Love in the Limelight (Astrid and Elio)

Chapter 448

Astrid spoke as she pulled out her iPhone, showing her text conversation with Sandra to the camera. Exclusive content from NôvelDrama.Org.

Then she turned to Lucinda, "Lucinda, get your phone out. Let's compare and confirm this is Sandra's

number."

"Really, Astrid? You're exposing mom's number to your followers? You want them to bombard her with

calls? She raised you for eighteen years, don't you think you're being a bit harsh?" Lucinda was on the

verge of losing her temper if not for the live stream.

But, Sandra had advised her before that always play the victim to gain sympathy from the public.

So she forced herself to hold back her rage.

However, her words had indirectly confirmed that it was indeed Sandra's number.

"She might've raised you for eighteen years, but she's also beaten you for those same eighteen years,

right?" The icy voice of a man echoed through the room. Everyone turned to see Yates, who had

rushed over after receiving a call from Dale. He ran so fast that beads of sweat were visible on his

forehead.

He took a deep breath, walked briskly towards the camera, and gave it a wave, "Hey there, cuties

watching at home. I'm Yates, Astrid's childhood friend. We've known each other since preschool. I can

attest that Astrid often had bruises from the beatings she endured from her foster mother, Sandra. I'm

sure there're people watching right now who went to school with Astrid and can confirm she'd often

come to class injured. At first, teachers thought she was getting into fights and called for her parents.

That's when we found out it was Sandra who was abusing her.

Astrid's biological father was grateful to Sandra for adopting Astrid from the orphanage and saving her

from a deadly fire. But Sandra has abused Astrid for so many years, I can't believe she has the

audacity to even ask for money!"

Lucinda was stunned. She hadn't expected Yates to show up, let alone reveal Sandra's abusive

behavior. Everything was deviating from her plan.

Meanwhile, the chat was popping off, [Yates is telling the truth. I was in middle school with Astrid. She'd

often come to class with a black eye or busted lip. Back then, I didn't know Lucinda and Astrid were

sisters. Lucinda was always dressed in luxury while Astrid looked like she'd stepped out of a Dickens

novel.]

[I was in elementary school with Astrid. Because she was so pretty, I always noticed her. It's true she

was frequently beaten. One memory sticks out; it was pouring rain and Lucinda's parents came to pick

her up, leaving Astrid to walk home alone in the rain. I thought they just shared a last name and weren't

related. Poor Astrid!]

[Wow, I had no idea Astrid had it so rough.]

[Sandra is shameless!]

[Are all of you just spreading rumors? Is Astrid trying to play the sympathy card to gain popularity?]

[To the person above, get your facts right! Does our Astrid need to use cheap tricks?]

[Follow my Twitter @WandererKid. Everything I say is the truth, I'll even post our graduation photo with

Astrid!]

[Astrid is so strong, she never needed to play the victim for attention!]

The turn of events was too fast for Lucinda to cope with.

Just then, Gracie stepped forward, saying, "Lucinda, you remember me, right? I know exactly how hard

Astrid had it back then! How can you call her full name one day and then sister the next? Doesn't it feel

odd?"

Lucinda pursed her lips, "You all... you all... are overstepping."