CHAPTER 170: CHAPTER 170: ONCE IS ENOUGH TO BE FOOLISH

Florence Fuller looked at her: "What, did she send you here?"

Laura Yates’s expression froze, and she lowered her head guiltily.

"This was your choice. Coming to me now is useless, there’s no chance to regret it."

"But didn’t you ever...think about me when you did this? I... your father is going in, what...what should I do!" Laura sobbed.

Florence snorted coldly, with a mocking expression: "What should you do? Should I have let James Fuller run me down, let you use me as a tool for the Fuller Family’s future and get nothing out of it, without being able to complain, right."

Laura hesitated: "That’s not what I meant."

"That’s exactly what you meant." Florence retorted: "Think about it, did you consider me back then? Now you see me as your biological daughter. What did you go do back then!"

Laura burst into tears.

Florence did not look at her: "I’ve already been kind enough to you. Please leave."

"Don’t be like that, Florence..." Laura grasped her hand: "Give your mother a chance, I’m begging you."

Florence withdrew her hand: "Being foolish once is enough."

"How can you be so cold-blooded!" Clara Fuller rushed inside, now devoid of her former gentle and pure demeanor, replaced by a haggard face and hateful eyes.

"Florence Fuller, the Fuller Family has raised you for years, and you’re a traitorous ingrate."

Her hysterics met Florence’s calmness: "They raised you, not me. Besides, I’ve already made contributions to the Fuller Family."

For the Fuller Family’s future, Michael Fuller eagerly married her off to the Gardiner Family.

At the time, she was still immersed in heartbreak from Ethan Harper’s silent departure, only to have Michael Fuller squeeze her along with Amelia Linney and Evelyn Shaw, and just like that, she entered the Gardiner Family.

"Contribution? You call that a contribution?" Clara Fuller sneered: "You became the enviable young mistress of the Gardiner Family, others want to marry but can’t get in. Dad clearly did it for your own good."

Luke Gardiner glanced at Florence Fuller.

He used to think that Florence’s family married her off just to cling to the Gardiner Family, and he never believed that Florence didn’t want to marry him.

After all, she was the "enviable young mistress of the Gardiner Family."

No, it was the title and family status of the Gardiner Family.

Not him, Luke Gardiner.

A sense of frustration arose, and he dropped his gaze, feeling for a moment inferior even to Florence Fuller.

"Get out." Florence closed her eyes, unwilling to say more to them.

"You’ve got everything, and now you repay the Fuller Family’s kindness with ingratitude. Are you even worthy of being a biological daughter of the Fullers?"

Hearing this, Florence looked at Laura next to her and asked, "Am I worthy?"

Laura was taken aback, her eyes red and overwhelmed, unsure how to respond.

"The one who enjoyed the pampered life and prosperity of the Fuller Family was you, Clara Fuller, not me, Florence Fuller. Remember the foolish things you did when I first returned to the Fuller Family? You were just afraid that my existence would make you ignored. You were always scheming over such useless things, never thinking about how to improve yourself, and not preserving anything for yourself. Look at what you’ve become now."

Back then, Michael Fuller blocked her path with the violin, but Laura Yates spent huge sums pushing Clara Fuller’s path with the piano.

As a result, Clara never had the mind to study seriously; after failing to pursue a master, she entered Cloudsea City University, constantly thinking about how to become the most popular girl to mesmerize men, or traveling abroad with wealthy kids.

She was forced to marry into the Gardiner Family, while Clara later used studying abroad as an excuse to go to France to find Ethan Harper.

Now, she returned and wanted to enter the entertainment industry. Laura Yates was willing to give up her shares to push Clara into the entertainment industry, and Florence arranged it for her.

But Clara couldn’t act well, messed up a major production, and nitpicked scripts.

Clara Fuller had made herself into a complete waste.

"Stop talking about me!" Clara Fuller was furious: "Look at my situation now. I’m telling you, if you were me, you’d be worse off. If you hadn’t married into the Gardiner Family, would you have today!"

"Everything I have today is because of myself."

Clara Fuller snorted: "You clearly rose on the Gardiner Family’s coattails. If it were me, I wouldn’t be inferior to you."

"Ha!" Luke Gardiner sneered: "If it were you, give me a break."

He should really thank his grandfather for choosing a woman like Florence Fuller for him.

Clara Fuller seemed humiliated by Luke Gardiner’s attitude, her face ugly: "She’s entangled with other men now, and you’re still protecting her."

Luke Gardiner’s gaze chilled: "Do I need you telling me this? You’ve lived as a completely useless person and can’t stand others doing well. Can you stop being so bizarre."

Luke Gardiner finished speaking, noticing Florence Fuller’s gaze.

That gaze seemed to say, are you scolding yourself?

Luke Gardiner’s gaze flickered as he leaned closer to Florence and lowered his voice: "I’m somewhat of a jerk, but I’m definitely not useless. At least the company hasn’t lost under my management."

Florence suddenly smiled.

Luke Gardiner looked at her, his gaze unusually gentle.

"Clara." Laura Yates didn’t care about anything at this point; she only wanted to hold onto Florence Fuller tightly, hoping she wouldn’t abandon her.

She quickly stood next to Clara: "You should apologize to Florence now. Don’t be so stubborn, or what are we going to do in the future!"

"Mom!" Clara Fuller shouted angrily: "It’s not me who’s stubborn; you need to realize it’s because of Florence. If she hadn’t put Dad and James Fuller in jail, would we be in this situation now?"

"You must be joking." Luke Gardiner thought Clara Fuller had a problem: "If they hadn’t committed crimes, could they be jailed? Because of James Fuller, Florence almost died. Do you think just because he doesn’t admit it and washes his hands clean, it can’t be traced back to him? Don’t think the Fuller Family is so powerful. They’re not worth mentioning."

Clara Fuller’s whole body trembled, glared at Florence Fuller with hatred.

Why should she live a better life than Clara? Why couldn’t she have just died?

What was Clara’s future supposed to be, pampered and praised, but now and in the future, what are they going to do?

"I advise you all leave quickly." Luke Gardiner stood up: "Or I won’t mind adding fuel to your future struggles."

Laura Yates also seemed to realize things couldn’t continue this way, confusedly looking at Luke Gardiner: "Don’t be mad; it’s Clara’s fault. I’ll take her away."

She dragged Clara Fuller out.

Florence Fuller only found it immensely funny.