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After all, Lily was just some plaything Mr. John had thrown out like garbage. What was the harm in stepping on her a few more times?
She had calculated every angle-but she never calculated this.
Lily was the daughter-in-law of the Luke family!
Elsa was adored by two powerful and stunning men, but even that couldn’t compare to the status of being the daughter-in-law of the generationally wealthy Luke family!
After the shock wore off, one single thought echoed in Diana’s mind:
It’s over.
She was completely screwed.
Wendy’s expression was as if she’d just eaten something foul.
Lily was supposed to be the unwanted adopted daughter tossed aside by the Ginger family-a lowly. creature always trying to compete with her precious daughter.
She had dreamed of seeing Lily humiliated, ruined, and never able to rise again.
But now Lily had quietly married into the powerful Luke family?
Even Elsa’s usual pride cracked under the pressure.
She suddenly remembered hearing a rumor not long ago that the Luke family was planning a wedding for James.
It all clicked-Lily had married James, the eldest of the Luke family.
If James were still in a coma, then even marrying into the wealthiest family would’ve made Elsa scoff, sneering that Lily was stuck for life with a man who couldn’t even move.
But James had woken up just days ago.
After reuniting with Simon, she’d even been invited to the Luke estate for dinner.
Back then, James hadn’t been in a coma yet. Though he didn’t dine with them, she had exchanged a few words with him.
Even when she was still madly in love with John-who was plenty excellent-James had left her absolutely breathless.
His looks were divine, and every move he made radiated elegance and nobility. It was impossible not to be drawn in.
Lily was nothing more than a disgusting lowlife thief. She should’ve stayed trapped in a filthy ditch for the rest of her miserable life. How could someone like that ever deserve the brilliant James, heir to the Luke family?
She couldn’t accept it!
Lily looked slightly embarrassed.
She hadn’t expected Nancy to announce publicly that she was the Luke family’s daughter-in-law.
She’d promised James she wouldn’t go around broadcasting their relationship….
But Nancy didn’t actually say which son she had married, right? So this didn’t really count as exposing their relationship… right?
Elsa was still reeling from her fury, shock, and disbelief when Nancy’s cold voice rang out again.
“This is our own store. My daughter-in-law can wear anything she wants. Why would she need to destroy/g something she can’t afford to buy? Wendy, in my territory, you tried to frame my daughter-in-law-are you just plain evil, or have you gone completely senile?”
“…”
Wendy’s face was ghost-white as she stumbled backward.
She never imagined that despite being old classmates with Nancy, with a long-standing friendship, Nancy would give her not even a shred of respect in front of everyone.
The wealthy ladies in the store weren’t fools.
After Nancy’s words, what was there left to question?
The Luke family was notoriously protective. The daughter-in-law of the Luke family was someone priceless. Why would she need to pretend to be poor in a store owned by her own family?
Earlier, not knowing Lily’s identity, they’d let Wendy lead their assumptions, thinking this young woman was both vain and bitter-wearing fake jewelry, vandalizing a dress she couldn’t afford…
Now that it was confirmed Lily was the Luke family’s daughter-in-law, Wendy’s lies collapsed without a fight.
And these women had sharp eyes too. They recognized those two deep green marble bangles-Grace and Nancy always wore them.
How could they possibly be fake?
Wendy must have gone completely broke and lost her mind!
“Just now Wendy and Diana were saying Lily cut up the dress, and I believed it. But now… it looks like Wendy was setting her up from the start.”
“Obviously! Why would the young madam of the Luke family destroy her own merchandise?”
“I think it was Wendy who ruined that dress. Diana and the others just helped her smear Lily!
“Disgusting. Wendy used such filthy tricks to frame a young girl!”
“I… I didn’t frame Lily.”
Wendy prided herself on her reputation.
Now, being openly ridiculed by these wealthy ladies in the store felt like having her dignity ripped to shreds. She was so humiliated she could barely stand.
As the insults piled on, her knees buckled. Elsa caught her just in time to keep her from collapsing in front of everyone.
“You didn’t frame Lily?”
Nancy let out a cold laugh, clearly not buying her pathetic excuse.
Rather than wasting words, she preferred irrefutable evidence to slap pretentious scum in the face. She turned sharply toward Manager He and the staff who had twisted the truth.
“You’re all fired.”
Then she shifted her gaze to the two employees who had spoken up for Lily earlier.
“I don’t believe the store’s surveillance system suddenly malfunctioned. You two, go retrieve the footage. I want certain shameless liars, thick-skinned as pavement, to be left speechless.”
The two justice-minded employees, now aware that Lily was the daughter-in-law of their boss, were even more determined to clear her name. They hurried off to pull the surveillance video.
“Boss, I swear I didn’t mean to. Please don’t fire me, I-“
“Get out!”
Diana’s eyes welled with tears, her expression seemingly helpless and sincere.
But Nancy wouldn’t keep someone like her.
If Diana could help Wendy twist the truth and slander Lily, she could just as easily use those tactics to harm other customers.
That could not be tolerated.
“If you still want a future in Capital City, stay out of my sight.”
Hearing this, Diana and the others trembled violently.
The perks at Aurelia were unmatched.
They didn’t want to lose such a good job.
But Nancy made her stance crystal clear: if they were smart, they’d simply lose their position at Aurelia. If they weren’t, she’d make sure they couldn’t survive in the industry.
Afraid of retaliation from the Luke family, they didn’t dare linger. They left the store with faces full of disgrace and resentment.
But their hatred wasn’t directed at Nancy-it fell squarely on Elsa and her mother.
That’s just human nature. People always turn their resentment toward the weaker party.
Nancy was too powerful to blame. But Elsa and her mother-who had caused them to lose everything- were now their targets of hatred.
Even as she left, Wendy was still claiming that Lily was two-faced, that she couldn’t stand seeing Nancy doing well, and that she had destroyed the dress on purpose.
Nancy treated her words like the barking of a dog and didn’t dignify them with a response.
Soon, the two employees returned with the footage and played it for everyone to see.
The video clearly showed that when Lily put the dress back on the rack, it was completely intact.
But once she turned to leave, Wendy, who had been standing nearby, quickly pulled a pair of scissors from her bag.
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