"What does ’illegitimate child’ mean?" Dottie asked, perplexed.

He’s still young, and he had never heard the term while living in the village, so he asked Summer curiously.

Summer covered Dottie’s ears, leaned down, and whispered instructions to him, "Be good, Dottie. Listen to your sister, don’t listen, don’t look."

Dottie nodded obediently, though confused, and tightly closed his eyes.

Sadie said not to listen or look, so he covered his ears and closed his eyes.

Seeing Dottie like this, Claire Woodward sneered and asked disdainfully, "What? You feel ashamed of your own background, so you don’t want the kid to hear it? Speaking of which, is he really your illegitimate child?"

Summer smiled slightly and said, "Claire Woodward, I see you’ve healed your scars and forgotten the pain, forgotten that I still have dirt on you, haven’t you? Speaking so arrogantly, aren’t you afraid of being drowned in spittle?"

"You—" Claire Woodward wasn’t able to provoke Summer; instead, she got provoked by her.

"What? Finally remembered that you once drugged me? Want to take up long-term residence in The Vanguard Prison?"

Summer’s demeanor completely changed from earlier, her intimidating aura making people fearful.

Even with his eyes closed, Dottie felt the surrounding temperature drop.

But he obediently didn’t open his eyes.

Claire Woodward was fuming with anger, yet guilty and afraid that Summer might expose the matter.

Soon the Woodward Family will choose a new Family Head; she can’t have such dirty laundry aired.

"Summer, I’m telling you, don’t be smug; hubris will lead to downfall!"

Summer’s eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light flashing across them.

"I’ll give you that same advice. I’m indeed not Henry Stanton’s biological child, but since I exist in this world, I won’t allow people like you to insult me because of my origins. You may indeed be your parents’ biological child, but so what? Are the things you’ve done much cleaner than my background?"

"I..."

"This is my last warning!" Summer said coldly, "If you dare speak insolently in front of me again, I’ll release the recordings and show everyone your true face with Mio Osborne!"

The reason she hasn’t exposed the matter is to save face for herself, finding Claire and Mio’s affair disgusting.

But now, since everyone knows she’s an illegitimate child, she’s not afraid of another stain.

She raised her chin and said, "A flea never fears itching. I want to see if, when the matter is exposed, there are more people laughing at me or cursing you."

Claire Woodward trembled in fear.

She bit her lip hard and was about to turn and leave.

"Wait!" Summer called out to her.

Claire Woodward had no choice but to stop: "What do you want now?"

"Apologize."

"What?"

"You said something I don’t like, so you need to apologize to me. Of course, you can choose not to apologize to me, and we can meet directly in court where I’ll ask the judge for your apology."

Claire Woodward’s face turned pale red with green, and ultimately, under pressure, she had no choice but to say, "I’m sorry."

Summer raised an eyebrow slightly: "I’ll reluctantly accept your apology. Next time, it won’t be as simple as just apologizing."

Claire Woodward was seething with anger but dared say nothing, holding in her annoyance, she left furiously.

Summer watched Claire Woodward walk away leisurely and then released her hands covering Dottie’s ears, saying, "Okay, open your eyes now. Let’s go find your parents."

"Okay." Dottie obediently didn’t ask further questions, holding Summer’s hand as they walked toward the inpatient department. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

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