Chapter 450



With no one contradicting her, Jenny grew even more smug. She sneered at Kallie. “Well? Any more excuses up your sleeve? Sure, it might’ve been a bit rough stomping on your daughter’s sandcastle, but he did it to teach her a lesson about lying. You don’t have to thank him, but threatening him or trying to throw him into the ocean? How could you be this mean?”

“Craig, what do you think we should do to them?” Jenny asked Craig.

Craig puffed out his chest, sounding just as snobby as Jenny. “They should kneel down and apologize to me. I’m a very forgiving person.”

Even though Craig was just a kid, anyone could see the meanness in his eyes.

Kallie had initially thought Jenny was decent, given her reputation as a philanthropist who had adopted many children. Perhaps Jenny was merely defending Craig. But Kallie soon revised her opinion. It seemed implausible that a woman of Jenny’s character could guide any child well.

Kallie felt an unsettling notion—Jenny and Craig were pretty much the same, malicious to the core. Their fundamental values were twisted.

Kallie regarded Jenny and Craig with an icy stare, unblinking.

Jenny’s temper flared even more. “Don’t push it. I’ve already given ground. You should set a better example for your daughter, lest she turn out like you!” she snapped.

Bystanders began to murmur their disapproval of Kallie. “You’re being unreasonable.”

For updates, visit ɢαlᥒovᥱᥣs.coᥒ “I can’t believe such a well-dressed woman could act so cruelly.”

“Thank goodness Jenny is here, or Craig would’ve been mistreated today.”

Kallie absorbed these baseless accusations without a word. As the crowd’s murmurs waned, Kallie addressed Jenny and Craig with a smile. “Trying to slander my daughter, huh? I happen to have recorded her building the sandcastle. Want to check the footage that confirms she made the sandcastle on her own? My daughter’s talent is undeniable, but it seems envy is the burden of the ordinary.”

Her words stung, but no one could contest them. The area fell silent.

Jenny, pale with shock, muttered, “How is that possible? She’s so young.”

Kallie’s laugh was sharp and mocking. “Just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean others can’t either. My daughter can achieve things beyond your imagination. And thankfully, her talents don’t include bullying or lying.”

Her tone was biting. Even Craig, previously impudent, seemed close to tears. Jenny, caught between shame and anger, retorted weakly, “Craig is just a child. Why do you have to be so harsh on him?”

Kallie folded her arms and responded frostily, “I wasn’t looking for trouble and had intended to handle this quietly. But you refused to discipline Craig for his wrongdoings and even tried to frame my daughter. My daughter is where I draw the line. No one can harm her without consequence. With the truth undeniable, are you still unwilling to apologize? You claim to be decent. Is that just for show?”

Pausing, Kallie added, “Honestly, if you’re as decent as the coverage describes, you won’t take the side of wrongdoers and justify their misdeeds. If you do, I’d have to question how you raise the children you’ve adopted.” Kallie’s words cornered Jenny, highlighting her deep concern for her public image.

Indeed, as Kallie had predicted, Jenny’s face flushed with embarrassment. Unable to face the situation, she turned to Craig with frustration.

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