The Billionaire's True Heiress: From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 290

The crowd listened to Claire, her words sharp and clear, and it was obvious to everyone she was right.

"You really didn't teach your daughter well, did you? How could she accuse someone like that?"

"Isn't it just jealousy? Your daughter probably made up those rumors online on purpose. I remember hearing about this. It was all over the internet not long ago."

"Now that you bring it up, I remember too. Wasn't it during that winter camp? This is the girl from the math competition, right?"

The internet never really forgets, and neither do people. These days, it wasn't just young folks surfing online. The older generation loved scrolling through their feeds, especially on those short video apps where their faces popped up everywhere.

Most of them had seen the rumors and totally understood where Claire was coming from. When she asked them to imagine if their own grandkids were in her place, everyone stopped to think. Just like that, they realized Claire hadn't done anything wrong.

When trouble happened to someone else, it was easy to watch from the sidelines. But if it happened to their own families, nobody would just stand by and let it go.

Molly's mom hadn't expected this reaction at all. She thought everyone would side with her. At first, some people really did blame Claire. But then Claire spoke up, and in just a few sentences, she turned everything around.

Seeing things go downhill, Molly's dad quickly nudged his wife and spoke up. "Claire, our Molly really knows she made a mistake."

"She's genuinely sorry. She's willing to apologize in public. Please, just give her a chance."

"You've been classmates for over two years. There's got to be some friendship there, right?"

"Once she gets out, we'll transfer her to another school. She won't get in your way again."

"And about compensation, we're open to discussing whatever you want."

"If you need us to, we'll even sell one of our houses to make up for what happened to your reputation."

When everyone heard that her dad was willing to sell a house to pay for this, the crowd's mood shifted again. Some people started to think Claire was being too unforgiving.

"Come on, sweetheart, don't take it so far. They're willing to sell a house just to make it right. Maybe it's time to let it go."

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