Seeing his daughter in such pain, Nathan felt a pang of his own.
His voice was hoarse. "Joanna, don't be too upset. Your mother and I are legally married now. Our family of four is finally legitimate. When Wayne comes back, he'll help make things easier for you. You're growing stronger every day. As long as you have money and power, no one will dare call you an illegitimate child."
Joanna knew this, of course.
But she didn't want this relationship exposed so soon.
At the very least, she wanted to wait until she was successful, until her own fame could overshadow these scandals.
Joanna sprang to her feet. Thinking of Wendy's accusations from earlier, she quickly pulled out her phone to check the trending topics.
[Ms. Scott is an ungrateful backstabber]
[Nathan accused of marriage fraud]
All sorts of headlines were plastered across every major news site.
Even a famous online personality was covering the story.
[Wendy's story is so tragic. She lost her company, is deep in debt, and her husband forced her to divorce for the sake of his ungrateful mistress.]
[It gets worse. The daughter she raised turned out to be the mistress's child, while her own biological daughter was driven out. You only see this kind of melodrama among the super-rich.]
As she scrolled down, every comment was calling her an ungrateful backstabber.
"Argh!"
Joanna screamed, smashing her phone on the ground.
Her face was contorted with rage, veins bulging on her forehead. She never imagined she would be ruined at the hands of Mrs. Wilson.

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