Chapter 312 Resilience in Adversity: Bonds of Understanding
The bodyguards standing still in the crowd looked at Giorgio, seeking his approval.
After receiving the directive from the esteemed man, they finally stepped forward and pulled each of the seven heiresses down.
This grand spectacle ended with the heiresses' embarrassing downfall.
After Viviana had dispersed the crowd, she resumed greeting the remaining guests. Meanwhile, Anna, intending to thank the store clerk for his assistance, found herself suddenly overcome by weakness and dizziness. Giorgio, observing from a distance, instinctively moved to help her, but the store clerk reached Anna first, steadying her. "Miss, are you alright?" he inquired, concerned. Anna, feeling disoriented, attributed it to low blood sugar and requested to sit down nearby.
The store clerk quickly guided Anna to a corner where she could rest. Meanwhile, Giorgio hesitated in his steps, initially intending to issue orders to Tony nearby. However, recalling Anna's earlier remarks about feeling suffocated by him, he decided to walk away, appearing indifferent as if he had never cared.
Giuseppe, on the other hand, closely observed Giorgio's actions. He had suspected that Giorgio treated Anna differently, as evidenced by his subtle gestures. Giuseppe saw this as an opportunity to test Giorgio's boundaries once again.
As Anna sat down and recovered with a glass of warm water, she expressed gratitude to the store clerk. The clerk, regretful of her earlier involvement, admitted that she wouldn't have recorded the video had she known their intentions. Anna thanked her for intervening and preventing potential harm to her reputation.
The store clerk admired Anna's courage and boldness, declaring her as an idol. However, Anna humbly refused, stating that she was far from deserving such admiration. She reminded the clerk of the importance of standing up for oneself in the face of oppression.
These words resonated with the store clerk, who vowed to learn from Anna's example and make changes in her own life. Anna, however, insisted that she was not worthy of idolization, citing the disdain she felt from those around her.
After Viviana dispersed everyone, she continued to greet the guests. Anna stood in place, intending to approach the store clerk and thank him. Suddenly, her legs went weak. A wave of dizziness overcame her. Giorgio, who witnessed this scene, instinctively took a step forward and walked towards her. However, the store clerk was the first to reach Anna, steadying her. "Miss, are you alright?" Anna herself was unsure of what was happening. She only felt a dizzy spell and a blurred consciousness. "It's nothing, probably low blood sugar. Could you please help me to sit down nearby?" The store clerk quickly supported Anna and guided her to sit in a corner. Giorgio paused his steps, originally intending to give some orders to Little Tony behind him. But then he thought, why should he bother with her affairs when she had mentioned feeling suffocated by him earlier? He turned around and walked away, seemingly indifferent and indifferent as if he had never cared or appeared. Amongst the crowd, Giuseppe closely observed every move that Giorgio made. He had guessed it right; Giorgio indeed treated Anna differently. Otherwise, why would he give instructions to the security guards in front of so many people? But Giuseppe still needed to test the limits of Giorgio's patience and boundaries once again. Over here, Anna sat down and after drinking a glass of warm water, her emotions and condition gradually improved. She looked at the store clerk and said, "Thank you. If it wasn't for you stepping in, the situation wouldn't have been resolved so easily and quickly." The store clerk shook her head repeatedly, "No need to thank me. If I had known from the beginning that they were targeting you, I wouldn't have recorded the video for them. They were definitely planning to cut and manipulate it, then spread it online to tarnish your reputation." Anna smiled and replied, "That's why I'm so grateful to you. If someone else had recorded the video but didn't step in to help me and instead spread the video without permission, it would have caused me a lot of trouble." The store clerk said, "You were really handsome and cool just now. I like your personality." It was apparent that she was timid and fearful, which was why she admired those who dared to act boldly. Anna rubbed her head gently and said softly, "Silly, you have to remember that life is short and hard. Aside from ourselves and our own lives, we shouldn't let anyone oppress us. Otherwise, we will only be taken advantage of and ridden like horses." Her words made a lot of sense. The store clerk's dark eyes moved as she contemplated. Then she said thoughtfully, "That's true. From now on, you will be my idol. I will learn from you and try to change." Idol? Anna quickly refused, "No, no, no, please don't consider me as your idol. I'm just someone that everyone despises." Otherwise, her parents wouldn't have protected an outsider during that incident, and her own sister wouldn't have tried to use it as an opportunity to showcase herself. And Giuseppe and Giorgio... they stood in the crowd, looking at her with indifference. In their eyes, she was a completely awful and garbage woman.
The shop assistant could hear the disappointment in Anna's words and sincerely said, "That's not true. You are more dazzling and unique than anyone else. I like you."
"Haha." Anna laughed, being the first to hear someone describe "rude" as "unique." "I like you too."
The two of them conversed for a while until a small figure suddenly darted over...
The two of them talked for a while.
Until a little figure suddenly ran over...
"Anna, Anna, are you okay?"
The innocent and worried voice belonged to Charlie!
Anna's eyes lit up, and when she turned around, she indeed saw Charlie running towards her.
She crouched down and opened her arms, inviting him into her embrace. Softly, she reassured him, "Sweetie, Anna is okay. Anna just stood up to those mean people."
Charlie's small voice was filled with self-blame as he spoke, "I heard people saying they deserved it. Anna, I'm sorry I didn't know you were here and didn't come downstairs to protect you." Despite being a young boy, he felt immense guilt that Anna had been hurt despite his presence.She crouched down and opened her arms, waiting for him to run into her embrace as she softly reassured him, "Sweetie, Anna is fine. Anna just showed those bad people who's boss."
"I heard people say they deserved it. Anna, I'm sorry I didn't know you were here and didn't come downstairs to protect you." Charlie's small voice was filled with self-blame.
He was a man, yet Anna still got hurt despite his presence. He felt truly guilty.
Anna's heart melted with her son's love, and she smiled, "It's okay. Anna didn't know you were here either. It's been so long since we've seen each other, I thought you were ignoring Anna."
"That's not true. Daddy said if I kept bothering you, he wouldn't let me go to the same school as Penny. I endured the pain of missing you just so I could study with Penny. Anna, I've missed you so much these days."
It was definitely that man causing trouble.
Anna ruffled her son's head and said, "Sweetie, Anna has missed you too. You did the right thing. As long as we have a school, we'll have many chances to meet."
"Yeah, that's what I think too. It seems like we're on the same wavelength. Oh, by the way, Anna, come upstairs with me to change clothes. I had Little Tony prepare some clothes for you, and they should be here soon."
The little guy was very thoughtful.
The interaction between the two was warm and loving.
The shop assistant sat by the side, looking surprised and confused. "Miss Stefanelli, is this your son?"
Anna's maternal love and the level of fondness between her and the child were so much like that of a biological mother and son.
Upon hearing this, Anna was taken aback and slightly panicked, "No, he is Charlie, Mr. Vittorio and my sister's child."
"Oh, okay then. You go change your clothes first, we can talk later."
The shop assistant watched Anna and Charlie leave, their face filled with a mix of belief and disbelief, and curiosity.
Why did they feel like Anna was more like Charlie's mother?
As for Katherine, she had seen news about her over the years, and she didn't seem like a good wife and mother at all, especially the lack of love in her eyes towards children.
Could there be another story behind this?
Well, let's upload Miss Stefanelli's video on Twitter for everyone to see how cool and beautiful Miss Stefanelli is.
Upstairs, Anna changed into the clothes that Little Tony had prepared for her, finally feeling comfortable. She had no desire to return downstairs, instead gazing out the window at the lively banquet below, sighing softly. "Charlie, how long do your grandmother's birthday banquets typically last?" Upstairs.Upstairs.
Anna changed into the clothes Little Tony had prepared for her, finally feeling comfortable. She naturally didn't want to go back downstairs and looked out the window at the lively banquet below, sighing. "Charlie, how long does your grandmother's birthday banquet usually last?"
Charlie's voice showed no joy. It seemed he didn't like this kind of scene either.
However, Anna didn't urge him to leave. She used to be busy with her studies, classmates, and friends, rarely accompanying her grandmother. Even during rebellious moments, she would find her grandmother's nagging annoying.
But after her grandmother fell seriously ill, she truly understood what it meant to be filial to one's family and have family members pass away. Even if she had all the money in the world, she couldn't be filial to her grandmother.
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