Chapter 121
The incident dealt a heavy blow to the Harlow family.
Stock prices plummeted, and the company was in complete chaos.
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Jerome had been running around from morning till night, overwhelmed and exhausted.
To make matters worse, his wife kept clinging to him, begging desperately.
“Darling, it’s been so long already. You have to think of a way to get Yvonne out of there!”
“What can I possibly do?!”
Jerome slammed the table in frustration, his face dark with anger.
“Who knew she would do something so foolish? And now, look at what happened. Stellar is the true heiress of the Rivers family.
fall people to offend, she just had to go after them! Do you really think the Rivers family will let this slide?”
The moment he found out Stellar was actually the Rivers family’s daughter, regret nearly consumed him.
If he had known earlier, he would have played it smart–kept her in the family and let her grow up under their roof. It was just
another mouth to feed, nothing more.
And in return, she would have been eternally grateful to them.
But now, it was too late for regrets.
At the end of the day, this entire mess was because of Yvonne’s stupidity.
She had no tolerance and patience, which led to this disaster.
“Yvonne was framed!”
Pauline had been disappointed in Yvonne at first, but no matter what, she was still the daughter she had given birth to.
She refused to believe that Yvonne was truly capable of something so malicious.
“How can that one recording proof of anything?
“Even if the Rivers family is powerful, they can’t just do whatever they want! No matter what, we have to see Yvonne first. I want to check on her myself. Please, Jerome, I’m begging you.”
Pauline’s eyes were red with exhaustion, completely drained from worrying over Yvonne.
Jerome felt irritated but held back his frustration when he thought of the Turner and Brook families backing her
Pauline was the youngest daughter of the Brook family’s head.
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She took her mother’s surname, but both the Turners and the Brooks cherished her like a precious gem..
Now that the Harlow family was in trouble, he couldn’t afford to fall out with them.
Otherwise, he would truly have no way out.
“Fine, let’s hear what she has to say.”
Jerome wasn’t entirely without resources.
That very night, he pulled some strings.
Inside the prison.
Yvonne was brought into the visitation room to meet her parents.
“Dad! Mom!” The moment she saw them, she lunged forward excitedly.
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“Get me out of here! I don’t want to stay in this place! It’s inhumane–the food is worse than pig slop, I can’t eat properly, I can’t
sleep… You have to save me, please!”
Pauline’s heart ached at the sight of her daughter’s worn–out face.
Yvonne had clearly suffered, her complexion pale and gaunt.
Tears welled up in Pauline’s eyes.
“My poor child, you’ve suffered so much… I promise, I’ll find a way to help you.”
But just as Yvonne was about to feel relieved, Jerome let out a cold laugh.
“Help? How? After what you did to Stellar, with solid evidence against you, do you really think the Rivers family will let this go?”
“You can just pay her off or promise her some benefits! Make her sign a settlement agreement! She’s just some countryside
nobody–getting rid of her should be a piece of cake.”
Yvonne’s tone was sharp, her words dripping with venom.
“If she still refuses to cooperate, then cut off all her options. Make sure she never has a future here. Isn’t that enough?”
“You ungrateful fool!”
Jerome slammed his hand on the table, his face livid. “Do you even know who she really is? Do you have any idea who you’ve
offended?”
“What could she possibly be?”
Yvonne scoffed, full of disdain.
Jerome spat out each word, his expression grim.
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“She’s the sole heiress of the wealthiest family in Southport–the beloved niece of the current Rivers family’s he
Yvonne froze for several seconds before the realization hit her.
She shot up from her chair in shock.
