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Rupert instinctively moved to help Rowena first , but she refused to get up and insisted , â Ouch , my ankleâs twisted ⦠Elysia didnât mean to push me .
Ow â¦
Rupert still didnât catch what she said and turned to reproach Elysia , â Elysia , whatâs wrong with you ? Your sister is lying there , and now youâre just lounging around too ? Get up right now ! Stop embarrassing us ! â
Elysia said nothing , dusting herself off as she stood up .
She stayed in place and had no intention of heading back to her room .
She was a little surprised that Rupert didnât hear Rowena , even though the latter had spoken quite loudly just now .
Lying there , Rowena was beyond annoyed and couldnât believe her clueless father hadnât even noticed her huge fake tears .
Gritting her teeth , she grumbled under her breath , â I shouldâve gone easier on the dose .
What good is it if heâs both deaf and blind ? Howâs he supposed to help me deal with Elysia then ? â
Rowena assumed her whisper would go unheard , but little did she know that Elysiaâs sharp hearing caught every single word .
In the live chat , viewers quickly pieced things together , connecting this incident to previous ones involving Fenwick and Caellan .
[ Whoa ! Rowena poisoned Rupert ! She made him half deaf and half blind .
Savage ! ]
[ Iâll bet one dollar that Rowena wants that old geezer dead .
Rupert , do you dare take the bet ? ]
Off â screen , Rupert was furious and slammed his hand on the table , saying , â How dare you say that ! Canât you see Iâm perfectly well ? Even if Rowenaâs crazy , Iâve raised her for twenty years .
How could she possibly harm me ? â
However , no one replied to him .
Instead , the live chat exploded with 999999+ comments of â Bet one dollar .
Rupert , are you in ? â
Faced with the prospect of losing to millions of people and owing a fortune , Rupert hesitated .
Even though he indeed had had a mysterious illness seven years ago , he was perfectly healthy now .
â Fine , Iâll take the bet ! Rowena would never poison me ! â Rupert declared confidently .
This bold statement reignited the viewersâs enthusiasm .
Many of them didnât even care about the money .
They just wanted to teach the man a
lesson .
Back on screen , Elysiaâs gaze flickered with suspicion as she listened .
She couldnât prove anything yet , but the pieces were starting to fall into place .
Looking up at her father, who was still berating her , she knew he wouldnât believe her anyway .
â Look at you , smiling like that .
Do you think this is funny ? You should learn some manners from your sister ! Youâre a disgrace to the family ! â Rupert bawled and mistook Elysiaâs bitter smile for a polite and respectful attempt to pacify him .
It softened him slightly .
He figured that although Elysia often bullied Rowena and had questionable behavior , she at least respected him as her father .
Hence , Rupert decided to care more about her and quickly asked , â How did you do this time ? Did you pass ? Can you get into high school ? â
Elysia did not expect his father to ask about her grades .
Despite the interrogative tone of Rupertâs rapid â fire questioning , it was the first time in three years anyone in her family had shown even a shred of interest in her .
Elysia stood there , flustered and at a loss for words .
Just as a flicker of excitement appeared on her face and she prepared to share that she had scored a perfect grade in math , Rupert said , â Iâll never let you attend Brighton Academy or Bluewing ! â
As he made that declaration , the servant was leading the reporters into the room .
Oblivious to their arrival , Rupert continued his absurd train of thought and added , â Your behaviorâs already been corrupted by those uncivilized bumpkins .
If you go to a place like that , your life is screwed ! â
Not only did Rupert not give Elysia any chance to speak , but he also trampled on her dignity in front of the reporters .
The clicking of cameras sounded like a school hallway filled with classmates eagerly snapping photos on their phones .
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Elysiaâs face turned ghostly pale , and her fingertips , clenched tightly in frustration , lost all color .
Rupertâs speech didnât just upset Elysia but also insulted thousands of top chefs from Brighton Academy and skilled excavator operators from Bluewing .
Viewers furiously roasted Rupert until he was speechless and humiliated yet again .
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