Laura Quincy stood there, her mind buzzing incessantly. She obviously hadn't done such a thing, yet everyone's gaze made it seem like she had committed a terrible error...
She opened her mouth, but saying anything at this moment would be futile; Ruth Leighton's words had already pushed her into the abyss...
"What are you saying is true? The only truth is that you, as a stepmother, are cruel and ruthless! How dare you bring up what happened six years ago? If you hadn't secretly sold Laura out from under her father's nose, would you now be reduced to sweeping garbage on the streets?"
Nina Pierce arrived just in time to hear Ruth Leighton shouting her false words, and she quickly rushed over and yelled at her. She spoke rapidly, but the words were clear and transmitted clearly to the ears of the onlookers.
