Chapter 18

Sweetheart? Everyone froze. In the end, Scarlett was the first to recover. She blurted out, "Lindsay, are your adoptive parents actually the Hernans?" Francesca finally looked up and said coldly, "Adoptive parents? To us, Lindsay is like our biological daughter!" This confirmed what Scarlett had said. Everyone was dumbstruck. Brayden's friends, who were always mocking Lindsay, all turned white with fear. That country bumpkin, Lindsay, was actually the Hernan heiress! When they thought about how rude they had once been, they were terrified and began to apologize profusely. "Um… Lindsay, w-we were always just joking around with you! Don't take it to heart!" "Yes, yes! Please don't hold it against us. Don't stoop to our level!" Lindsay frowned slightly. She was about to say that she no longer cared when Francesca said coldly, "You must pay the price for your mistakes. Don't you know that?" Everyone was silent. Francesca continued icily, "To those of you who insulted Lindsay