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Someone expressed disappointment that the dress was ruined. [What will Laura do now? The dress has already been worn. It’s so dirty.]
[I was there watching them argue. Louis doesn’t want this dress. He wants Meriel to buy it, but she can’t afford it.]
[She rented the dress for 4,000 dollars to show it off, but she is not willing to spend 140 thousand
dollars to acquire it for her collection. That’s ridiculous.]
[Guys, think. How could she afford this dress? If she could afford it, she would have bought it a long time ago. She has to pay for it!]
[I was fortunate enough to witness the scene clearly. The woman offered to clean the dress before returning it, but Louis declined and demanded payment. He threatened to take legal action if she did not pay and even promised to purchase Laura a more expensive dress!]
[The best ending ever! I’m so happy!]
[Elaine deserves it! This is her punishment for being shameless. This is so funny.]
[Laura is the best!]
[Those who insulted Laura should apologize to her!]
[Yeah! Don’t you think you can curse Laura without any consequences. Apologize!]
At the hospital, Meriel confronted Louis despite feeling guilty.
She proposed several solutions, but all of them were rejected.
Suddenly, her phone rang.
Carol’s cold voice came from the other end of the phone. “What are you doing now?”
Meriel trembled and didn’t dare to tell the truth. She said in a cowardly tone, “I am visiting a friend in the hospital now.”
Carol’s voice was even more frightening. “Really? Since when is Laura your friend?”
She swallowed and asked, “How did you know this?”
Carol snorted and said, “Turn around. People are livestreaming you!”
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Meriel’s pupils suddenly shrank. She panicked and looked back to see many people smiling sarcastically and using their phones to film her.
She was horrified and cried out, “Who permitted you to film me? You are violating my portrait right! Do you understand?!”
Everyone was stunned by her panicked look and then laughed.
[She looks so funny. I won’t stop the livestream. She deserves it. She and her daughter stole someone else’s dress!]
[Right. Girls, don’t be afraid. Continue your livestream. It feels great to see her like this!]
[Her horrified expression made my day. Don’t stop, girls!!]
Carol’s voice was trembling with anger as she said, “This is so shameful. Do you have any idea how ugly you look right now? Get the fuck out of there!!”
Meriel felt aggrieved and was about to leave.
But Louis grabbed her again and said, “Remember to transfer the compensation money to my account in an hour, or you’ll be in trouble.”
Meriel burst into tears.
Then she fled with her tail between her legs.
Some people rushed to film her leaving in an ashamed and embarrassed manner.
Meriel covered her blushing face and screamed, “Stop filming me!”
She went back to the car with Elaine, looking like a mess, and scolded Elaine.
Elaine didn’t even dare to raise her head. She cried and apologized, “I’m sorry, Mom!”
Meriet was even angrier and disappointed. “Why would you share your photo in your group chat? Don’t you know that the dress was rented? Don’t you feel ashamed of yourself?”
Elaine cried, “I just want to show off my new dress. I didn’t expect them to post it on Twitter. Sorry, Mom!”
Meriel continued furiously, “Listen up. You had better hope that I find a new buyer for this dress soon and pay less money, or there will be consequences.”
Elaine nodded with tears in her eyes, “I will!”
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Meriel’s chest heaved violently, and she panted heavily. She clutched the steering wheel and muttered, “How can you compare with Laura? How dare you show off that dress in your group chat? She can easily make you pay, you idiot!”
Elaine didn’t dare to make a sound. She lowered her head and sobbed.
Meriel couldn’t calm down.
Her reputation was completely ruined.
What should she do?
She would be replaced, too.
She had to do everything possible to improve the situation.
Louis unhappily waved his hand to dispel Meriel’s perfume that lingered in the air. Then he closed the
curtains.
He bent down, smoothed out Laura’s falling hair, and said guiltily, “I’m really sorry, Laura. I won’t let you wear the dress that Elaine has worn. Please wait for a few days. I will buy you a new one.”
Laura was fine with this. She held his hand to comfort him and said, “Uncle Louis, it’s okay. Don’t beat yourself up. It really doesn’t matter.”
Louis breathed a sigh of relief and said, “I’m so relieved.”
While they were talking, Dora sent him the photos of a few new dresses.
[These are all limited editions, some even collector’s editions.]
Louis immediately showed the photos to Laura and said, “These dresses are also limited editions, and some of them are collector’s editions. They are more expensive than that one. Do you like them?”
Laura took the phone and picked out her favorite one. “This one is beautiful. It is a hundred times more beautiful than that dress.”
Louis breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, “I’m glad you like it. I’ll buy this dress for you!”
Laura nodded and said, “Thank you.”
This dress was much more gorgeous than the one Elaine wore.
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Laura thought she was being luckier.
She felt very happy.
It didn’t take long for Meriel to return home with Elaine.
Her phone vibrated.
She knew a lot of people would call her to mock her.
She was even more furious. She took Elaine to the door of the utility room and asked her to get in. Elaine cried out, “I’m sorry, Mom. I was wrong, Mom! Please don’t do this, Mom!”
The rest of the Hoover family came out of their rooms after hearing the crying. Their faces changed when they saw Elaine locked in the ground-floor utility room.
Rachel asked tentatively, “Mom, why are you doing this? What happened?”
Meriel said with a cold face, “Go on Twitter. Your sister did something she knew she shouldn’t do and her lie was exposed, causing damage to both our reputations. I still need to pay Louis 140 thousand dollars! She deserves it!”
Inside the room, Elaine kept knocking on the door.
Rachel felt pity for Elaine. She took out her phone, read the tweet, and asked, “Why is it Laura again?”
Merial’s face was livid. “I also want to know why it’s Laura again. All of you together are no match for her! You caused trouble for her but ended up being humiliated. I finally had the chance to show off in front of Laura. Elaine clearly knew the dress was rented, but she shared it with her friends, causing me to be embarrassed.”
She kicked the utility room door hard and shouted at Elaine, “You made me lose face and 140 thousand dollars. My friends are avoiding me. How will you compensate me?”

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