The Wife Is a Superstar 2

Chapter 233 - Forgive Me

The mother and daughter had no idea that ever since the police surrounded the hospital, they had been under surveillance. The hospital fully cooperated with the authorities, not wanting to damage their reputation by protecting a criminal.

All of their conversations were being recorded both on video and audio. The police planned on using the surveillance tapes as part of the evidence against Jieun and even Yumi at the criminal trial that was sure to happen.

However, the hacker KeymonSTER didn't want to wait until a criminal trial was scheduled. He hacked into the police system, stole the recordings, and then released them online for everyone to see.

In public, the police condemned the hacker for breaching their security system but they didn't do anything to stop the spread of the tapes. Their Chief ordered them to stay put. By this time, many already noticed that the Chief of Police must have had some sort of grudge against the Lees.

They were wrong, though. The Chief didn't have any grudge against the Lees at all. He was just granting his beloved wife's request to make sure that the Lees, especially Jieun, wouldn't have any chance of escaping.

Now the people didn't only hate Jieun but also her mother, Yumi. The headlines exploded once again.

"Like Mother, Like Daughter: Evil Spawns Evil"

"'I Made the Lees Great!', Yumi Says, Reveals She Used Friendship With Madam Manoban to Climb the Social Ladder"

"Yumi Insults Madam Manoban, Calls Her a Dumb Fool Who Has Nothing But Beauty"

"Yumi Wanted to Become Madam Manoban?"

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Manoban Family's Old House.

The tablet fell to the floor. The video of Yumi insulting Chitthip was still playing. Each and every hurtful words were like knives stabbing painfully at Chitthip's heart. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

Was this her best friend? Her sister?

Perhaps Chitthip still could've ignored the insults to her person. After all, she was well aware that she wasn't the smartest nor the strongest woman. She knew her own weaknesses. She could've written off the insults as something that Yumi said at the heat of the moment.

However, Chitthip couldn't accept that the person she treated like her closest sister wanted to marry her late husband, even fantasizing about becoming Madam Manoban. For Chitthip, her husband was her bottom line. What Yumi said was just too shameless. It completely shattered her illusion of friendship.

Chitthip bit hard on her lower lip in frustration until it bled. Her eyes watered but she wiped them furiously. She didn't want to cry over a traitor who used her in the pretense of friendship and sisterhood.

"I'm so stupid," she said.

"Yes. You've been very stupid," Grandma replied.

"Mother...please tell me how I can become strong. I know that I'm dumb, weak and gullible. And that my own children coddle me. I want to become stronger for them, for our family and for myself. I don't want anyone to suffer anymore because of my own weakness. Please tell me, Mother."

Grandma looked at her daughter-in-law with a serious expression. "You've already taken the first step. You don't become strong in a day. Learn from your past mistakes."

Chitthip nodded, her lips trembling. "I'm so sorry..."

"My dear, it's not me who you should apologize to. Our Lisa isn't saying anything, but I know that you've hurt your eldest son's feelings by ignoring his many attempts to talk to you. Your refusal to speak with him because of those evil Lees is an unjustified punishment. As for V, hai, what can I say? I don't think he would even give that evil girl attention if not for you." Grandma shook her head, sighing. "So Chitthip, if you want to redeem yourself and become stronger, start making amends with your own children first."