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Annie couldn’t even stand to look at her now, let alone hear her out.
She called the crew over, and they physically dragged Lily out of the studio.
The moment she was thrown out, her phone rang sharply and insistently.
She picked it up with a blank expression, only to hear Mathilda’s smug voice on the other end. “Lily. everyone knows now that you bullied me
“The Luke family doesn’t tolerate scum. Now that they see through your vile, shameless true colors, do
you
think James will still want a disgusting bully like you??
“Grace, Madam Nancy–do you think they II just kick you out of the Luke family?”
Lily’s fingertips trembled slightly.
In her twenty–two years of life, she’d been the target of more slander and contempt than most people could imagine.
She wasn’t really afraid of being insulted or demeaned.
But because she cared so deeply about the Luke family, she was terrified they would believe the lies too- that they’d see her as disgusting, that they’d look at her with disappointment or even hate.
She tightened her grip on the phone and said coldly, “Mathilda, you’re the one who came back to the Ginger family and started spreading lies. You got those idiots like Bodger to bully me, and now you’re flipping it around and calling me the bully? You’re unbelievable.”
Mathilda had always been careful, no doubt afraid Lily would record their calls, so she never said anything that could give herself away.
Her voice sounded impossibly innocent. “I really don’t know what you’re talking about. The video online shows it clearly–it was you, leading people to bully me. Don’t try to smear me just to save yourself. Karma’s real. Lily. I believe once James sees the news, he’ll finally see you for who you are. He’ll definitely divorce you. You brought this on yourself–don’t blame anyone else when the whole world turns its back
on you.
With that, Mathilda hung up.
Lily knew what the online comments would be like–brutal, venomous–but she had to understand what she was up against before she could fight back. She opened her browser.
Mathilda’s three brothers were all ridiculously well–known.
The eldest, Bodger, was a rising star in the tech world.
The second, Jonah, was a top–tier movie star.
The youngest, Sean, was a genius doctor with a massive fanbase thanks to both his looks and his skills. After a video of Lily slapping Mathilda went viral, all three of them posted publicly. They said Lily had
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stolen Mathilda’s life, and after they’d finally found her again, Lily had repeatedly bullied her. They declared they would never forgive her.
With their influence, and how sensitive people were to the topic of bullying, their statements caused Twitter to crash–twice.
Netizens were furious on Mathilda’s behalf, so angry they practically wanted to tear Lily apart themselves.
“So the whole “switched at birth thing is real! 1 bet Lily’s disgusting birth mom switched her with Mathilda on purpose so she could live large with the Ginger family!”
“Totally. Her mom is trash–swapped the kids so her daughter could live the high life, while poor Mathilda was separated from her real family for years!TM
“Lily is worse! It wasn’t enough to steal Mathilda’s life–she bullied her too? She’s just a fake who thinks she’s some kind of rich heiress!”
“Lily’s whole family is garbage! I hope her and her sick parents all rot in hell!”
Reading the barrage of vicious curses aimed at her parents, Lily’s body trembled with rage, every pore screaming with fury.
She and Mathilda hadn’t been some twisted version of “The Prince and the Pauper.”
This wasn’t about stealing someone else’s place.
She’d been adopted by the Ginger family when she was six–because Luna insisted on it.
She never meant to take Mathilda’s life.
She had a decent following on her short video account.
Her parents were respected Folk Opera performers, upright and clean, with no scandals to their name. She didn’t want them to be smeared, so she quickly posted a video to set the record straight.
“My parents are honest, kind–hearted people. They never swapped anyone’s children. I was adopted by the Ginger family when I was six years old. Mathilda going missing had nothing to do with my parents. I’ve never bullied Mathilda, and I have a clear conscience.”
Some of her followers tried to speak up for her, saying they believed in her character.
But a flood of hate came crashing down, accusing her of lying, twisting the truth, and refusing to take responsibility. Her supporters were quickly drowned out by the tidal wave of insults.
Too many people must have reported her. Her video was taken down, and then, her entire account was permanently banned.
Staring at the message that her account had been deleted, Lily felt a fury and despair she’d never experienced before.
Now, she couldn’t even speak for herself. How was she supposed to clear her parents‘ names?
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A video interview with Elsa had also gone viral.
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Because Lily and Elsa had once competed for the same man–and because Elsa had been Lily’s senior in the same college major–reporters had gone to her specifically for a reaction.
They asked how she felt about Lidly bullying the real heiress, Mathilda.
Elsa said bullying was wrong, and it was never okay to repay kindness with cruelty. She hoped Lily would grow into a better person.
She hadn’t called Lily a bully outright–but her words sealed the deal even more ruthlessly. She’d nailed Lily to the wall of public shame, with
no way down.
