<b>Chapter </b>791
Jessica looked straight at Horace and Brittany. “I really love this Aheris Crown. Now<b>, </b>put it on me.”
She was practically bouncing with excitement, eager to wear the crown.
Brittany picked up the Aetheris Crown. “Tonight, we will personally ce this crown <b>on </b>the head of the Larson family’s true heiress.”
Jessica couldn’t hide her impatience. “Hurry and put it on me!”
She couldn’t wait any longer.
Brittany walked over to Jessica and stopped right in front of her.
Jessica’s eyes sparkled. Brittany was here.
A murmur ran through the crowd. “Mrs. Larson is about to crown Ms. Larson with the Aetheris Crown!”
“Of course. Ms. Larson is her biological daughter!”
“How could a goddaughterpare to their own blood?”
Jessica strutted like a proud peacock, locking her gaze on Brittany.
“Hurry up and put it on me!”
She bent down, waiting expectantly.
Yet, Brittany didn’t move.
“Jessica,” Brittany said slowly, “this Aetheris Crown isn’t for you.”
What?
Jessica froze. “What are you talking about? If it’s not for me, then who is it for?”
Brittany looked her in the eye. “This crown is meant for Wendy.”
Jessica’s heart sank. “What…”
Brittany held Jessica’s gaze firmly. “Jessica, you’re our daughter<b>, </b>but we can’t keep turning a blind eye to your mistakes. You asked us to choose between you and Wendy. We have made our decision.”
Jessica’s stomach twisted with dread. “Who did you choose?”
Horace’s voice was low and steady. “We choose Wendy.”
Horace and Brittany had chosen Wendy.
Gasps erupted among the crowd.
Jessica’s face turned pale. “I’m your one and only biological daughter, but you’re choosing Wendy, an outsider?”
“She’s no longer an outsider. She is our daughter now,” Brittany said calmly.
Without another word, Brittany walked toward Wendy. “The party will go on as nned–unless you don’t want us to be your parents anymore.”
Wendy was deeply moved. When Jessica forced Horace and Brittany to choose, she had already braced herself to be cast aside. She knew her ce–she knew she couldn’tpete with Jessica, their biological daughter.
Never had she expected Horace and Brittany to choose her.
<b>There </b>is nothing in this world <b>more </b>precious than being chosen wholeheartedly by someone else.
<b>Tears </b>welled up in Wendy’s eyes. “Of course, I want you to be my parents.”
Horace smiled gently. “This crown belongs only to you. Now, wear it.”
Wendy nodded softly. “Okay.”
Brittany lifted the dazzling crown and ced it carefully on Wendy’s head.
Tonight, Wendy had her hair elegantly pinned up, revealing her gorgeous, delicate face. Now, crowned with the radiant Aetheris Crown<b>, </b>she shone like a star, so bright that she was impossible to look at directly.
Horace and Brittany stood firmly on either side of Wendy<b>, </b>their voices ringing out loud and clear.
“We now dere Wendy the true heiress of the Larson family. From this moment on, anyone who opposes her opposes all of us!
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The crowd exploded in reaction. “I can’t believe this! Mr. and Mrs. Larson actually chose Ms. Wendy<b>!</b><b>” </b>
“It seems she has truly won their favor.”
Brittany turned to the crowd and asked, “Have I made myself clear<b>” </b>
The crowd responded in unison, “Yes!”