Her hair was ba /bmess, but her eyes burned with determination.

    Timothy wasposed. He helped Heather up and shook Grace’s hand. “Heather and I will bnever /bbe able to thank you enough. If you bhave /bany bell un

    by /brequeats, please, just

    Grace sat in the cool summer breeze, her silver hair ttering gently. She saniled band /banswered, “pat love Willow deeply. Knowing that Willow has people who Truly care for her makes me happy.

    the lus already given me everything else I need.”

    Heather dropped to her knees once bagain/b.

    With train in her eyes, she said solemmily, “You truly are our saviorb./b”

    After that, she use

    use to her feet and left with Timothy, wanting to find her daughter.

    Intheevening, Willowb, /bwho was at the airportb, /bwatched as a ne soared into the sky, heading west,

    Natalie bwas /bgone, making her way to Guscali.

    Before she left, she had called Willow, asking to see ber onest time. They met at a café inside the airport, where Natalie gutted her a harmonica, saying it had bern her most treasured childhood possession.

    Willow fagged her gently and watched her board the ne

    The setting sun bathed the sky in ba /bgolden hue, with the clouds looking like painted brushstrokes.

    “Natalie, the world is vast and boundless. May you soar free

    at the office, Willow ced the art on a bookshell, letting it rest quietly et

    Auright tell, Annir knocked on the door. “Ms. Harper, the auction will begin shortly. There are guillems op forbidding tonight, and all the seats are filled

    er is the renowned Ms. Yvette Thompson Hier style was popr among the wealthy guests.”

    Willow noddedb, /bpleased with Andie’s meticulous handling of the event.

    She changed into a ck evening dress, tied up her hair, and touched up her makeup before stepping into the auction ball.

    +25 Donu

    As expected, tonight’s auction was a huge sess.

    Several well–known collectors sent representatives to bid on selected items at high pricesb, /bbcausing /ba frenzy bthat /bquickly went viral online.

    – Just like that, Insight’s reputation skyrocketed.

    A mund of apuse erupted as Willow took the stage with a bss /bof champagne in bhand /bto bdeliver /bthe bclosing /bspeech. “Thank you all for your unwavering support In the future, Insight will continue to bring in valuable collections. Thank you all.”

    The beautiful female host led the audience in apuse.

    Willow set down her ss and took a deep bow on stage.

    Just as she was basking in the moment, amotion arose bfrom /bthe cond

    out, “Willow only climbed to the top by sleeping

    ng her way there! Without Julian Ziegler, she’d still be ba /bnobody

    “The role of Mrs. Ziegler should have belonged to my poor daughter!”

    Amid the murmurs, Charlie, Nancyb, /bTyler, and Karen stepped onto the stage.

    Since both families children were convicted, they conspired in secret as they couldn’t stand seeing Willow seed.

    Karen was particrly angry. Her son had not done anything harmful, bso /bwhy was he sentenced to four years in prison?

    No one in Tyler’s household had pleaded for Dexter

    Karen wanted the orphaned bWillow /bbdead /band bto /bexpose her.

    Karen pointed her finger at Willow and spat, “She’s just an orphan who climbed into julian’s bed, ruining the engagement between the zieglers and the Buckes.

    “The sess in her career is all built by sleeping with a mun.”

    In reality, everyone knew about what had happened back then.

    However, when people wanted to condemn someone, they nevercked an excise.

    Besides, outsiders rarely cared about facts. All they cared about was gossip. Since this usation came from someone in the Ziegler family, it had to be real,

    Nancy cried and badded/bb, /b“Willow Harper se

    er seduced Julian Ziegler.”

    she nudged charlie, bwanting /bhim to bspeak /bup. If he bdid/b, this would be settled once and bfor /ball

    Willow’s reputation would be ruined, so she could never set foot in the Ziegler residence again.

    Charlie stared at Willow. His lips parted slightly. After a slight hesitation, he spoke against his will, “That’s right, Julian was supposed to be my son–inw. This shameless woman stole my daughter’s rightful ce.”

    The crowd erupted.

    Willow lowered her gaze slightly.

    Just because she was an orphan, everything she had worked for wasn’t recognized. bNow/bb, /bshe was even being used of something baseless.

    The man she had once admired as an artist tomed out to be nothing more than a hypocrite,

    Fortunately, she had saved that recording from back then.

    Back when she had loved julian, she had recorded his proposalb. /bLater onb, /bshe couldn’t bear to delete it. Everdually, when she stopped loving him, she had simply forgotten about it.

    suddenly, a sharp voice rang from the entrance.

    “Who said that Willow is an orphan? bWho /bsaid she must marry into the Ziegler familyb?/bb” /b

    The light in the bashed at the person Standing there was Heather, covered in tears.

    She was holding a white sheet of paper in herhands. She shook her head and said, “She’s not an orphan. She’s a woman of immeasurable worth

    “Forget Julian Ziegler. She’s even worthy of a prince”

    The people around thought she had lost her mind.

    Nancy inerted. “This is our family matter! Heathrib, /bMay out of it.

    Heather walked slowly toward Charlie and pped him across the face

    She didn’t bold back bagainst /bthat scumbag

    Then, she rassed the paper in her hand and announced, “Willow Harper is my daughter. She’s the rightful heiress of the Chipman Exosily. ”