Chapter 26 Strip Her In Front Of Everyone
“Mom, you’re really something! No wonder Josephine mother wasn’t a match for you!”
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Her father wanted to sign a contract with the Jedger family, but at the dinner meeting, Rufus Jedger kept shooting her lustful looks. He even subtly implied that she should spend the night with him.
Winry was annoyed and frustrated. She was destined to marry into a wealthy family, so how could she possibly entertain such an old geezer?
Now, Eunice was planning to send Josephine over in her place. This way, she could not only dispel Rufus feelings for herself but also earn merit with Calden for securing the contract. Furthermore, she could tarnish Josephine’s innocence and ensure she would never marry into the Jaywalker family!
This was killing three birds with one stone!
Winry held her mother in the highest regard for coming up with such a plan.
Indeed, wisdom does tome with age!
Eunice was quite pleased with herself. She had managed to oust Josephine and Myla from their home, rising from the status of a mistress to the wife. Moreover, she had seized the assets that once belonged to Myla.
Nonetheless, she still harbored some regrets.
Back then, she had dosed the pregnant Myla with a potent abortion medicine, yet surprisingly, she hadn’t managed to harm the unborn Josephine. The only repercussion was that Josephine was born weak and with a constitution that made it difficult for her to conceive
Regardless, she wouldn’t allow Josephine the opportunity to meet Michael and steal away her daughter’s fortune.
Eunice sternly ordered her bodyguards, “Seize her!”
“Also, strip off her dress and give it to me!” Winry immediately added, glaring enviously at the white dress on Josephine’s body.
This bich looks good in anything she wears, especially this dress. I’m going to take it off and wear it myself, then go. meet with Mr. Jaywalker!
Eunice uttered coldly, “Then strip her right here in front of everyone!”
She wanted to take revenge on Josephine for how Michael had stripped Winry of her clothes on the day he came to propose, leaving her utterly humiliated.
The mall was bustling with people coming and going. She intended to expose Josephine in front of
everyone.
The bodyguards menacingly closed in.
Josephine took a step back, eyeing them cautiously.
Even though she was skilled with silver needles, she wasn’t certain she could escape due to the
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Onlookers had gathered arounsel, and amidst the crowd an enthusiastic voice could be heard calling out.
“What’s going on? Bullying a young lady?”
“She’s my daughter,” Eunice hurriedly said, herexpression filled with apology. “Im sorry for the trouble she’s caused everyone.”
Josephine immediately retorted, “She’s not my mother.
“Josic, how could you say that?” Eunice immediately put on a heartbroken look. “When you ran away from home, do you know how worried I was for you?”
While she wiped away her tears, she lamented to the people around her.
“This is my daughter, but she’s not right in the head, always acting recklessly and shamelessly. She frequently sneaks out to sleep with different men and has had seven miscarriages already. It’s enough to break a mother’s heart. Now, she’s stolen someone else’s dress, so I have no choice but to punish her, to teach her a lesson she won’t forget.”
As she spoke. Eunice pulled out a tissue, pretending to wipe away her tears.
Originally, there were people around who wanted to stand up for Josephine. However, when they heard she was not right in the end and was Eunice’s daughter, they all fell silent.
Some even started to point and gossip about Josephine, their gazes filled with disdain.
Josephine glanced around. She was completely surrounded by four or five bodyguards. Eunice was there, putting on a flawless act, gaining the moral high ground. There was no one left to help her.
As she was alone, it would be quite difficult for her to escape.
Under the guise of wiping her tears, Eunice let out a soft, sinister chuckle.
Don’t blame me for being ruthless. It’s your own fault for not saying put in the countryside but coming here into the city.
In truth, Josephine was actually the one the Jaywalker family had initially arranged their marriage pact with, but Eunice and Caiden had always kept this secret from Josephine, even conspiring with Susan to secretly replace the bride. Little did they expect that Michael would insist on choosing his own wife and even set his sights on Josephine at first glance!
She was determined to ruin Josephine, so the latter couldn’t hinder Winry’s path.
The bodyguards lunged forward.
Josephine took a step back, then turned and ran.
“Trying to run? I bet you can’t!” Eunice scoffed.
Josephine had been poisoned while still in her mother’s womb, resulting in her frail physique. The idea of escaping from these robust bodyguards was completely out of the question!
Who said I was going to run away?”
Suddenly, Josephine turned around, giving Eunice a stile. With a swift motion. she reached out and
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She never intended to run away in the first place!
Crash!
A chorus of shattering glass echoed through the air!
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An entire shelf of expensive imported glassware had crashed to the ground, shattering into pieces. The bodyguards immediately halted in their tracks.
The shopkeeper was stunned, his face quickly turning ple with shock. He then exploded in fury, storming
oul.
“Stop right there!”
“I’m a fool!” Josephine immediately flashed a goofy smile at the shop owner. “I don’t have a single penny. and even this dress is stolen. My mom’s over there, so go find her!”
After she finished speaking, she extended her hand to point at Eunice.
The shopkeeper had been enjoying the spectacle just moments ago. Knowing well that Josephine was a fool, he stormed over to Eunice in a fit of rage.
“Unless you pay up for your daughter’s actions today, don’t even think about leaving!”
Several store employees also rushed out from behind the counter, engaging in a scuffle with the bodyguards.
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