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Chapter 1180
Yuri was on edge the moment he got wind of the news and immediately rang up Brittany: "Eltham has an illegitimate daughter?"
Knowing there was no hiding it, Brittany confessed. After all, the Queen had made a grand show of sending Twila to Star Elementary School and even assigned a personal butler to cater to her every need. How could such actions escape public scrutiny? "Yes."
"The royal family is pushing it too far. They've engaged you two, and now, at the eleventh hour, they bring his love child back into the picture. Isn't this a slap in our face?" Yuri was livid.
"Dad, please, don't get worked up," Brittany tried to stay rational. "It's not like I'm actually going to marry Eltham. Whether he has a daughter or not doesn't concern me."
"But do you realize how people are viewing you now?"
Yuri's heart ached for his daughter!
Brittany didn't need to guess to know she had become the target of public scrutiny. "Dad, I'm prepared for it."
Yuri sighed deeply, regret lacing his voice, "I never should have given in to sentimentality-"
If he had known Brittany would end up in this situation, he would rather have let the Lynette family face bankruptcy!
"Dad, please, don't blame yourself," Brittany consoled Yuri. "I don't care about public opinion."
After hanging up, Brittany dove back into her work.
Once the news of Eltham's illegitimate daughter broke, all of Craneville was abuzz with gossip.
Brittany, in particular, found herself at the center of the storm.
Eltham had publicly shown his affection for Brittany, yet this scandal had erupted. Many were keen to see how Brittany would handle the role of stepmother! Speculation about the mother of Eltham's daughter ran rampant!
Eltham's past relationships were dredged up!
Hestia's personal details were exposed, and her face, bearing a striking resemblance to Brittany's, became the talk of the town!
[What's going on? Brittany and Hestia look so alike? Is this some kind of soap opera plot???]
[Unbelievable!]
[I heard Eltham was quite smitten with Hestia back in the day-]
[Is Brittany just being used here?]
[Choosing between old love and new... What will Eltham do?]
As rumors about Brittany being a stand-in spread like wildfire, many socialites and heiresses watched
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eagerly, treating Brittany as a joke!
Brittany might have ignored the gossip, but that didn't mean trouble wouldn't find its way to her doorstep!
At a dinner party Brittany attended, someone brought up the matter, deliberately provoking her.
"Mr. Lynette, I heard Prince Eltham has a daughter. Have you met her mother?"
Brittany had never encountered Hestia.
"No, I haven't."
The person, malice gleaming in their
eyes, produced a photograph: "Mr Lynette, don't say I didn't warn you, but Hestia and you could pass for sisters." Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.
Brittany took the photo, and her expression darkened after a mere glance.
"Mr. Lynette, the word on the street is that Prince Eltham sees you as a replacement..." They continued to needle Brittany. "Don't be upset, though Perhaps you should have a
heart-to-heart with the ove
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Brittany's eyes flickered with a cold light as she looked at the person in the photo.
She wasn't concerned with Hestia and Eltham's relationship.
But something about the face seemed eerily familiar.
As if she had encountered it before!
Brittany clutched the photo: "May I keep this?"
The person readily agreed, "Of course."
After Brittany left, the table buzzed with speculation on whether Brittany, known for her pride, could swallow this bitter pill.
Little did they know, Brittany, photo in hand, examined Hestia's face closely in the car. She was certain they had crossed paths before! But she couldn't pin down when exactly.
Safeguarding the photo, Brittany reached out to Hannah Chester.
"Bri, what made you think to call me?" Hannah was pleasantly surprised to hear from Brittany. "How have you been holding up lately?" After a brief exchange, Brittany cut to the chase: "Hannah, I need you to look into someone for me."
Hannah agreed without hesitation.