The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven) novel Chapter 491

But what if Chloe was just putting on an act? Who would even come up with such an astonishing plot?

Then, someone who said they were Chloe's neighbor spoke up, claiming that Chloe really did treat Annalise like that. Soon, more people joined in, backing up the neighbor's story because they'd seen it for themselves.

Before long, everyone was trashing Chloe.

"No way. I can't believe that. It's the modern age! Who still treats their daughter-in-law like a nanny in their house?"

"She still shouldn't be treating her like that, even if she's a nanny."

"Yeah, exactly."

"I don't get what she was thinking. Maybe she just couldn't stand seeing her son happy?"

"What about her daughter-in-law? Is she still putting up with it?"

"No, they're already divorced."

"The ex-daughter-in-law's a comic artist now."

Once people knew Annalise had gotten out of the Pelhams' nightmare, they all let out a big sigh of relief.

"Good for her ex-daughter-in-law! She's finally free from that family."

"She was awful to her daughter-in-law and grandson. Karma's bound to catch up with her eventually!"

Chloe sat in her car, glancing over at the villa. She saw the front door of the living room open, and a car drove off. She watched until it was out of sight, then looked away.

"Drop what you're doing and open any website. Check out the top trending news." Eric cut to the chase.

I pulled out my phone and saw that the accusations about Chloe mistreating her daughter-in-law were the top trending topic. I clicked on it, and sure enough, there was Chloe's smug face front and center.

Even though I already knew she didn't like me, it was still a shock to see how calculated she'd been in mistreating me.

I didn't think people like that actually existed. And yet, here she was, laid bare for everyone to see.

I looked down. Back then, when she went after me, I actually wondered if I had done something to deserve it. It turned out that I hadn't done anything wrong, and she was just picking fights on purpose.

"I've seen it. So what now?" I asked flatly.

"The marketing team wants to take advantage of this publicity. They're hoping for your input." Eric sounded like he was worried I might push back.