Noelle Lockwood’s expression stiffened slightly.
Rose Lowell planted her hands on her hips. "What do you mean, ’see my daughter’s true colors’? Your son kidnapped my grandson and refuses to admit it! What does that have to do with my daughter?"
Noelle Lockwood reacted instantly, biting her lower lip and putting on the airs of a delicate, wronged damsel. "Mrs. Winslow, I... I don’t understand what you’re talking about."
The sight of Noelle Lockwood’s act made Mrs. Winslow’s stomach churn with anger.
She had warned Kian Winslow long ago that Noelle Lockwood was no good. Someone who, as the fake heiress, could rally the entire family to ostracize the true one—how could she be a decent person?
But Kian had been completely blinded. Every time Noelle acted wronged, he would rush in to comfort her, hot-headed and clueless, never realizing her pitiful act was put on just for him, waiting for the fool to take the bait.
Mrs. Winslow sneered, unleashing her full fury. "Rose Lowell, you’re putting on a show of caring for your grandson and granddaughter now? Tsk, tsk. I was under the impression you didn’t even consider Estelle a daughter. Your grandson was kidnapped, yet you come here to blame Estelle. And now that you’re here, I don’t see you comforting him."
"And you, Noelle Lockwood, stop playing the innocent victim with me. You know perfectly well whether Kian was involved in the kidnapping and why those three children ended up at the Winslow Family’s house."
Noelle Lockwood’s gaze darted away as she bit her lip, looking aggrieved.
Many fans in the live stream chat exploded: [Who is this bitch!]
[It’s definitely another lowlife Estelle Lockwood found to bully our Noelle! Poor Noelle! Can’t Estelle just go die?!]
[...Are all these fans out of their minds?]
[How can you people still be insulting Noelle? Do you have no heart? Can’t you see she’s being bullied! Even though our Noelle grew up in the Lockwood Family, she wasn’t happy. She suffered inner turmoil every day. If it weren’t for Estelle Lockwood, she could have been so happy. Don’t you see it’s Estelle who has wronged her!]
"Still not admitting it?" Mrs. Winslow taunted. "Then don’t blame me for not holding back. Kian, the recording."
’A recording? What recording?’
A jolt of terror shot through Noelle Lockwood.
Mrs. Winslow chuckled lightly. "When Miss Lockwood was complaining to Kian about how wronged she was, she probably never imagined that the Winslow Family has 24-hour audio surveillance, did she?"
Noelle Lockwood’s expression froze instantly!
Mrs. Winslow said coolly, "Miss Lockwood, in my home, you incited my son to make a move on Young Mr. Sloan... Did you really think we wouldn’t keep any evidence? Kian, pull up the surveillance footage."
’No—!!’
Noelle Lockwood’s scalp tingled with shock. She never expected this twist!
[What does she mean, there’s a recording? Can it prove Noelle Lockwood instigated the kidnapping?]
[Judging by Mrs. Winslow’s tone, there must be a recording. Otherwise, how could she be so confident?]
[Then what is Noelle Lockwood pretending for? She’s such a green tea bitch, I can’t even.]
Noelle Lockwood’s voice trembled. "Kian..."
"Mrs. Winslow, you think whoever shouts the loudest is in the right?!" Rose Lowell strode forward, hands on her hips, acting more like a shrew than a shrew ever could.
"This is the Winslow Family’s house, not a place where you can say whatever you want! When the kidnapping failed, you just pushed the blame onto our Noelle. My poor Noelle, how many times has she been made a scapegoat!"
Noelle Lockwood bit her lip helplessly, tacitly agreeing with Rose Lowell.
’That’s right... If the Winslow Family really had a recording, they would have released it when the story first blew up. Why would they hide it until now?’
’So, the most likely possibility is... Mrs. Winslow doesn’t have any so-called recording at all. She’s just saying this to bluff me!’
’I absolutely will not fall for it!’
But it was too late.
"Noelle, did Estelle Lockwood bully you? I can help you get revenge on her."
"Kian, the truth is, Estelle and I don’t get along mainly because of those three children... Perhaps they have some misunderstanding about me. They’ve never been willing to let me get close."
"Kian, could you find a way to bring the children here to play? That way I can get close to them too, okay?"
"Noelle, why do you want to get close to those three kids?"
A phony smile crossed Noelle Lockwood’s face on the screen. "To apologize, of course..."
In the video, Kian Winslow thought for a moment. "Alright, then. I’ll help you."
The video stopped abruptly. Noelle Lockwood’s face was ashen, as if she’d seen a ghost. Rose Lowell’s eyes went wide, and after three stunned seconds, she shrieked, "AHHH!! This is fake! It’s forged!"
But the viewers in the live stream chat weren’t idiots. Aside from Noelle Lockwood’s fans, who were still frantically trying to make excuses, all the other onlookers were stunned.
[So Noelle Lockwood really did incite the kidnapping!]
[So what was Noelle Lockwood pretending for this whole time? She must have arranged for the police car herself, too. Playing the victim on Weibo, acting all innocent and clueless, when it turns out she orchestrated the whole thing!]
[Here’s a conspiracy theory: did Noelle Lockwood originally plan to kidnap the three kids, then pretend to be framed, and then ’find’ the children at the Winslow Family’s house? That would make her the perfect victim and get her so much public sympathy, right?]
[And I heard the Lockwood Group isn’t doing well right now. If this plan had succeeded, would Mr. Sloan have helped compensate the Lockwood Group because he felt Noelle Lockwood had been wronged?]
[Tsk, tsk, tsk. So the entire Lockwood Family is helping the fake heiress plot against their own flesh and blood!]
With a THUD, Noelle Lockwood collapsed to the floor.

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