Chapter 93

Elena and Michael's faces turned dark immediately. They obviously had no intention of really kneeling to Claire, but they didn't expect her to be so blunt and toss their words right back at them. For a moment, they just froze there, not knowing how to respond. To make things worse, not a single person stepped in to save their dignity. Instead, the crowd got even more riled up, some even chiming in with biting comments. "I still remember at the Thompson family's banquet, Madam Parker handed over that disownment letter. Claire gave three clear kowtows and left. Wasn't it Madam Thompson herself who said Claire plotted to disgrace her? If it were me, I'd have turned and walked without looking back, let alone bow to them!" "Exactly! That was basically hiring someone to humiliate her—who knows if Claire would've been hurt too! And they dare talk about raising her with kindness? Please! Claire still had a conscience, gave them kowtows on her way out." "Right? I remember clearly when they kick