Chapter 179

Rachel pointed at Aurora, her face full of disbelief. “You…”

Aurora raised a brow, and Rachel instantly shrank back, withdrawing her hand in fear.

Wendy silently cursed her under her breath, “How useless.”

Aurora gave a satisfied nod. “That’s exactly how you deal with people who don’t know their place. And since you don’t know how to watch your mouth, I figured I’d help someone else teach you a lesson.”

Her eyes flicked to Wendy, her tone laced with meaning. “Next time, try acting like a decent person. Don’t be someone’s lapdog. Was it really that hard to see she was just being used?”

Aurora had no patience for people like this. They have no capability and intellect, yet they still dared to pick a fight with her?

Wendy caught the implication and responded just as pointedly. “Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell Lukey about this?”

Aurora arched a brow. “Wendy, this is a family matter. As for who you want to tell, that’s entirely up to you. After all, it’s your mouth, isn’t it?”

With that, she turned and walked off with Leonard. Her good mood had vanished without a trace. Leonard, holding Nora, quickly caught up to her. And for the first time, Nora reacted—staring up at Aurora with wide eyes, the same look of admiration she usually reserved only for her brother.

Behind them, Rachel cried out, “Wendy, it hurts so bad! I need to go to the hospital. I think my hand is broken!” But she didn’t dare ask Aurora for compensation. The look on her face earlier had been terrifying—an overwhelming presence that made Rachel feel like she really might lose her fingers for real.

Wendy glanced at Rachel’s twisted expression. Though she found her irritating, Rachel was still her lackey, so she offered a perfunctory bit of comfort. “Don’t worry, Rachel, I’ll take you to the hospital.”

The two of them hurried off in a panic. But after all the fuss, the hospital results came back: there was absolutely nothing wrong with her hand.

Rachel couldn’t help but exclaim, “How is that possible? She used so much force. I seriously thought my finger was going to snap!”

Wendy quickly chimed in from the side, “Exactly, doctor, could you take another look? Maybe there’s some internal damage.”

The doctor nearly rolled his eyes on the spot. Internal damage from a finger twisted? Did these two have any grasp of basic anatomy at all? He took a deep breath, reminding himself to stay professional. With as much patience as he could muster, he explained, “As you can see from the X-ray, the bone is completely intact and perfectly aligned. So, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with her hand."

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“And really, isn’t that a good thing? If the bone had been injured, you’d be looking at months of recovery.”

Rachel, clueless as ever, nodded along. “Right, that’s true… that’s a good thing.”

Wendy forced a smile, but it didn’t reach her eyes. A good thing? How was this a good thing? She’d been planning to take the X-ray results straight to Lucas, make a scene, and pin the label of violent and unreasonable on Aurora.

But now? She didn’t even have that. Rachel’s hand wasn’t injured at all. There wasn’t a single thing she could use. And in that instant, Wendy felt a wave of frustration wash over her. It was a complete failure—she’d lost both her pride and leverage. And from the look in Rachel’s eyes, she could already tell that even she was starting to have second thoughts about her.

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