Chapter 477
Chapter 477
Upon this, Winnie denched her jaw.
“Marine, I’ve already apologized to you. Isn’t that enough for you? Just stop is already? the wrapped
Marina listened to Winnie screaming her lungs out on the other end of the phone, a faint smule playing at her lips.
Sure, I heard you apologize, Marina thought, but did I ever say I forgave you?
Didn’t you say my problems have nothing to do with you? Well, guess what, your problems have nothing to do with me either. Winnie, what’s gotten into you? Marina spoke softly.
Winne took a deep breath, furning at Marina’s words.
She bit down hard on her lip and said in a low, tense voice, “Marina, I never tried to ruin your career, did I?”
Marina raised an eyebrow, sounding totally unconcerned. “Hey, I never tried to mess up your career.”
Tn’t this whole mess just because you wanted to make money off others but couldn’t help looking down on them?” Marina ineered
Winnie was left speechless, her jaw clenched tight. Marina’s words had completely shut her down.
Just as Marina was about to hang up, Winnie hissed through gritted teeth, Marina, you really think you can actually affect me? Trust me, you can’t
“The Gill family’s business is huge. This is just a side project my dad gave me to mess around with. Whatever you do, it’s not even a scratch. You can’t even shake me, Winnie fumed.
Marina’s lips curled into a faint, slightly mocking smile.
“Winnie, seriously, what are you even saying? When did I ever say I was coming after the Gill family?” Marina said.
‘Come on, I know the Gill family is loaded. I’m not dumb enough to pick a fight with them.”
With that, Marina hung up on Winnie.
Winnie took a deep breath, her face going rigid.
After a moment, her phone started ringing.
Winnie checked the caller ID. It was her sister, Mila.
She immediately frowned and let the call go unanswered.
The next second, her phone buzzed with a message from her mom.
[Winnie, come home right now. Your dad saw what’s happening online, and he’s furious. Your sister’s back too.]
Winnie took a deep breath, her face rigid. Seeing her mom mention Mila was home too, her expression turned cold. She grabbed her coat and rushed back to the Gill family home.
Seriously, Mila’s already married. Why does she keep showing up back here? Winnic muttered to herself.
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As soon as Winnie stepped through the door, a cup came flying and smashed right by her heels.
She stared at the shards on the floor, taking a deep breath.
‘If I’d walked in just a second sooner, that cup would’ve nailed me, she thought.
She looked up at her dad, who was fuming, and instinctively bit her lip.
Mila stood by their father, seeing Winnie looking absolutely terrified, her face drained of color.
‘Dad, don’t get worked up. Right now, we need to fix this fast,” Mila said in a gentle voice.
‘Otherwise, those people will keep digging and drag the whole Gill family into this mess,” she added.
Silas nodded, his gaze sweeping coldly over Winnie.
‘How many times have I told you to keep a low profile? Look at the kind of trouble you’ve stirred up now,” Silas fumed.
“The Gill family’s business is mostly in food, with over a hundred supermarket chains nationwide.
All the money we make comes from ordinary people,” he snapped.
‘If this boycott isn’t handled properly, it’s going to drag the whole Gill family down with it.
“If your identity gets out, the Gill family will definitely get dragged into this mess,” he added.
He shot Mila a cold look and ordered, “Mila, you handle this.”
“Okay, Dad,” Mila nodded, answering softly.
As she spoke, she shot Winnie a quick look before turning her gaze away.
Winnie took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and said in a low, tense voice, “Dad, I don’t need her to handle this. I can take care of it myself.”
But Silas snorted coldly. “What do you really know? You’ve stirred up public outrage. Do you even get that?”
“Your uncle said it himself: given your temperament, you are entirely unsuited to inherit the family business. From now on, stay out of company affairs. Just focus on being the proper Second Miss of the Gill family. That is more than enough for you,” Silas added.
At this, Winnie’s expression froze, and she blurted out, “Dad…”
Silas cut her off, his voice cold and sharp. “That’s enough. Get out of my sight.”
Winnie bit her lip hard, not daring to make a sound as she faced her father’s fierce glare.
At that moment, Linnea came over to stand by Silas’s side and spoke in a gentle voice.
“Silas, I checked those posts. They were just careless things Winnie put out when she was younger and didn’t know any better. She’s doing much better now.”
‘She’s been working hard lately, and you can see how much she’s improved,” Linnea added.
“Why not give her another chance?” Linnea pleaded.
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Silas’s face went cold at Linnea’s words.
Winnie hurried to say, ‘Dad, I’ll apologize. I’ll do it myself, so the Gill family won’t get dragged into this.”
A flicker of hesitation crossed Silas’s eyes.
Winnie was his favorite daughter. He’d always had a soft spot for her, even more than Mila.
Seeing Silas waver because of Winnie’s show of weakness, Mila’s lips twitched.
OIRI
She was about to say something, thinking. If Winnie goes out and apologizes now, people will realize she’s Ms. Gill from the Gill family, and that’ll open a whole new can of worms for the family
Linnea shot Mila a heavy look, her eyes warning her to stay quiet before she could say anything.
Mila caught Linnea’s look and fell silent.
Linnea was tense, afraid that if Mila spoke up now, Silas might reconsider his decision.
30th Silas and Linnea had their clear favorites in the family.
Mila had always known exactly where she stood in this family.
Seeing Mila stay quiet, Linnea let out a quiet sigh of relief.
That night, Winnie stuck to her plan and posted a public apology online.
n the video, she broke down in tears, sobbing that she was just a dumb kid back then, and that was why she posted all that
tuff.
he insisted she was just a regular person like everyone else, and begged everyone to forgive her.
But after Winnie posted her apology video, no one was buying it. Instead, people started picking her apart.
‘eople started looking up how much her coat cost in the video. And her earrings? Each one ran into the millions.
ust a regular person? Yeah right. She’s just putting on an act, people snarked.
Not only did they dig up the price of everything Winnie was wearing, but they also exposed her as the Gill family’s second laughter.
n no time, the public backlash that was aimed at Winnie spilled over and engulfed the entire Gill family.
Mila was now back at the Clark family home, lying in bed as she scrolled through the news. Her lips curled into a cold smirk.
Winnie really is an idiot, Mila thought.
ust as Mila was about to put her phone down, her screen lit up with a call from Silas.
She glanced at the caller ID, didn’t even think about picking up, but just hit mute and tossed the phone aside.
Let’s see how much longer Dad can keep bailing Winnie out, Mila thought, her lips curling into a frosty smile.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
