Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex’s "Uncle" - Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Unmasking the Hypocritical Woman Chapter 47: Unmasking the Hypocritical Woman Alice let out an incredulous laugh.

“So, she’s not allowed to go to her own bar?

If she does, it’s automatically assumed she’s sleeping with old men?

Principal Taylor, if I may say so, the mindset of some of your students is absolutely filthy!”  The students who had been angrily accusing Selina just moments ago suddenly panicked.  “We didn’t mean it that way!”  “Yeah, it was Emma making things up.

She spread rumors without knowing the truth.”  “We were all misled!”  Emma froze, panic setting in.

“No, no, Natalia told me!

Natalia, say something for me, please!”  Natalia wanted to strangle this fool.  Selina raised an eyebrow.

“Oh… So it was my dear sister who told Emma I went to the bar last night to drink and sleep with men?

Then why were you so fake just now, apologizing on my behalf?

Could it be that Miss Drake is right-you were trying to ruin my reputation on purpose?”  Alice chuckled.

“Natalia, you keep accusing Selina of being improper for going to the bar, but weren’t you there last night too?

How ‘proper’ were you?”  With a sharp snap, a few photos scattered to the ground near the students’ feet.  The crowd glanced down and gasped in shock.  Natalia’s face was bright red in the photos, smiling and leaning into the arms of several older men.  The tide of public opinion flipped instantly.  “Wow, so the one actually entertaining those old men was Natalia?”  “Selina’s photos only showed a blurry figure from behind, but Natalia’s are clear as day.

She looks like she’s really enjoying herself.”  Natalia’s mind blanked for a moment before rage consumed her.  That bitch!

Selina actually kept those photos.

One day, she’d make Selina pay for this!  Selina arched an eyebrow.

“Sister, the City A University campus forum requires a student ID to log in.

Last night, only the two of us from City A University were at the bar.

Care to explain who took those pictures and uploaded them to the forum?”  “And Emma said it was *you* who told her about my so-called improper private life.

You claim we’re family, so why are you so determined to spread rumors about me?”  Natalia was thrown into a panic.

She bit her lip hard, tears streaming down her face in a show of helplessness.  “Sister, you’ve misunderstood me.

I didn’t take or post those photos!

If you don’t believe me, feel free to trace the IP address.”  She felt safe-after all, she had paid an underclassman to use their student ID to upload the photos.  Natalia’s voice trembled with an air of injustice.

“I only heard about it from Emma and told her not to make random assumptions about you.

I never said your private life was messy.

I only meant to show concern.”  “You know, Sister, you’ve always been in a special situation-growing up in the countryside and all.

You don’t understand social norms, you don’t have good relationships with your former classmates, and you don’t have any friends.

I was worried you’d be mistreated, so I specifically asked Emma to look after you.”  “But she must have misunderstood me… Sister, this is all my fault.

I apologize to you.”  The crowd was momentarily silenced, unsure of what to say.  After all, Natalia wasn’t wrong-Selina had grown up in the countryside.

As her younger sister, it was reasonable for Natalia to be concerned about her and ask someone to help.

This all seemed to be Emma’s fault for spreading baseless rumors-what did it have to do with Natalia?  Natalia breathed a sigh of relief and shot Selina a smug look.  This fool.

Did she really think it would be so easy to take her down?

Dream on.  But then Selina suddenly laughed.  “Oh, so you were worried that I, a girl from the countryside, couldn’t fit into university life?

But, Sister, you of all people should know *why* I ended up living in the countryside, shouldn’t you?”  Natalia’s expression shifted dramatically, and she instinctively tried to stop Selina-  But it was already too late.  Selina spoke quickly, her voice sharp:  “Because your mother, the mistress, couldn’t tolerate me.

When I was ten, she threw me out to the countryside.

The Clark Family always called me a hillbilly while you were their precious princess.

But what did I ever do wrong?”  “You, a child born out of wedlock, got to bask in the spotlight as the star of the Clark Family, while I, the legitimate daughter, couldn’t even get enough to eat or wear and had to struggle just to survive every day.”  “If you truly cared about me, Sister, why do you keep reminding everyone I’m from the countryside?

Why stab me in the heart over and over again?”  The moment she finished speaking, the room fell into a stunned silence.  The students stared at her, their eyes wide in shock.  No way!

So the reason Selina ended up living in the countryside was because she was *deliberately abandoned* by the mistress?  Natalia had always claimed that Selina couldn’t handle the strict upbringing of the Clark Family and insisted on moving to the countryside.  But the truth was completely different!  The illegitimate child had taken the rightful daughter’s place and then mocked her as a hillbilly?

How had they not seen how manipulative Natalia was before?!  Natalia’s expression froze, nearly suffocating on the spot.  How could Selina dare to expose this?!

This involved the Clark Family’s reputation.

Why was she being so selfish?  The murmurs among the students quickly turned into disgusted condemnation.  “That’s so cruel!

I bet Natalia was the one who posted those rumors, just because Selina, as the legitimate daughter, stands in her way.”  “Were you at the art competition awards ceremony?

Natalia stole Selina’s fiancé and then bragged about it like it was an achievement!”  “Wow… Like mother, like daughter.

A mistress’s daughter is just another mistress.

She pretends to care about Selina, but in reality, she probably wishes she were dead!”  Alice glanced at Logan and then smirked.

“Natalia, you’d better explain yourself.

Others might fear you, but I don’t.”  Natalia’s whole body trembled with rage and humiliation, a tidal wave of anger and frustration crashing over her.  Apologize to Selina?

Never!  Teary-eyed and trembling, Natalia bit her lip and pretended to faint, her body crumpling weakly to the floor.  Alice sneered.

“Typical-using cheap tricks when there’s no way out.”  “Principal Taylor.” Logan, who had been silent until now, suddenly raised his eyes.

His faint smile seemed warm and harmless, but Principal Taylor could clearly sense the deadly intent beneath it.  Logan spoke casually, “Since it’s been proven that Selina was falsely accused, how does Principal Taylor intend to deal with the student who spread these rumors?”  Natalia had “fainted,” leaving Emma unable to follow suit.

Her teeth chattered as terror consumed her.  Principal Taylor, hearing Logan speak, dared not show any hesitation.

He immediately turned to Emma with a stern expression.  “Emma deliberately slandered and spread false rumors about her classmate, causing significant harm to Selina.

To prevent similar incidents in the future, this behavior must be met with severe punishment-effective immediately, she is expelled!”  The crowd erupted in cheers.  “Serves her right!

Emma bullied a younger student so badly last time that the poor girl attempted suicide-thank goodness she survived.”  “Everyone knows Emma has been a long-time campus bully.

Selina finally gave her a taste of her own medicine!”  Emma stumbled, her face pale, her mind reeling.  Expelled…?

Kicked out…?  No, no, no!

She was supposed to marry into a wealthy family.

Her parents had worked so hard to get her into City A University.

With a stain like this on her record, no wealthy family would ever want her!  How had it come to this?  Emma suddenly spun around, her gaze landing on Natalia lying on the floor.

A wave of fury and despair surged through her as she lunged forward.  “This is all your fault!

Natalia, you ruined me!

I’ll make you pay!”