Chapter 82


    The news? The words snapped me back to my senses and I immediately thought of what my father


    said to Aunt Natalie. I instantly ran out of the office and went to the newsstand nearby. I was about to


    get myself a newspaper but my gazended on the billboard on the opposite side of the street—


    Nathan, Aunt Natalie, and the others were on it.


    “Crystal and Lyle have always been in love with each other. If it weren’t for Yvonne, who insisted on


    marrying Lyle, Crystal wouldn’t have backed down and left home. Please stop hating on her. She has


    been living a tough life all these years, staying away from the person she loves. Although Yvonne is my


    sister, I couldn’t watch as she continues to go down the wrong path,” Yvette said pitifully.


    The camera focused on Nathan and he said with a heartbroken look, “They say that one shouldn’t air


    their dirtyundry in public, but my eldest daughter… Sigh, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have spoilt her


    and allowed her to be the person she is today. It’s all because of my doing that something like this


    happened and it has almost cost my niece’s life. As her father, I apologize to Crystal’s fans and ask that


    you don’t me my niece anymore. She’s a good kid.”


    Then, Scarlett, Aunt Natalie, and even the housekeeper proceeded to chastise me. I thought that what


    they were doing was already ruthless enough but they provided the news with a video clip. It was a


    video taken at the hospital the previous night and they had edited it to make me look like I was


    snobbish and unreasonable.


    I heard myself say, “Yes, I want to make Crystal the vixen. I did indeed steal her man. Let’s see how


    she’ll show her face in Avenport again.”


    Chills ran down my spine upon hearing that. I didn’t even know when I had said something like that.


    Yet, they had managed to make that video full of fake information. That elegant man on the screen…


    He was my father. How could he do this to me? How could he treat me as though I was an insignificant


    speck of dust? It was just like what happened back then when he wanted me to get married. I kneeled


    in the living room and begged him but it didn’t work. I had no choice but to look for the man I was


    supposed to get married to and tell him that I was just the unloved daughter of the Tanner family. I told


    him that there weren’t any benefits in marrying me.


    That man didn’t have that in mind but seeing that I was so persistent, he gave up eventually. I was


    thrown out of the family after that.


    I stared at the billboard for a long time and only stopped when an advertisement showed up. It was no


    wonder Lyle had called me earlier and said such harsh words. Of course, I didn’t think that things would


    be different if I went. At most, he would do what he normally did and pretend to console me, hoping that


    I wouldn’t be so calctive and make a bigger mess of things, tarnishing Crystal’s reputation in the


    process.


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    I had been living as though I was the weeds by the roadside all these years. Anyone could just step all


    over me. If it were an outsider who bullied me, the most I would feel was angry and wanting to fight


    back. Yet, it was the ones who were the closest to me who treated me like crap every time.


    It’s cold. Why is it so cold? The sun was shining above me but I felt as though I was submerged in ice-


    cold water. I was only wearing a thin coat and I didn’t even have the energy to stand up. Luckily, I had


    someone I could count on.


    I thought of Christopher. He was the only one who could bring mefort at that moment. Before he


    left earlier, he reminded me seriously that no matter what had happened, I shouldn’t feel sad as I had


    him. The sadness I was feeling slowly dissipated at the thought of his words.


    I pulled out my phone and dialed his number. Soon enough, the call connected and I didn’t even


    manage to get a word out when Christopher asked, “You saw the news?”


    “Yes,” I sniffled, trying hard not to cry. Thankfully, I managed to hold the tears in. I had been hurt too


    many times and I didn’t want to cry for these so-called family members who didn’t even treat me like a


    human being.


    “Did you find out about it long before? Is that why youforted me beforehand?” I asked.


    “Eve, I’ve alreadyforted you beforehand. Are you still going to cry? Am I not any better than those


    people?” Christopher’s tone was a little indignant as he whined. I always had a special feeling


    whenever he called me Eve.