Chapter 123
“It’s Bonnie!” Brittany gritted her teeth and roared.
“Bonnie Shepard? The one who got disowned by her family?” Nia was genuinely surprised.
“Yeah, she’s the one! I was shopping in the mall earlier and…” Brittany proceeded to recount everything to her mother.
Nia was furious by the end of it. “Damn that bitch! It isn’t enough that she tormented the entire Shepard family. Now, she has her eyes on you. She’s just a lowly and worthless country bumpkin. How dare she pick on you!”
Brittany’s father, Dermot Dyngard, exhaled a puff of smoke and said, “Let’s not be hasty. So, what you’re saying is Bonnie tried to steal a dress from you at Bohemian Boutique?”
Brittany added, “She’s such a shameless bitch! I’m sure you remember the Bentleys that night, Dad. I’m certain she has a sugar daddy. That explains how someone like her can afford a dress from Bohemian Boutique.”
Nia said, “That punk deserves to be disowned by her own family. I agree with their decision.”
“You have to avenge me, Mom!”
Nia frowned and asked, “Sure, but where am I supposed to find her now?”
Brittany answered, “Let’s start with the Shepards‘ villa. They might’ve disowned her, but she used to be one of them. For all we know, Bonnie could have returned to them.”
“You’re right. We’re going to the Shepards‘ villa to demand an explanation from them.”
Soon after, they marched into the villa together. Vera smiled and welcomed them charmingly, “To what do I owe the pleasure, Mr. Dermot and Ms. Nia?”
Dermot and Demetria were cousins. Both the Dyngards and the Rhodes were far more powerful and
influential than the Shepards. Naturally, Vera had to keep them happy.
“We’re here for Bonnie!” Nia said, exasperated.
Vera was stunned, and then her expression grew grim. “What did she do now? Did she offend you?”
“Good on you for knowing the kind of character your daughter has. She was mean to Brittany and
humiliated her!”
Vera grew more grim when she heard that. “As you know, Bonnie is no longer one of us,
Ms. Nia.”
“Are you sure about that? Do I have your word that you’d never welcome her back?”
“Not a chance.” Vera guaranteed.
“What makes you think I have to believe you?” Nia did not believe a word she said. “Bonnie might have trouble surviving alone in the real world and come crawling back to beg for forgiveness
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someday. I don’t see how you, her birth mother, would remain unfazed by it.”
Vera looked at Gresham, who sighed and said, “Give me a minute, Ms. Nia.”
He then instructed his assistant to make another announcement on Twitter.
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“The Shepards won’t tolerate a troublemaker like Bonnie. If she comes crawling back to us and begs for forgiveness, we will never forgive her or take her back. You might accuse us of being heartless, but you should know that she brought it on herself.
“Should she get into any messes or offend anyone in the future, we will not intervene. We, the Shepards, have nothing to do with her.”
Nia read the tweet and clicked her tongue. “What a heartless tweet! With that said, I fully support you. It’s the right thing to do. Since we got what we came for, rest assured we won’t be picking any bones with you.”
After resolving the conflict, the Dyngards and Shepards became friends again.
Gresham addressed Nia and her family, “Please, have a seat in the dining room, Mr. Dermot. Ms. Nia, let’s have dinner together. That reminds me. You secured a collaboration with Tang Fusion Studios, correct?”
