The wealthy were generally fastidious about handling things in a low-key fashion. Very few would kick up a huge fuss.
Hillary was intending to fight a battle of public opinion so that the judge would sympathize with her more when they went to court. One could say that she was resorting to very unscrupulous means just to win the lawsuit.
To think the reporter had been released, though... From the looks of it, it was Karl who had done something about it.
Joel was rather troubled.
The amount of influence that Karl had in the States had exceeded his expectations a little.
He wasn't really bothered, though. As the head of the Smiths, this bit of trouble was nothing to him. He was just a little worried that Tanya would not be able to take it if she saw the comments.
Joel put down the phone and entered the room.
The moment he did, he heard Tanya reading out the private messages that random people had sent her. "This person says that third wheels in relationships always end up miserable! He's right, a third wheel like Hillary certainly won't have any happiness left!
"This one says that we bullied the little reporter. Tsk, how blind is he? Didn't he see the reporter forcing a kid to answer her questions?
"And this one, too. He says that I don't have any class because I hit the reporter. Hah, he's right. Compared to someone like her who reprimands others when she doesn't even know the truth, I certainly don't have that much class. But I at least don't have such a high level of ideological consciousness that I would interfere in other people's matters..."
Joel:"..."
He had almost forgotten what kind of family Tanya had grown up in. She had already experienced several flaming wars a long time ago, so she didn't give two hoots about it anymore.
Cherry was seated opposite her. "Do you need me to scold them for you, God-mom? I'm really good at dissing people!"
"Do you know how to spell what you want to write?" asked Pete.
Cherry: "..."
Pete took the opportunity to persuade her. "You should practice your spelling when you have time! We have to study hard, okay?"
At the mention of studying, Cherry pouted and said, "You are not lovable anymore, Pete!"
Pete sighed.
The tyrant was strict with him, but he simply spoiled Cherry too much. This led to Cherry not knowing how to spell a lot of words, even though she was already five. He looked down at his Mathematical Olympiad problems that were nearly at high school-level, and felt that his sister was simply too stupid!
Tanya laughed when she saw the two children bicker.
"The two of you are so... but it's true that you should practice your spellings properly, Cherry. Mia can already spell more than 500 words!"
Cherry curled her lips disdainfully. "If I really wanted to do it, I could memorize 500 spellings in a minute. I just don't want to, that's all! Besides, Daddy said that I am a girl, so I don't have to tire myself out like that!"
Tanya:
She quickly put her arms around Mia and said to her, "Don't follow what Cherry does, okay?"
Mia nodded sensibly. "Okay, Mommy!"
Every time she heard Mia calling her 'Mommy', Tanya's heart would melt a little. She smiled and said, "My little baby Mia is so well-behaved-"
Mia's cheeks flushed at once.
Next to them, Cherry stuck out her tongue. "You're calling her a little baby when she's already five? God-mom, you are too mushy!"
Tanya looked up at her. "No matter how old you become, to your mothers, all of you will always be children!"
Cherry tilted her head but didn't refute her this time.
At this point, Joel came in and said, "Mia is also a girl, so she doesn't need to study that hard."
Tanya glared at him. "Don't be a slave to your daughter like Mr. Hunt! Besides, Mia is different from Cherry..."
Cherry was always filled with confidence.
Although Nora hadn't said anything about it before, Tanya had nevertheless discovered that the little girl was very smart, and could quickly master anything she was learning.
As for Mia, perhaps because she had been brought up by Hillary, she was always lacking in confidence.
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