Chapter 7
I demanded that Angie move out of the villa.
Although I didn’t wear the jewelry often, it was left to me by my mother.
Angie’s actions made me feel deeply uncomfortable.
Given her vanity and love of showing off, I knew she’d keep scheming for those jewels in the future.
I decided this was the perfect opportunity to make her leave.
Despite Angie clinging to Dominick’s hand, Dominick eventually agreed.
“Angie, maybe it’s best if you move back home for a while. You can spend more time with Mom that way.”
During the half–hour of our negotiation, people from the film crew and the reporters had already uncovered my background through my license plate.
A middle school classmate of Angie’s posted that her family was of average means.
That girl also mentioned that Angie still hadn’t returned the five dollars she had borrowed from her.
Angie’s fans quickly fired back, saying there were plenty of people with the same name, and asked that person to stop
the five dollars she had borrowed from her.
Angie’s fans quickly fired back, saying there were plenty of people with the same name, and asked that person to stop making wild assumptions.
So, Angie’s middle school classmate uploaded a graduation photo.
In the picture, Angie’s eyes and nose were quite different from now. People could only recognize her by the shape of her face and‘ mouth.
This directly earned her the title of not being the natural beauty she claimed to be.
The moment Angie showed up, Claudette, already smeared by the scandal, demanded a replacement.
“I don’t feel safe being in the same crew as a thief.”
Others quickly chimed in.
“Exactly, I’m afraid she might steal my stuff.”
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Seeing the tense relationship between Angie and me, the director realized she couldn’t be a backer–funded
member of the cast, so he replaced her on the spot without mercy.
Angie’s reputation crumbled fast.
Soon enough, someone revealed that all her jewelry was mine, and even the villa was under my name
[She’s living in her sister–in–law’s grand villa, wearing another person’s expensive necklace, and yet she called her sister–in–law the maid?]
[How ungrateful.]
An online user with the ID ZoyaBloom broke the news.
She said Angie had tried to upstage me at my wedding and had even worn the gown I’d custom–ordered.
ZoyaBloom posted the wedding livestream video and then uploaded the draft of the dress design.
Fans who had supported Angie quickly unfollowed her, declaring that liking her was the biggest regret of their
lives.
[She fought her sister–in–law to walk the red carpet? She deserved to have her dress torn.]
[If it were me, I’d have kicked her off on the spot.]
[Who would try to steal someone else’s wedding dress?
unheard of!]
[Looks like she thinks she’s the bride.]
[You know, the way she looks at her brother is even more affectionate than how her sister–in–law looks at her husband.]
[Don’t you think her brother’s behavior is strange too? He left his bride to find clothes for Angie. Can’t Angie dress herself?]
Zoya’s comments were well–timed. I decided to give
her a raise.
Though Angie wasn’t living at my house anymore, her calls and messages never stopped.
A month later, Dominick booked the tickets for our island trip as promised.
However, he booked three.
“Lynda, Angie has been taking care of Mom lately. It’s been hard on her, and I thought it might be nice to bring her along.”
By “hard,” he meant Angie tripped while grocery shopping and scraped her knee.
And she spent an entire night on a video call with Dominick, whining about it.
The real reason he wanted to take Angie was because she couldn’t handle the pressure from the public
backlash. She didn’t even dare go to school and had been hiding at home.
If she didn’t get out and get some air soon, she’d probably lose her mind.
I didn’t object.
There was a question that had been haunting me.
In my past life, when I was drowning and calling for help, Dominick should have noticed and come to
rescue me.
But he didn’t.
I wanted to know if he simply didn’t see it or if he had planned it all along.
