Chapter 263 Strongly Turning the Tables!
Sara suddenly dropped to her knees on the wool carpet with a loud 'thump!'
With an earnest and pleading expression, she looked at everyone and slowly said, "Please stop bullying Nana. Nana grew up without parents and was raised by a foster mother. She went hungry and cold every day, only eating meat every ten days. She fainted from hunger several times during class and had to be taken to the hospital by our classmates.
The thing that struck me most was when the doctor told her to drink more milk and, at 15, she didn’t even know what milk was or what it looked like. The only drink she ever had was tap water, while most of us were drinking a bottle of milk every day.
It was only after we became friends that I found out she not only went hungry and cold but also was forced by her foster mother to do farm work to earn money for the family. She has been working in the fields since she was six, and to this day, her hands still bear scars. At eight, she was also forced by her foster mother to wash dishes in restaurants. In the dead of winter, her hands were so chapped with chilblains that she couldn't even pick up chopsticks to eat; I had to feed her myself.
At one point, she worked three jobs a day, only sleeping four hours.
Yet despite her hard work, all her money went to pay her foster mother's mortgage. She never had any pocket money; the clothes and things she used were all picked up by her foster mother from the garbage dump.
Moreover... what’s most important is that she collapsed again this year and was taken to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with kidney failure and had one kidney removed!
She can no longer take on such heavy work, but her foster mother still forces her to make money. She even went as far as to attack her physically and sell her to men in their forties or fifties—perverts.
She might have died at the hands of that man if she hadn't fought desperately to escape and made it all the way to Crownhaven. It was my idea for her to start live streaming and not to go back.
She doesn't have experience and doesn’t know how to make videos; she never thought about becoming famous. Her only desire was to have enough to eat, to have warm clothes, to support herself, and her daughter, and not be abused by her foster mother anymore.
I’m begging you all, please stop bullying her. If she experiences the same despair here in the warm community of Crownhaven, she might not survive.
Just show her a little bit of mercy, give her a bit of love, and let her know that the world can be warm too."
Every breath she took was choked with sobs; her sorrow for her friend’s tragic past was almost palpable.
Anna's eyes widened in shock. Where did all this come from?!
All the other streamers were also stunned, "In the 21st century, there are still people who live such pitiful lives?"
"I've seen the poor, but I've never seen anyone this pitiful."
"Pitiful? She was just thinking about hooking up with Mr. Vittorio! Mr. Vittorio stayed in her room for 20 minutes; who knows what she did to him?!" Someone sneered sarcastically.
Sara immediately shook her head, "No, that's not true! Our Nana is not like that.
That glass was accidentally broken by another girl earlier, and Nana could have explained, but she was afraid the girl would be punished.
Besides, since she’s new here, she didn't want to stir up trouble, so she took the blame. You can ask that chubby girl if you don't believe me."
"I'm right here," came an unexpected voice as soon as Sara finished speaking.
Everyone turned around to see the chubby girl standing at the door, panting and awkwardly saying, "I'm sorry; I'm the one who knocked over the glass. I was scared at the time and didn't dare to admit it. I heard everyone was going after Nana and bullying her; I wanted to say something, but you guys didn't give me a chance, and I was busy recording a video, which delayed things. When I heard you were going to fight, I ran over here as quickly as I could.
Nana, I’m truly sorry. And you all, please stop bullying Nana."
She was sincerely apologizing.
Everyone knew the chubby girl's character; she wasn't one to lie.
In an instant, everyone realized they had misunderstood Anna.
Even when asked again, the tone was merely one of curiosity, "What were you and Mr. Vittorio doing in the room before?"
Sara quickly interjected, "You all should know! Mr. Vittorio absolutely despises mistakes. He deliberately asked Nana to accompany him and stayed in the room for so long on purpose, to make you misunderstand and create difficulties for her. This is what Mr. Vittorio calls a punishment. During those 20 minutes, Nana was just tidying up the room and serving him coffee. There really wasn't anything going on with Mr. Vittorio. Otherwise, do you think if there were really something, it would have only lasted 20 minutes?" Her last sentence flicked a switch in the girls’ dimly lit heads.
Everyone instantly blushed with embarrassment.
True, with Mr. Vittorio's physique and stamina, 20 minutes would hardly be enough.
"Alright, let's forget about this whole thing; we won’t bully you anymore."
"Yeah, we thought you were that kind of woman who uses tricks to attract men."
"I have some skincare products that I don’t want; you can have them."
"And I have a bunch of brand clothes. I wore them once, and I don’t want them anymore; they're yours too."
"And me, I've got some disgusting health supplements my grandma sent from back home. You can have them."
They seemed to be taking her as a charity case, but they were actually being sympathetic and caring.
Anna was speechless.
What kind of turn of events was this?
It changed way too fast...
When she finally returned to her room, even though Anna refused, her room had become half-filled with luxury items she didn’t ask for.
"Jackpot! So many things haven't even been used!" Sara exclaimed proudly, "How about that? My idea worked, right? Not only did I stop them from bullying you, but they're also taking care of you now. Isn't that awesome?"
Anna was genuinely impressed, "Sure, it worked, but if they find out the truth..."
"What truth? Everything I said was true; there's no need to feel guilty." As Sara spoke, she began admiring the bottles and jars, unable to put them down.
Although she was young, she had savings in the millions and didn’t need others' things, but why not use them if they were free?
In her excitement, she suddenly realized something, "Wait! Are you talking about the truth regarding those twenty minutes spent with Mr. Vittorio? What did you guys do?"
She misunderstood.
Anna blushed and retorted, "Like you said, what could happen in twenty minutes? Nothing happened between him and me; I mean, my situation isn’t as dire—I have tens of millions in my bank account."
That was given to her while she was pretending to be Katherine by the Stefanelli family.
So that was what she was worried about?
Sara was somewhat disappointed, "No fun. Don't worry, if you don't tell, no one will find out. Besides, you never touched that money anyway. Plus, these things aren't important to them."
They could only hope so.
As long as the matter was resolved, they could finally relax a little.
With her worries eased, Anna asked with concern, "Did you buy everything you need?"
"Yeah, I can start work officially tomorrow. Your workplace is still that tile-roofed house on the edge of town, right? Very fitting for the theme. I believe you'll gain even more fans and get on the right track."
The ancient craft matched well with the old place.
Sara arranged this after negotiating with the person in charge.
Anna was truly grateful, "Thank you, Sara. Without you, I definitely wouldn't have been able to handle all this."
"Silly girl, why are you saying this to me? Let’s go eat barbecue tonight to celebrate everything, as well as the new journey starting tomorrow!"
"OK, it's my treat."
At six in the evening.
Anna and Sara picked up Penny and headed to a nearby barbecue restaurant together.
They had barely sat down when a polite waiter approached, "Hello, may I know if it's the four of you? Just so I can arrange seating for your party."
Anna and Sara frowned, as there were only three of them; where did the waiter get four?
Just as they were about to speak up, an unexpected voice hit their ears.
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