Chapter 172

As soon as he finished speaking, he picked up the girl in his arms and strode away! All of this happened too quickly, leaving the spectators in a daze.

“What… what happened? Wasn’t the big shot Elva’s boyfriend? Why did he walk away holding Ophelia?”

Elva on the stage was also confused. She looked at the man’s back as he was about to leave the scene, feeling extremely anxious.

Did Mr. Winford really leave like that? Did he leave while holding Ophelia? What was she supposed to do?!

At that moment, someone in the stands suddenly shouted out—

“Ophelia was the mistress! She seduced other people’s men! Shameless!!”

The person shouting was Sarah. Under her influence, more and more people gradually joined in the shouting.

“Ophelia, the mistress! Shameless!”

“She was just pretending to fall on purpose! How shameless!!”

Listening to the wave-like criticism, Elva on the stage let out a sigh of relief and quietly curled her lips.

Hmph, so what if Ophelia took Mr. Winford away? In everyone’s eyes, she was just a mistress! Unless Mr. Winford personally helped her explain! But this was simply impossible—hadn’t she seen that Ophelia had been enrolled for so long, and that Mr. Winford hadn’t disclosed their relationship to anyone? It was evident that no matter how much they pampered her on the surface, they didn’t take her seriously at all in their hearts!

She cast an appreciative glance at Sarah in the stands. Sarah was secretly excited. Elva had such strong backing. She helped Elva today, and there would definitely be endless benefits in the future!

The noise from the stands grew louder, and Winford’s face became increasingly frightening. He stopped in his tracks. In his arms, Ophelia remained unmoved, seemingly not surprised or alarmed by the current situation at all.

Seeing that Winford seemed about to do something, she gently curled her lips and said in his ear, “Honey, wait a moment.”

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, a voice suddenly came through the microphone, drowning out the cheers from the stands and resonating throughout the entire venue—

“Elva, your mom came to find you!”

Winford’s heart skipped a beat as he turned to look. He saw two people standing at another entrance—it was Graham and Bertha!

Graham held a microphone, and that last sentence was clearly his voice.

“What happened? Who was that person?”

“Elva’s mom? That old-fashioned lady?”

Graham’s action drew everyone’s attention back, and those who were condemning Ophelia also stopped, looking in surprise toward the entrance, their gazes all landing on Bertha.

Elva’s mom? Elva came from such a noble background; her mother must have been a noblewoman too, right? But what was up with this ordinary and old-fashioned woman?

On stage, the moment Elva saw Bertha, she froze completely, and her whole body felt icy cold.

“How could her mom be here?!”

Graham shouted again, “Elva, come down quickly, your mom is looking for you!”

Elva’s face turned pale, and her palms were sweaty as she clutched the hem of her skirt. She did not dare to go down and stood frozen on the stage, unable to move.

I couldn’t admit it! If I admitted it, it would be over for her!

Bertha had hurried over after hearing from Graham that Elva had an accident, but now seeing her daughter like this, she realized that she had been deceived by Graham! Although she did not know why her daughter was afraid to come down and acknowledge her, she knew that she absolutely could not continue to stay here; otherwise, it might ruin something for her Elva!

So I immediately said, “Graham, Elva was fine, let’s leave first!”

She turned to leave, but was stopped by Graham. Graham completely ignored Bertha’s suddenly unpleasant expression and, holding the microphone, said leisurely—

“Elva, your mother raised you as a servant, which wasn’t easy. You can’t deny her as your mother just because she is a servant, can you?”

The stands were in an uproar!

“He said what? A servant?”

“Wasn’t Elva a wealthy heiress? How could her mother possibly be a maid?!”

Whispers and doubts from all directions surged towards Elva. Her face turned pale, and she stumbled back in panic, nearly falling as her foot caught on the overly long hem of her dress.

“You are talking nonsense!” Her head was buzzing as she hoarsely retorted, “She is not my mom! Don’t slander me!!”

Lily also followed them. Like Graham, she heard the outrageous comments from those students, who actually regarded Elva as some kind of wealthy heiress and even spread rumors that their wife was a mistress. It made her furious!

Lily immediately said, “Elva, how could you be so heartless, not even recognizing your own mother! If you don’t admit it, I will develop the photo of you and your mom and spread it all over Ventura University!!”