Noelle looked at Laura in disbelief before laughing. "Laura, you sure know how to make yourself sound great, don't you? If you continue to spread rumors about you and my boyfriend, then I'll sue you as well."
"Was I wrong?" asked Laura. "Everyone knows about my relationship with Cedric, and you were the one who messed everything up! You even made my family go bankrupt!"
Everyone around them exchanged glances and began discussing it.
"I heard Laura and Cedric had a marriage planned before, but it was canceled afterward."
"Who knows what's going on between wealthy families when they have grudges?"
Then, Mia said, "Laura, your family became bankrupt because your mom hired someone to kill Noelle's parents to snatch their project. So, it's only karma for you guys to be bankrupt."
"Oh, my! Is Mrs. Merlock in jail because she killed someone?"
"I did hear about it before, but I never thought it would be true!"
Laura's face fell immediately, and she said to the crowd, "That's not true! My mom's innocent, and she was set up!"
Despite trying to explain the situation, everyone's attitude toward her changed a lot after hearing about the murder. They were even keeping their guard up against her.
After that, Mia said loudly, "All of the rumors about the Merlock family online are true. Mrs. Merlock did kill someone, and she even did a lot of crazy things to keep it covered. She even poisoned Mrs. Greene Senior to threaten the Greenes into helping her."
"Shut up, you bitch!" Laura yelled while staring coldly at Mia.
Then, Noelle slapped Laura in the face right away. "You're the one who should shut up, you scandalous bitch!"
"How dare you hit me? You're doomed! I'm calling the police!"


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