Regrt 199

Chapter 199

Lauren was pushed unexpectedly and fell flat on her back on the floor, grimacing in pain, unable to believe it as she looked at Jessica. “Jessica… you pushed me? From childhood until now, I provided you. with the best things possible. Is this how you treat me?”

“If you had really been good to me, you wouldn’t treat me like this now!‘ Jessica’s face was full of resentment. She squatted down, grabbed Lauren’s hair, and demanded with each word, “You taught me to seize whatever I wanted by my own abilities. Aren’t these your teachings? Why do you blame me for doing so? Mom… haven’t I been following your words?”

“No…” Lauren was somewhat bewildered, filled with both hatred and regret. “I never taught you this… never, never! I didn’t… it’s not like that… it’s not! The more she spoke, the more frenzied she became. Suddenly, she got up, speaking vehemently, her eyes unfocused, and ran outside.

Jessica looked in the direction where Lauren had left, suddenly bursting into tears. She then glared at me with bitterness. “Are you satisfied now? Are you proud now that the two of us are like this?”

“A little,” I replied calmly.

It

wasn’t particularly satisfying. I felt it was just karma.

Back when Lauren treated Ryan’s mother like that, she certainly didn’t expect this day would come. The harshest retribution fell not on someone else, but on her own daughter.

Gritting her teeth, Jessica said, “Don’t think you’ve won! Charlotte…”

“Enough with the tough talk.” I interrupted.

I gestured towards the crowd in the hall, smiling faintly. “Instead of threatening me, why don’t you move out soon? Don’t let the righteous netizens find your address and egg your house or pour paint on it.”

“You!” Jessica realized that passersby were filming her. Her expression instantly changed, and she lowered her voice. “Charlotte, you’ve gone too far this time!”

With that, she covered her face with her bag and fled!

The farce finally came to an end.

I sighed and walked out. Then, I drove home.

Jane’s life trajectory overlapped with Tom’s, and she was afraid of running into Tom, so she stayed home obediently, playing games and watching dramas.

As soon as I entered the house, she ran over with her tablet, gleefully saying, “Were you the one who posted the video online? I didn’t expect you to be so ruthless at times. Have you seen it? Netizens are tearing Jessica and John apart. It’s hilarious!”

I chuckled, changing my shoes as I explained, “It wasn’t me.”

No wonder Ryan would think it was me. After all, even Jane suspected it was me.

Thinking carefully, it seemed like only I had the video and the motive.

However, unlike Ryan, once I explained, Jane would believe me.

Curiously, she asked, “Then who did it? Regardless, whoever did it did a great thing. Once we find out who

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it is, I’ll treat them to a big meal!”

“It’s both a good thing and a bad thing.” I slouched into the sofa in my cotton slippers, looking at Jane and said, “This person has caused me a lot of trouble.”

Puzzled, Jane handed me a cup of milk tea from the coffee table, with a straw inserted. “How come?”

“I didn’t get the divorce certificate,” I said irritably, taking a big gulp of milk tea. “It was so close. If that person had posted the video just three to five minutes later, I would have had the divorce certificate in hand.