Chapter 909: "With all those men around, who knows who the father could be?" another voice remarked.
"No wonder she's so eager to marry into the Ashton family. She found herself the perfect fall guy!" As the photo of Leah's pregnancy appeared, her face went deathly pale. Her eyes shook with fear. She stood there, helpless, her legs giving way beneath her. She collapsed to the floor, unable to bear the weight of the situation.
Even Millard, usually calm and composed, couldn't hold back his anger. "Does the Burgess family think we're fools? Your daughter has done such disgraceful things, and now you want her to marry into our family?" "You say she loves Bruce, that she's never forgotten him all these years. Is this how she shows it?" Tracy's voice cut through the tension, laced with fury.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe Burgess family was thrown into chaos. They wanted to say something, but no words came.
Sonia paced back and forth, panic clear in her movements. “Leah, what's going on?" Despite being Leah's mother, she had never known about her daughter's past pregnancy.
If it hadn't been for today's shocking revelation, she would have remained in the dark.
Leah sat on the floor, completely broken. Her body trembled uncontrollably, as though an icy chill had taken over her.
These photos exposed her darkest secrets-secrets she had kept buried for so long.
Leah never imagined these photos would see the light of day, but now they were laid bare for everyone to see.
It was clear now that Corrine had planned this all along.
Corrine didn't just bring a simple gift; she had set out to ruin Leah's life.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe scornful looks from the crowd felt like sharp knives piercing her. Leah's hands balled into fists, her nails sinking deep into her skin, but she didn't feel a thing.
A wave of despair washed over her, like being sucked into a bottomless pit.
As the scene unfolded, the reporters couldn't contain their excitement.
"Ms. Burgess, are these photos real?" "Who's the father of the child? Is it Mr. Ashton?" "Did you ever tell Mr. Ashton about your pregnancy?"
In a fit of humiliation and rage, Leah yelled, "These are fake! They've been photoshopped! Corrine is framing! e. me! She's angry that I'm marrying Bruce, so she's using these dirty tricks to ruin my reputation. She's getting back at me!" Leah turned to Bruce, her eyes full of pleading. "Bruce..."
Bruce's face was as cold as stone. His expression was hard, like a wall. m Leah was caught off guard by the coldness in his eyes. Her heart tightened, and she quickly tried to explain, "Bruce, you have to believe me..."
When Leah avoided their questions, the reporters shifted their focus to Bruce.