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Rose stood on the steps and gaped at the TV screen, on which the clip had been paused. Summer looked beautiful, poised, and commanding on screen, but it was such an unfamiliar sight to Rose.
How could this be the same Summer she’d always manipulated and toyed with?
After a brief moment of dazedness, anger and terror washed over her. She was in such a dire situation, yet Summer was stomping all over her suffering and putting on such a show before the reporters.
No wonder she hadn’t had the nerve to return to Hartford Manor last night–she didn’t have the nerve to face Rose after the things she’d done!
“Rewind the clip now. I want to see what happened earlier!” Henry urged after returning to his senses.
Luke also snapped to his senses and grabbed the remote, rewinding the clip.
Henry, Luke, and Kristen were thoroughly stunned after seeing how Summer had spoken to the reporters.
“Am I seeing things, Dad? Was that Summer who rebuked the reporters with the cameras rolling?” Luke asked dazedlý.
“Of course! Would anyone else be as pretty and adorable as her?” Henry cried. He sounded beyond proud of Summer.
Even Kristen, who rarely reacted to anything that had to do with Summer, couldn’t help smiling faintly at the sight of Summer rebuking the reporters emotionlessly.
The Hartfords‘ reactions further aggravated Rose. She clenched her jaw tightly before turning and heading back upstairs.
Rose’s video had garnered a lot of attention online, so Summer’s interview soon shot to the top of several websites‘ trending topics.
She hadn’t said much during the interview, and there were many media outlets present. Aside from the few that constantly criticized her, there were also reputable ones. And so, after the interview footage was shared online, the public mostly got to see the full interview. Only a small portion saw videos that had been taken out of context.
Once the interview footage went live, the online community got into a heated discussion over the secondary victimization of victims.
That was just what humans were like. Everyone instinctively shied away from being grouped with those who bullied the weak. Naturally, the public opinion was overwhelmingly in Summer’s favor.
“Why didn’t I ever notice how cool Ms. Hartford is?”
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“She looks really refreshing and easy on the eyes today. You should stop dressing like a fashion terrorist, little lady!”
“That second reporter’s question is hilarious. Ms Hartford did a good job rebuking him!” “Protect the victim’s privacy. Preventing secondary dissemination starts with ourselves!” Anthony had also seen the videos of Summer’s interview. He’d already realized that she was no longer the same coward she used to be after their brief encounter yesterday. She’d looked classy and beautiful–she was the perfect embodiment of what he expected the heiress of an affluent family to be like.
He was even more delighted after watching the videos. He felt like the Summer he’d gotten to know from Rose’s descriptions had been overly vilified–she was the perfect wife he’d always looked forward to having! On the contrary, Rose was becoming increasingly despicable after revealing her true colors.
Anthony’s resolution to win Summer over was initially due to his experience of the luxuries a genuinely affluent family could afford. But now, after getting insight into what Summer was really like, he was even more determined to have her.
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