Rural Belle & Three Heirs

Seeing Chloe lying silently on the hospital bed, the reporters started throwing accusations left and right.

"Miss Davis, your silence means you admit to pushing the girl into the deep end, right?"

"Yeah, Miss Davis, the girl's family is devastated. Got anything to say?"

"Miss Davis..."

Chloe knew talking to these vultures wouldn't help. She just shot a fierce glare at Sophia, who was putting on quite a show.

Sophia, while crying, kept sneaking glances at Chloe to see her reaction. When she saw Chloe's intense stare, a wave of fear washed over her.

The two servants sent by the Davis family finally managed to push through the crowd of reporters to Chloe's bedside.

They struggled to push the reporters away. "Move aside, this is a hospital. If you keep crowding around Miss Davis, we'll call the cops."

But the servants' words did little to deter the reporters. The pushing and shoving made Chloe, lying on the bed, increasingly irritated.

Finally, Chloe reached up and removed the oxygen mask from her face. She spoke to the reporters, enunciating each word clearly. "I did not push the girl into the deep end. I'm not a murderer. I was trying to save her. If you don't believe me, ask the police. If you keep calling me a murderer, I'll sue each and every one of you."

After saying this, Chloe was exhausted and struggled to catch her breath.

Just as Chloe and the servants were overwhelmed by the reporters, Grant arrived with a group of bodyguards.

Seeing so many reporters surrounding Chloe, Grant's anger flared. Without a word, he grabbed a camera from one of the reporters and smashed it to the ground.

"Get out, all of you, now!"

His outburst scared the reporters, and the Martin family's bodyguards pushed them out of the room.

Sophia watched the chaotic scene with a cold smile. She had taken advantage of Grant's absence to incite the reporters against Chloe, hoping to ruin her reputation. She was certain that if Chloe was labeled a murderer, no amount of money from the Davis family could clear her name.

However, she hadn't anticipated that her plan would drag Grant into the mess.

In a fit of rage to protect Chloe, Grant impulsively smashed the reporters' cameras. Unsurprisingly, the press would be quick to spin the incident, vilifying him in their coverage.

Given Anissa's bias against Chloe, marrying Grant would be nearly impossible for Chloe.

Sophia believed that with a little manipulation, she could marry Grant herself. After all, everyone had seen her devotion to Grant over the years.

Of course, she had to be wary of Isidora, who also lived in the Martin Mansion. If she revealed Kathy's existence, Isidora would never be able to marry into the Martin family.noveldrama

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Sophia thought her plan was perfect. Let them fight it out, and she would reap the benefits.

Meanwhile, Anissa, who had been in a foul mood lately, lazily got out of bed.

Isidora, her face still swollen from the previous night's slap, appeared in Anissa's bedroom. "Anissa, you're awake?"

She acted like a servant in front of Anissa. Since moving into the Martin Mansion, she had been doing servant's work, attending to Anissa.

Seeing the swelling on Isidora's face, Anissa felt a bit guilty. Anyway, Isidora was someone her sister Giselle had placed by her side. Slapping Isidora last night had been impulsive.

Fortunately, Isidora hadn't mentioned the slap to Giselle, which made Anissa feel a bit more favorable towards her.

"Isidora, what happened last night was my fault. I shouldn't have hit you," Anissa apologized.

Isidora wanted to retaliate for the slap but chose to endure it, considering her current situation. She put on a smile and said, "Anissa, you don't need to worry about it. It was my fault for speaking out of turn."

"Besides, you hitting me is just a form of elder's discipline. It shows I did something wrong. How could I, as the younger one, blame you, the elder?" Isidora's words pleased Anissa.

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Indeed, she had a way with words, making the slap seem justified. Probably no one else in the world could do that.

"Good." Anissa reached for a box containing gold earrings on her dressing table and handed it to Isidora. "These are something I like very much. I'm giving them to you."

Receiving the gift, Isidora felt a surge of excitement. She had seen these earrings in a luxury store before, worth four or five hundred thousand dollars. Now, they were probably worth even more.

The life of the rich was truly something else. Anissa, a wealthy socialite, casually handed out hundreds of thousands of dollars like it was nothing. If getting slapped in the face could score that kind of money, Isidora would gladly let Anissa bruise her cheek!

"Thank you, Anissa." Holding the earrings, Isidora was overjoyed.

But she didn't forget the main reason she came to see Anissa. She took out her phone and showed Anissa some online news. "Anissa, Chloe has caused trouble for Mr. Martin

again."

"Last night, Chloe pushed a girl into the deep end at the pool, nearly killing her. This morning, the girl's family brought reporters to seek justice. In his anger, Grant smashed the reporters' cameras."

She continued, "Anissa, Chloe is Grant's nemesis. Look, now the internet is full of negative news about Grant, saying he's protecting a murderer and that the Martin family is unjust..."

The news Isidora showed Anissa made her already bad mood worse.

As the matriarch of the Martin group and the mother of the three Martin brothers, Anissa had worked hard to secure her position and control over the Martin family.

The Martin group was her greatest support and her only reliance in life. She wouldn't allow anyone to jeopardize it...