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    As soon as the bell rang, Yvette was swarmed by her ssmates.


    “Yvie, we’re going to visit Madison at the hospital. Want to join us?”


    Yvette shook her head, remembering her promise to wait for Adam after school. “You guys go


    ahead. I’ll visit another day.”


    “Okay!” Her ssmates nodded and didn’t press her further. “Yvie, we’re heading out now!”


    “Mm.”


    Yvettezily grabbed her backpack and started toward the school gate. As her ssmates left, Alice


    quickly fell in step behind her, a self–satisfied smirk on her face.


    “Yvette, you might not know yet, but the Quinn family has invested in my family! Hahaha, with their


    support, how can the Murray family possibly bring us down now?”


    “The Quinn family invested in the Robertson family?” Yvette mused to herself. Her eyes narrowed


    slightly. Noticing Yvette’sck of reaction, Alice’s smugness only grew. She couldn’t help but unt


    her victory. “I heard you’re engaged to Mr. Wilson, but when Victoria spoke to him, he agreed to


    invest in my family. “It seems you’re not as important to him as you thought. Clearly, Victoria means


    more to him than you do. It’s only a matter of time before he calls off the engagement, and you’ll


    end up as the joke of Jubilife City”


    The thought made Alice practically giddy with delight.


    Yvette had once humiliated her and nearly forced her into marrying that loathsome Benedict. Now,


    seeing Yvette face a simr fate was the sweetest revenge.


    “Are you done talking?” Yvette stopped dead in her tracks and shot Alice a frosty re. Despite her


    calm demeanor, an unmistakable air of intimidation surrounded her.


    Alice’s body trembled involuntarily, but she quickly masked her fear with an arrogant smirk, pressing


    on with her taunts.


    “What’s the matter, Yvette? Did I hit a sore spot? Can’t handle the truth? Look at yourself -you’re


    just a country bumpkin, far from being worthy of Mr. Wilson. Only someone as polished and


    sophisticated as Victoria is fit for him!”


    Yvette’s impassive expression only served to enrage Alice further. It felt like her words were


    bouncing off a wall–Yvette wasn’t reacting as Alice had hoped, making her even more furious.


    Alice’s face flushed with anger, and sheshed out, “I heard you sent your adoptive parents to


    prison. You’re such a heartless ingrate!


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    “That old woman must regret ever taking you in. You put her son and granddaughter behind bars. If


    she knew, she’d be cursing the day she ever took in such a troublemaker!”


    Before Alice could finish her sentence, she let out a shriek of terror at the sight of Yvette’s rage.


    Ka was Alice’s weak spot, any insult about her was unbearable.


    Yvette’s delicate face remainedposed, but her air was suffused with a chilling, menacing


    intensity.


    “You’re looking for trouble?” Yvette’s voice was ice–cold. “I’ll be happy to oblige”


    She had intended to let Madison handle her revenge once she recovered, but with Alice actively


    seeking confrontation, Yvette decided to take matters into her own hands,


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    “What… What are you doing?” Alice’s voice trembled, her fear palpable as she tried to flee.


    “Trying to run, are you?” Yvette’s lips curled into a cold, mocking smile. Her eyes shed with a


    dangerous glint as she released a flurry of silver needles from her slender fingers.


    In a heartbeat, Alice’s body went rigid, paralyzed and unresponsive, as if she had lost all control.


    “What… What’s happening?” Alice’s fear was evident as she struggled. “Yvette, what did you do to


    me? Why can’t I move…”


    “You’re too noisy,” Yvette said, her face impassive. The coldness around her seemed to intensify,


    sending a shiver down Alice’s spine.