Chapter 875: Chapter 874
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Keira looked at Scarlet in astonishment.
She hadnât expected Scarlet to defend her mother.
While she was still thinking, Lena spoke again. "Why should I shut up? What Iâm saying isnât the truth? Oh, I see, itâs fine for your aunt to do what she does, but we canât talk about it?"
Scarletâs face flushed red.
Lena continued. "Your aunt is nothing but a coward, a traitor! Over all these years, why do I have male companions one after another, while you canât find even one man willing to stay with you? Isnât that proof enough? Your father only ever had your mother, but with you, you canât even find a single male companion!"
Scarlet immediately shouted, "Who says I donât have any? What nonsense are you talking about? I have plenty of men chasing after me. Itâs just that I havenât found one I like. Iâm not like you. My parents were loyal to each other their whole lives, and I, too, prefer loyalty and love between one man and one woman for a lifetime. And you think any woman would want to be like you, reducing herself to nothing more than a breeding tool? Hmph!"
Lena sneered. "You might want to do that, but without a man, how could you? Actually, Iâve got an idea. There are plenty of excellent sperm donors in the sperm bank. If you really canât find a man, why donât you just go for artificial insemination?"
Scarletâs eyes reddened. "You...!"
She was too angry to get any words out. She pointed at Lean, her eyes welling up as tears threatened to spill.
Lena immediately looked smug and turned to Keira. "See that? All the things she said earlierâactually, her family has no real influence here. Are you a wanderer? If youâre willing to leave her and hang out with me, I can introduce you to more South Family members. And I wouldnât even fight over men with you! After all, I have so many of them around me, Iâve never been so deprived, unlike in her situation!"
Scarlet instantly turned to Keira, looking aggrieved.
Keira pressed her lips together and said nothing.
Lena laughed. "See that, Scarlet? No one here is willing to hang out with you, let alone be your friend! Including even these newcomers who just landedâliteral bottom-tier wanderers!"
Scarlet lowered her head, glancing at Keira.
Suddenly, Keira smiled.
Lena quickly said, "Why are you smiling? Are you laughing at Scarlet South?"
She smirked smugly, "You donât need to hold back. Say whatever you want in front of me. She wouldnât dare do anything to you!"
Scarlet lowered her head sadly.
Jodie South was the disgrace of the entire nation, constantly berated in live broadcasts. Each time she was flogged, her father would clench his fists tightly, stare at the screen, and brood for the entire day with a darkened face.
Her father had once said, they must not resent her aunt.
And so, Scarlet never dared to hold resentment toward Jodie South.
Because her father and their family held such significant power in the nation, allowed to live so comfortably, all thanks to the battles her aunt had fought for them.
If her aunt hadnât been the heir, hadnât participated in the previous round of the heir selection, they wouldnât have their current status as one of South Countryâs secondary powers.
But by the same token, their immense power and poor reputation were all because of her aunt.
Scarlet South took a deep breath.
Her gaze shifted to the wanderer. That girl had come all this way with Solomon just to survive. Now, she would probably align herself with Lena, wouldnât she?
It would be hard to say she wasnât upset, but thinking of how she had just threatened her earlier...
Scarlet realized she didnât stand a chance anymore.
She looked to Keira and said, "You should choose her. I wonât fight for your fiancĂ©."
Having said that, Scarlet turned to leave, only to hear Keiraâs voice suddenly behind her.
"Iâm laughing at you."
Scarlet froze and turned back, only to see Keira directing her words not at her but at Lena.
Scarlet was stunned.
Lena, even more taken aback, asked, "What did you say?"
Keira met her gaze directly. "I said, Iâm laughing at you. Itâs said the South Family is matriarchal, but I donât see that reflected in you at all. Youâre making comparisons using men, competing over reproductive roles... Isnât this something any woman can do? Whatâs the point of comparing? You want to reduce yourself to a breeding tool, but how dare you apply that definition to Miss Scarlet South?"
She stepped forward, forcing Lena to take a step back. "To preserve so-called genes, every heir is crazed about having children. But only Jodie South resisted, only she sought her true self! Thatâs why I laugh at youâand why I look down on you."
After Keira finished her sentence, Lena staggered slightly, her expression shifting dramatically. "Oh, so a wanderer like you dares mock me? Do you even realize, barring the nine heirs, Iâm the most powerful person on this island?"
Keira let out a faint snicker but didnât reply.
Seeing this, Lena grew even more furious. She shouted aloud. "How dare you laugh at me? Look down on me? You must have a death wish! Throw her into the ocean! Donât let her set foot on South Family land ever again!"