She was harsh but it wasn’t to the point that they became destitute in a week. However, their company was done now, likely in debt, and their prestige was negative.

The original plan was to release a few scandals here and there to punish that family, but what she found was quite a bit more than she expected. It could be said that because their lives had been smooth (partially thanks to her mother), they lacked the carefulness of people breaking the law.

She literally just had to send the husband a raunchy ad, and she got into all his devices. Many devices in their house were connected. Through him, she got into all of theirs.

From there, various scandals about the family were revealed. One was Aunt Michi’s harsh beating of her husband’s mistresses. It was the kind of case wherein she directly caused brutal miscarriages.

Further, the woman died while in the hospital. The police (some of whom may have been part of their clique) placed it under the tab of a random serial murderer. Michi was being blackmailed by a plastic friend, which was how Naia found out about it.

There was also the husband’s brutal dealings with his business rivals, whistleblowers, and so on. She even saw him send orders in real time. Sadly, the victim was too far away, all she could do was call the emergency hotline with a burner phone. Whether that person lived or died was not her concern anymore. She just needed to collect evidence of what he did in the first place.

There were also Perdita’s various bullying allegations. She had caused a number of girls to drop out, and one—according to rumors—was even driven to taking her own life. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Naia was quite amazed. This family was rich, but they were barely considered nouveau riche. They were already acting this tyrannically as they were now, imagine if they were part of the true rich.

Anyway, in just a week after she released these things (using another one of the loan shark’s phones, now thrown away), the lives of the family had been turned upside down.

Most importantly, it was completely without guilt because nothing she revealed was false.

"I see you’re all living well," she said, eyes sharp and bitter, passing over the shopping bags hanging on their arms. However, she did her best to retain her composure, acting like a rich madam.

Right now, Pani was still a pompous peacock, but more ’mature’, and not in a good way.

For example, her makeup had become thicker, more colorful, pompous, and even her curves were more enhanced, likely artificial.

The last she heard, this girl had been ’sold’ by her parents to the local rich man to pay several debts to keep them out of prison. However, their lives would not return to normal. In fact, they could continue to fall down a cliff at any time.

For one, they were still under investigation for the various allegations. The unfortunate part was that since the evidence she sent was not obtained through proper means, and they could not be used in court. It could be said that selling Perdita was also their attempt to increase their chances.

The person she was given, er, married to was a 50-year-old man who handled the local supermarket branch and grocery stores here. Their company was based in Freisa City and had branches in various other towns and cities.

The way this girl was acting like she was a matriarch from a big city family was also amazing.

Though the man himself was nothing special, the family behind him was, so it was no wonder the girl’s family was eager to please, especially with the recent scandals that caused major losses and possible jail time.

Going from poor to rich was easy, but falling from luxury to poverty was torture. Auntie Michie and her husband would rather give out their only child to retain even a part of their lifestyle. It was quite amazing.

"Hmn, you seem to be...glowing as well," Naia said, looking at her shimmering jewelry.

It didn’t really match and looked tacky on her, but what could she do? She was barely even considered a nouveau riche back then, but wanted to act like a member of high society, there was bound to be mismatches.

Perdita interpreted her judgmental look as one of envy. Her chin raised up in pride. "Of course, I deserve the best after all I’ve been through," she said. "Haven’t you heard of phoenix reborn from the ashes? You must regret cutting ties with us right? If you beg now and apologize, maybe we can be family again."

So that’s why she was always wearing gaudy red? Since she saw herself as a phoenix.

That family’s imagination was really amazing.

Beside her, Linlin cackled. "Phoenix? More like burnt chicken.’"

"YOU!!!"

...

The family cackled at the expense of Perdita, who couldn’t catch up to them because of her high heels. Naia even helpfully made a rock appear in front of her feet, making her flop smack on the ground.

As soon as they entered Naia’s car, the family burst to laughter.

"HA-HAHAHA!"

"She’s such an idiot!"

"Is she trying to be a clown!? HAHAHHAH!"

Only Grandma was calm. No matter what, the girl was her granddaughter, so she still had to care for somehow. The fate of being sold was naturally heartbreaking for her.

However, she also knew they had already cut ties, and that was the only reason why she hadn’t helped the other girl, or at least asked these children to not be too mean.

It was just that considering what the family had done—to her and to others—she would never force these children to accept or even pretend niceties anymore.

The three did notice this and calmed down, though their insides were still vibrating in laughter. The topic quickly shifted as Naia started the car, driving the car home while listening to their chatter.

The energy never faltered even when they reached the dizzying, bumpy roads. They immediately started prepping breakfast as soon as they arrived, making Naia sit down leisurely in the living room while they handled lunch.

While Naia was staring fondly at her family, she received a text message from Detective Luke.

The Seed Donor’s hearing was finally here!