Chapter 1026 Burned
The reporter was a bit taken aback. "We only knew Abella as Summer, the singer with the beautiful voice. We had no idea she could compose music too."
"Haha, she's got another identity as Anika."
This revelation caused an immediate uproar.
Abella was actually the renowned pianist and composer Anika, famous both domestically and internationally.
Soon, some folks online discovered that Blake had released two new songs a while back, both composed and written by Anika, which had kept him at the top of the charts and super popular.
It turned out Abella had been writing songs for Blake all along.
[I recognized her as Anika earlier! I saw her at a piano award ceremony once. Someone had plagiarized her music, and she went on stage to confront them!] A netizen revealed.
"My bracelet was a gift from Abella," Savannah said as she walked, proudly showing the reporters the bracelet on her wrist.
Some experts recognized that the bracelet was quite valuable.
The online revelations continued.
[I work for Sunrise Clothing Company. Abella took over her family's clothing company in the first month after coming back home and made it thrive. All the employees liked her. Later, she went to school but still managed the company well.]
[Abella used to attend meetings with Steven. Her demeanor was very much like Steven's. Truly, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.]
[Lola and Abella once visited the Medici Group. Many employees thought they were sisters who had been raised separately—one as a socialite and the other hidden away as the heir. Turns out, it was a case of mistaken identity!]
[No wonder the high society circles had never heard of Abella before. She was only recognized half a year ago.]
[Although Abella was mistakenly taken away as a child, she had several influential grandfathers who adored her and taught her skills. They likely gifted her houses and rare antiques. That's why she seemed so calm receiving expensive gifts after returning home—she was used to it.]
[Has anyone noticed she's the founder of Beauty Skincare Group? When the skincare products faced a scandal, she stepped up as the founder to defend them!]
[Phillipe once took Abella to dine at the Bourbon Group. We thought he was seeing another woman behind Lola's back. Then Phillipe's mother arrived, and we assumed she was there to catch a mistress. But she sat with Abella at the same table. Now it all makes sense.]
Meanwhile, a group of reporters and photographers watched the Bourbon family and the Medici family get into their cars and leave, with flashbulbs still going off.
Lola's phone was flooded with messages.
[So you were switched at birth? You're not the Medici family's daughter.]
[You've known your true identity for half a year and lied to us, saying Abella was an orphan adopted by the Medici family. How deceitful!]
[Abella was found half a year ago and has been living under the same roof as you. She's Phillipe's legitimate fiancée. When we visited your home, we saw her and Phillipe being close, and you misled us into thinking Abella was seducing Phillipe.]
[Your last name is Flores, not Medici? Should I change your contact name to Lola Flores?]
[Didn't expect you to get kicked out by the richest family. Are you broke now? No wonder you haven't posted any Stories flaunting your wealth this year.]
[You're so malicious, giving up the life of a wealthy heiress to harm their real daughter!]
[Disgusting!]
[You even crave vanity. You weren't dining with the Bourbon family, so why pretend? And brag about eating cookies.]
Lola was furious reading these messages!
Her college roommate couldn't help but lash out at her, too. [You didn't dine with the Bourbon family, so why lie to me? You made me post it online and get scolded!]
She had boasted about being close to the Medici family's daughter and claimed Lola had eaten cookies with the Bourbon family, gaining a lot of attention.
But her joy was short-lived as netizens berated her!
Now, the comments criticizing her had exceeded 5,000!
[You're so vain!]
Her roommate's words made Lola angrily press the voice message button on WhatsApp and send a rant.
"You have the nerve to blame me? You asked what I ate, and I said cookies. I never said it was with the Bourbon family. Besides, you had no right to screenshot our chat and post it online without my permission! Screw you."
Lola sent the message in a rage, only to find out she had already been blocked!
She was livid. That damn roommate better not cross her path at school!
Just then, another trending topic appeared.
#Lola Gets Scolded#
Lola clicked on it and saw her personal account had been overrun with hateful comments.
Someone in her comment section even shared, [Friends, I have Lola Medici—no, Lola Flores' WhatsApp number and phone number. Feel free to add her and scold her. I can't stand this bitch anymore.]
Lola had previously set her account to automatically accept friend requests. Now, countless strangers were adding her on WhatsApp to insult her.
She quickly changed her settings to require verification for friend requests. It was a simple task, but the constant calls made it difficult. She had to hang up repeatedly while adjusting the settings. It took a long time to finish.
She received over 1,000 unread messages, all filled with insults.
She had never experienced anything like this before and was terrified. She turned off her phone and asked Briar, "When is Henry coming back? I need him to get me a new number!"
"I'll let him know right away," Briar said, quickly sending a message to Henry.
Lola couldn't believe her reputation had plummeted from the heights to the depths. Looking around the room, she felt suffocated. "Take me outside for some fresh air."
Her heart couldn't take it anymore.
"Yes."
Briar hurriedly pushed her towards the garden to get some sunlight. As they passed a room filled with old belongings, Lola spoke up, "Wait."
She had the servant open the door and looked at the bed and mattress she used to sleep on in the Medici Mansion. They were still there, but everything had changed.
Thinking about today's homecoming party, where her once-loving family humiliated her in front of the entire nation, Lola closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face. After a long pause, she said, "Burn it all."
"Burn it all?" Briar was stunned. These were items Henry had specially brought back.