Love in the Limelight novel Chapter 448

Astrid spoke as she pulled out her iPhone, showing her text conversation with Sandra to the camera.

Then she turned to Lucinda, "Lucinda, get your phone out. Let's compare and confirm this is Sandra's number."

"Really, Astrid? You're exposing mom's number to your followers? You want them to bombard her with calls? She raised you for eighteen years, don't you think you're being a bit harsh?" Lucinda was on the verge of losing her temper if not for the live stream.

But, Sandra had advised her before that always play the victim to gain sympathy from the public.

So she forced herself to hold back her rage.

However, her words had indirectly confirmed that it was indeed Sandra's number.

"She might've raised you for eighteen years, but she's also beaten you for those same eighteen years, right?" The icy voice of a man echoed through the room. Everyone turned to see Yates, who had rushed over after receiving a call from Dale. He ran so fast that beads of sweat were visible on his forehead.

He took a deep breath, walked briskly towards the camera, and gave it a wave, "Hey there, cuties watching at home. I'm Yates, Astrid's childhood friend. We've known each other since preschool. I can attest that Astrid often had bruises from the beatings she endured from her foster mother, Sandra. I'm sure there're people watching right now who went to school with Astrid and can confirm she'd often come to class injured. At first, teachers thought she was getting into fights and called for her parents. That's when we found out it was Sandra who was abusing her.

Astrid's biological father was grateful to Sandra for adopting Astrid from the orphanage and saving her from a deadly fire. But Sandra has abused Astrid for so many years, I can't believe she has the audacity to even ask for money!"

Lucinda was stunned. She hadn't expected Yates to show up, let alone reveal Sandra's abusive behavior. Everything was deviating from her plan.