat. Her eyes remained fixed on


    Loraine, filled with a mix of bewilderment and terror.


    Loraine’s brow furrowed in confusion.


    It was Judie who broke the silence, her voice a screech, “Loraine, are you trying to ruin things for me


    again?” Then she turned to the bodyguards and shouted in indignation, “You useless fools, I told you


    not to stop until you finished them all. Beat this woman too!”


    Loraine’s face twisted into an expression of contempt as she addressed


    Judie, “Judie, you again? First, you tried to get the orphanage from


    Mrs. Harvey at the banquet. Now that you’ve failed, you’re trying to tear down the orphanage by force,


    huh?” Her voice was filled with disdain, making her opinion of Judie’s actions clear.


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    Judie was so consumed with fury that she failed to notice Zaria’s unusual reaction. Her eyes zed as


    she red at Loraine, an internal urge to stomp her feet in frustration building within her.


    How was it that she still couldn’t defeat Marco, even after bringing more people this time?


    Having ruled over the vige with an iron fist, she found her current situation utterly humiliating.


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    The cause of her defeat was clear: Loraine. From their shared childhood to the present, Loraine had


    been the only one who dared challenge her.


    Recent grudges and Lingering resentmentbined, turning Judie’s eyes a fiery red with anger.


    Loraine, noticing that Marco was firmly in control and not at all resembling a victim, felt a brief sense of


    relief. She didn’t have time to ponder Zaria’s strange behavior, instead she taunted Judie,


    “Although your family aspires to be the ruler of this little vige, it seems the vigers don’t quite see


    you that way, huh?”


    Judie’s expression twisted into something grotesque. The events at the banquet had proven that the


    vigers’ loyalty Lay only in their own self-interest.


    Loraine had enticed them with apelling proposition, and they had instantly turned on her. If she


    dared to oppose Loraine now, they would treat her as badly as they had treated Loraine before.


    Despite this, Judie refused to yield to Loraine. She lifted her chin defiantly and sneered, “So what if


    you’ve convinced the vigers? Is my family supposed to fear them? Hmph, they are but narrow-


    minded fools! Only those fools would heed your words. What’s the point of setting up charity markets?


    It’s simply beneath us!”


    Loraineughed coldly, “You speak of ss, yet you’ve never even been to the city. How dare you


    im your agritainment resort is better than charity markets?”


    Judie’s anger red, but she suppressed it, recing her scowl with a sweet smile. “Who said I was


    going to build an agritainment resort? The truth is, I’m nning a private vacation vi here!”


    With undisguised disdain, Judie examined Loraine from head to toe, dismissively retorting, “Ever seen


    a vi? I doubt it. But then again, the man supporting you must not care for you much, or he’d have


    returned with you… Don’t think I’ll cower just because you’ve brought someone who’s been in the


    newspapers. Thisnd is my family’s territory! If you value your life, take your lover and leave. Don’t


    obstruct me from demolishing the orphanage!”This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?.