“With a mother like that, how could the daughter be any better? So it was Aria framing Katie all along!” All the guests discovered the truth and began to gossip it.
From that moment on, the vicious mother–daughter duo’s reputation was destroyed forever.
Later, I was taken to the hospital to have my wounds stitched up again.
Several IV bags of fluid flowed into my body, leaving me feeling ice–cold.
Julian didn’t come to the hospital until the following evening.
Unsurprisingly, the trending topics and rumors online had already been suppressed. He must have
spent considerable effort, as he looked exhausted and worn out.
“Did you really have to do this?” he asked.
He looked at me, his eyes filled with helpless resignation and icy coldness.
I closed my eyes and said nothing.
There was nothing to say. That mother–daughter pair had killed my mother. This was a fight to the
death between us!
As for how Julian would retaliate against me, I no longer cared. At worst, it would cost me my life.
Even in death, I wouldn’t let my enemies off easily!
Getting no response, Julian sighed heavily.
After that day, he didn’t leave, and I never asked why.
On the third day, Alex came.
He brought all my mother’s belongings that I had demanded.
“Everything’s here. You can check it,” he said.
It had been a long time since we’d spoken so calmly to each other.
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I had my bodyguard check the list three times, and when everything was confirmed, I promptly pressed my fingerprint on the Shred Group share transfer agreement.
Alex watched all this, looking haggard.
“How did you get those things?” he asked.
He didn’t specify, but I knew what he was asking about.
“That was Mom’s trump card that she left for me.”
“Why didn’t I know about it?”
I looked at him with a smile. “Why do you think Mom gave those things to me and not you, and never even let you know about them?”
Alex’s expression changed slightly. He suddenly didn’t want to hear the answer, but how could I let him off so easily?
“Those two have always climbed their way up by using men. How could they pass up the chance to win over you, the only male heir of the Shred family? And you–you were bound to betray Mom and stab me in the back eventually. As it turns out, you didn’t disappoint!”
When Alex left, he was stumbling.
Soon after, news broke that he had left the Shred Group.
But that had nothing to do with me anymore.
The mother–daughter duo’s reputation was completely ruined.
My goal had been achieved.
The day before the Tiffany American Design Excellence awards ceremony, I was discharged from the hospital.
[ulian hadn’t contacted me during those days, and I hadn’t asked about him either.
My entire focus was on this awards ceremony.
If I had any unfulfilled wish left in this world, this would be it.
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I was determined to win first place.
It had been my mother’s lifelong dream, and I had to make it come true for her!
Early in the morning, I had my caretaker help me into my formal dress and hired a makeup artist to create an elegant look.
I placed my mother’s photo in a special holder and kept it close to my heart.
“Mom, we’re going to receive the award now!”
The ceremony announced winners from tenth place to first.
I sat quietly in the audience, clutching Mom’s photo, waiting for the champion to be revealed.
“And now, this year’s TADE champion–Miss Aria Shred!”
My brain buzzed with static. It took several seconds before I could hear again.
“Katie, shouldn’t the championship be yours?”
“Even if you’re not the champion, how did you not place at all? Something’s definitely wrong!”
People who knew me protested on my behalf.
But I already knew the answer.
Scanning the crowd, I spotted Mr. Shred and Linda, along with Alex who had claimed to leave the Shred family just days ago.
Of course, he was once again standing with that mother–daughter duo.
I wasn’t surprised by the result, but it still hurt knowing that Alex–the child my mother had carried
for ten months–would betray her memory like this.
As my gaze continued to wander, I spotted Julian.
He was looking at Aria on stage, his eyes full of adoration.
So that’s how it was.
He had intervened again.
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It felt like someone had carved a knife into my chest.
Blood gushing, yet I couldn’t even feel the pain anymore.
As if sensing my stare, Julian turned to look at me.
Our eyes met. He didn’t say a word, yet somehow said everything.
I looked away, not wanting to appear completely defeated.
“Let’s go,” I instructed my bodyguard and caretaker.
The big screen was displaying Aria’s winning piece.
An unremarkable piece of jewelry.
A design that should have been eliminated in the preliminaries now stood proudly as the champion.
“This? The champion? Who are they kidding?”
Almost everyone in the venue was outraged.
“Rigged! It’s definitely rigged!”
A group of men in black suits walked past me.
“The Reid family from Manhattan congratulates Miss Aria Shred on winning the TADE Competition!”
“The Sullivan family congratulates Miss Aria Shred on winning the TADE Competition!”
“The Williams family from Boston congratulates Miss Aria Shred on winning the TADE Competition!”
I looked back in shock. Nearly all the most prestigious families had arrived!
Now, who would dare call it unfair now? Who would dare cry foul?
This was the power Julian Reid gave to Aria!
The same people who had been demanding an investigation moments ago were now leading the applause, offering their congratulations to Aria on stage.
Julian’s gaze fell on me again.
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I felt dizzy.
From the stage came another piercing announcement: “Miss Aria, Mr. Reid says he will clear away
all obstacles for you.
“Tomorrow, he will come to pick you up…”
Across the sea of people, I met Julian’s eyes.
Huh. Clear away all obstacles for her? Does that include me?
