The Heiress They Couldn't Break (Amelia) novel Chapter 322

Chapter 322 Shocking News

That night, everything blew up online.

Photos of Gianna and Marcelo having dinner, hanging out at bars, and all kinds of intimate shots were suddenly all over the internet.

Not just Marcelo-some showing her with Maxwell and Miguel too.

Maybe the Nygards were just used to being that touchy. Whenever Gianna was upset or needed comfort, the three brothers would pull her into a hug or even have her sit on their laps to make her feel better.

Inside the family, that might’ve been fine-but to people outside, it looked strange and way too close.

And that wasn’t all. Before Gianna had completely cut ties with her ex, Vincent, she’d gone out with him alone several times.

They sat close, eating and talking, and the way Vincent looked at her-like he wanted to kiss her-looked pretty suspicious.

There was no way to deny how flirty it all looked.

When all those pictures came out, the internet went wild.

[Wait, aren’t they siblings? Who acts like that with their brother?]

[My brother and I would never be that touchy! There should be limits!]

[They’re not real siblings-she’s adopted! What, did they plan to marry her off later?]

[Even if that’s true, that’s for one son. Here she is for all three brothers? That’s disgusting!]

[And don’t forget Vincent! Gianna’s got four guys circling around her. She’s a total player!]

This wasn’t just some normal celebrity gossip anymore.

It turned into a huge scandal that pulled an entire rich family into the mess.

And it didn’t stop with the entertainment circle. Soon, even the socialites started gossiping.

Many of them already disliked Emery, jealous that she’d married well and had three sons and a daughter.

Now that something bad had finally happened to her family, they jumped at the chance to mock her.

Emery’s phone wouldn’t stop ringing.

In the private group chats of the socialites, everyone was making sly, snarky comments. She even got calls. from Ursula and her own relatives.

Everyone blamed Emery for not raising her children properly.

“Emery, look what your sons have become! Each one has been fooled by that adopted girl!”

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“I told you before-no matter what, an adopted daughter is still not your real daughter. How could you ignore your own child because of her?”

“Just look at that girl-every bit of drama and trouble in your family comes from her. She’s brought shame to the whole Nygards!”

Ursula was furious. She’d tried to stay out of family matters, thinking she was too old to interfere.

But now, that adopted girl had turned the whole Nygards upside down. If the elders didn’t step in soon, the family might fall apart.

Emery said softly, “Mom, I know. But this isn’t only my fault. Raymond treats Gianna kindly too-he didn’t stop any of this either.”

Emery felt she was being unfairly blamed.

Ursula slammed the table. “That’s not the same thing! He handles business outside. You’re supposed to manage the home! Raymond works hard every day at the company while you stay here. You barely have to do anything!

“You’re at home all day and still can’t control your children! What’s the point of you then?”

Her anger nearly made her faint.

To her. Emery had become lazy and spoiled, caring only about looking pretty and living comfortably, as if she’d forgotten how to take real responsibility.

“I-I understand,” Emery said quietly, feeling guilty and too scared to argue back.

“Figure it out yourself!” Ursula snapped before hanging up.

The call ending like that made Emery’s heart race. For the first time, she truly felt panic.

She had planned to talk things over with her sons and just then, they came home.

Emery snapped, “So, you’re finally home. Do you have any idea what people are saying about you online?”

She was already furious inside, but after getting scolded by Ursula, she felt even more hurt and frustrated.

So when Marcelo and Maxwell both came in together, she went off on them right away.

She scolded them both hard, especially Marcelo, since he was the oldest of the four brothers-and the one she blamed most.

“Mom, what’s going on with you? Is it your mood swings again? We just walked in, and you’re already yelling,” Maxwell said, confused.

He couldn’t remember the last time his mother had been this angry.

Emery shouted, “You haven’t seen the news? It’s all over the internet! Pictures of you three and Gianna being way too close-everyone’s talking about it!”

“Oh, that? Yeah, we saw it. So what? People are just jealous of the Nygards and want to tear us down. Just ignore them,” Maxwell said casually.

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He already knew about the rumors but didn’t think they mattered.

To him, it was just a bunch of silly gossip-people being jealous because the siblings were close and twisting things to sound bad.

Emery snapped, “You think it’s that simple? You fool! You’re not even taking this seriously!”