Chapter 1486


    Leonie brought the two to meet Terrence and Elizabeth, who were busy chatting with their guests. On


    seeing Estelle, Terrence looked a bit surprised but quickly put on a friendly smile, "Estelle, you''re here


    too?"


    Leonie responded bluntly, "Estelle is part of our Macin family, of course she''s here!"


    Some guests turned to Sallie and said with a smile, "Isn''t this Stanley''s daughter? I''ve seen her on TV,


    she''s very excellent!"


    "Terrence''s granddaughters are all so amazing!"


    "All talented and beautiful!"


    "Sallie will definitely not be any worse than Miss Carme!"


    Hearing the praises for Sallie mixing withpliments for Carme, Leonie managed to squeeze a


    smile onto her face, awkwardly ying along.


    One of the guests then asked Estelle, "Are you also a granddaughter of Terrence? Which side of the


    family are you from, I''ve never seen you before."


    "She''s from our family!" Simone suddenly appeared, smiling as she spoke.


    Carme''s hand clenched in surprise as she looked at Simone.


    Estelle also nced at Simone in surprise, and Leonie chuckled beside her, "Oh, finally ready to


    acknowledge your own daughter in public today, are you?"


    But Simone quickly changed her tune, addressing the curious guest, "She''s the girl Bet and I


    adopted. Originally an orphan from the mountain area, her parents passed away early. Seeing her all


    alone, we decided to sponsor her education. When she got into the University of J City, we began to


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    treat her as our own."


    Carme let out a silent sigh of relief, barely hiding a smile at the corners of her mouth.


    Leonie almost burst intoughter, sarcastically saying, "I really overestimated her!"


    Estelle''s eyes were cold and there was no fluctuation in her expression. The guests showed surprise at


    the news, praising in unison, "Mr. and Mrs. Macin are so kind, not only sponsoring a poor student


    through university, but also adopting her as a daughter!"


    "No wonder their own daughter is so outstanding, good deeds doe back to you!"


    "Absolutely amazing!"


    A female guest turned to Estelle, sizing her up, "You''re a lucky girl, you should be grateful to Mrs. and


    Mr. Macin!"


    Leonie smirked at Simone, "Estelle should indeed be grateful to you. You neglect your own daughter to


    raise this adopted one, not even sparing a nce at your own child. What a noble heart you have, even


    God would be moved by your kindness!"


    Simone, obviously hearing the sarcasm in Leonie''s words, turned her head away in disdain.


    Sallie, shaking with anger, wanted to speak up for Estelle but a stern look from Terrence stopped her.


    He didn''t agree with Simone''s words either, but with all the guests present and praises pouring in, he


    had no choice but to y along. Above all, the Macin family couldn''t afford to lose face.


    Estelle took Sallie''s hand, "Let''s go!"


    Leonie also said angrily, "Let''s go!"


    Leonie led them away as the guests continued to whisper, "I feel like this girl isn''t really close with Mrs.


    Macin."


    "Yeah, she seems ungrateful. Mrs. Macin wasted money on her for nothing."


    "There are so many ungrateful people in this world, doing good deeds doesn''t always pay off!"


    Hearing thedies'' gossip, Simone didn''t rify anything. In fact, she felt a sense of pleasure, as if her


    disrespect towards Estelle had been avenged!


    Carme felt extremely satisfied, ncing at Estelle''s retreating figure. She couldn''t help but rejoice.


    Now that Simone had publicly dered Estelle as an adopted child, there was no turning back!


    In the Macin family, Estelle would never be able topete with her again. She had finally and


    <ppletely defeated Estelle!