From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 530
Watching as Daniel was dragged away, Karen was still fuming, though she tried to reassure herself. "I'm not upset, I'm not upset
at all! Getting mad just gives you wrinkles."
The commotion downstairs caught Adah's attention, and she came down from upstairs. "Mom, what happened?"
Karen's barely-suppressed anger flared back up at once. "It's that boy from the Robinson family! I can't believe the nerve-he
actually dared to talk badly about my granddaughter-in-law!"
"What happened?" Adah asked, curiosity piqued.
Karen recounted the whole incident, and by the time she finished, Adah was fuming too. "What's gotten into Daniel? He used to
be such a polite kid!"
"He's lost his mind, that's what! I swear, the Robinsons are going to fall apart with him in charge. And to think our Sherman has
always treated him so well!" Karen grumbled as she started taking off her costume. "That's it! I'm going to see my
granddaughter-in-law. I can't let that brat go around spreading nonsense about
her!"
"I'll come with you," Adah said, getting up.
Karen waved her off. "No need, I'll go by myself. Just have someone keep an eye on that little troublemaker!"

"Alright!" Adah nodded.
Karen went to her room to change before heading out-she'd gotten into the habit of putting on fresh clothes whenever she left
the house.
As they drove past a grocery market, Karen suddenly said, "Claud, pull over! I want to buy some fruit. My granddaughter-in-law
loves the mangosteen from this place."
Claud offered, "Ma'am, why don't you wait in the car? I'll go get them for you."
"No, you stay right here!" Karen insisted. If she was buying fruit for her granddaughter-in-law, she was going to pick them out
herself.

Karen got out and headed into the store. She didn't just buy mangosteen-she picked up some lychees and a whole selection of
Anthea's favorite fruits.
As Karen was leaving the store, arms full of fruit, someone suddenly slammed into her.
Thud-
Fruit tumbled everywhere, scattering across the ground, and Karen herself was knocked down.
At that moment, a shrill voice cut through the air. "Watch where you're going, you old hag! Are you blind?"
Karen's anger exploded. Hit by someone and then insulted on top of it?
She looked up and saw a familiar face.
Rebecca.

In the past, Rebecca would never have set foot in a grocery store herself, but times had changed her family had fallen on hard
times and there were no servants anymore.
After losing everything to Anthea, Rebecca was already bitter. And now, running into this clueless old woman? The perfect target
for her frustrations.
"Who are you calling names? You bump into me, then act all high and mighty? Trashy woman!" Karen snapped back.
Rebecca's arrogance came from knowing Karen's family had fallen from grace. The Christensens were no longer powerful-who
was going to stand up for Karen now?
"Say that to my face again, you old hag!" Rebecca shot back, her face twisted with rage.
Suddenly, Karen plopped down on the ground, grabbed Rebecca's leg to keep her from leaving, and fished out her phone with
the other hand "Help! Someone's attacking me! Officer, please, someone is bullying an old lady!" she wailed as she dialed 911.
Rebecca hadn't expected this at all. Her face went pale as she stammered, "What
are you talking about, you crazy old woman? Who hit you?"
As luck would have it, a patrol car happened to be nearby. The police arrived almost instantly.

The moment she saw them, Karen played up the drama, tears streaming down her face. Officers thank goodness you're here! If
you'd come any later, I'd be dead by now! Please, you have to help me!"
Rebecca was so furious she looked like she might explode. She tried to explain, "She's faking! This old woman is putting on an
act, trying to frame mel Officers, don't listen to her!"
Shameless old hag! How dare she pull something like this?
"Don't worry, ma'am," one of the officers said calmly. "We'll make sure justice is served. We won't let an innocent person be
wronged, and we won't let the guilty get away."
Unfortunately, there was no security camera in the area.
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