her; she should be secretly pleased.”
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Amid laughter, Isabella calmly walked onto the stage.
“The Grant Family didn’t prepare my VCR, that’s okay, I made my own.”
With that, she evaded the staff attempting to stop her and started playing her self–prepared video.
The images flickered across the screen, showing Isabella’s photos from childhood to now, totaling only a dozen or so.
There were no elaborate, artfully shot portraits, just chaotic backgrounds, clothes washed pale, and carefully framed awards.
This stood in stark contrast to the pampered life of Evelyn Grant.
The faces of Mr. and Mrs. Grant changed, a hint of pain flashed in their eyes, unexpectedly, they still felt sorry for their daughter.
The audience was in an uproar, not expecting the eldest daughter of the Grant Family to have endured such hardships before.
“I mean, it was Evelyn Grant who took her place, enjoying over a decade of luxury, surely it’s the Grant Family that owes Isabella Grant!”
“Was Evelyn Grant’s conduct just now showing off? Honestly, it’s a bit cheap.”
Evelyn Grant’s face turned pale and flushed, unable to find a reason to shut off the video.
Suddenly, the screen went dark, just when Evelyn Grant thought the video had ended and breathed a sigh of relief, there appeared another segment of surveillance video and audio recording.
Evelyn Grant’s face turned deathly pale, and she rushed forward to turn off the video. However, Isabella pushed her away, making her fall to the ground awkwardly.
On the screen, Evelyn Grant’s face was twisted with malice and jealousy as she spitefully said, “Isabella Grant, why did you come back to take away the position of the eldest daughter of the Grant family?”
“Can’t you just stay with your mom comfortably, rotting in the garbage?”
“Since you don’t want to leave, don’t blame me for driving you out!”
With that, Evelyn Grant grabbed Isabella Grant’s hand and forcefully tried to throw her out the window.
The whole room fell into a dead silence.
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It’s amusing. My Isabella truly inherited the essence of my tales of real and fake sisters. How could she not have the essential surveillance and voice recorder?
Whenever she was alone with Evelyn Grant, she would activate the voice recorder, and the room was already equipped with surveillance cameras.
“No… it’s not like that, please listen to my explanation!”
Evelyn Grant looked frantic, tears and snot covering her face. She helplessly tried to grab Mr. Grant’s hand, but he avoided her coldly.
“Everyone, I apologize for this family disgrace. From today onward, the Grant family will sever ties with this disgrace!”
At this moment, Isabella also spoke softly, “From today onwards, I also sever ties with the Grant family.”
Mr. and Mrs. Grant’s eyes widened in shock, and Mrs. Grant forced a smile, “Isabella, why are you being difficult? We’ve driven Evelyn Grant out, and now you’re the sole daughter of the Grant family!”
Isabella’s face was cold as she stared intently into Mrs. Grant’s eyes, speaking slowly, “I’m not being difficult. It’s you who repeatedly chose her over me.”
“You know Evelyn can’t eat spicy food, yet you never know that I like it. None of the dishes at home ever had a spicy option.”
“The homecoming gift you gave me, a crystal lamp, was ‘accidentally‘ broken by her the next day. Yet, you only asked me to forgive her, and eventually, because of her whining, gave us each a crystal lamp.”
“Why? That was my unique gift.”
“She schemed against me clumsily, yet you never wanted to hear my side. Are you incapable of investigating, or are you afraid of the truth that an investigation might reveal?”
“I endured all of it, but when Evelyn instructed others to splash acid that caused second–degree burns on my mom’s back, you still urged me to forgive her for the sake of her future.”
Under Isabella’s accusations, Mr. and Mrs. Grant, despite their age, couldn’t hold back their anguish.
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Isabella gathered complete evidence and had Evelyn Grant sent to prison.
The Grant family had already severed ties with Evelyn and would not bail her out.
Her leg was broken, her hand was left with a lifelong disability, she missed the college entrance exams, and now she had a criminal record. Her life was essentially over.
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