Chapter 214: Face Slap, Noelle Lockwood is an Impostor

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: Face Slap, Noelle Lockwood is an Impostor

The surroundings fell silent once more as everyone’s eyes widened in shock.

Before Noelle Lockwood could react, Ian Perry continued looking at her and said, "However, this must be a loophole in addressing. I know you are Miss Estelle Lockwood.

"By the way, the Miss Lowell beside you just now hoped that our charity association would kick out the other young lady of the Lockwood family. As you are our Angel Member, we will naturally fulfill your expectations."

Ian took out the token, examined it, and nodded. "Yes, that’s right. The name written on the token is Estelle Lockwood, so presumably, that Jinx is Noelle Lockwood."

With that said, without giving Austin Lockwood any time to react, he ordered nonchalantly, "Guards, throw Noelle Lockwood out."

The sudden turn of events happened so fast that everyone was stunned!

Why did Ian firmly believe that the person standing on stage was Estelle, even though it was clearly Noelle?!

Noelle’s eyes twitched as she forced a stiff smile. "Mr. Perry, did you make a mistake? I... I am Noelle Lockwood..."

Down below the stage, Rose Lowell also panicked. "That’s right! This is Noelle. Noelle was born with a lucky destiny; she’s definitely not some Jinx. Mr. Perry, please don’t get it wrong!"

Rose didn’t believe for a second that the token had Estelle’s name on it. This token belonged to Old Mr. Lockwood! He had given it to Noelle ten years ago. What did it have to do with Estelle?

Ian must have listened to some baseless rumors, which led to this misunderstanding about her precious Noelle!

Perhaps Estelle had been making a fuss about the real and fake heiress drama, causing Ian to assume that the Angel Member had to be the true heiress. Estelle was truly vicious, always trying to steal everything from Noelle. How could she have such a daughter?!

Rose’s expression turned fierce, her words pointed. "Mr. Perry, you must distinguish right from wrong! Don’t let yourself be deceived by some cheap tramp!"

Unexpectedly, Ian’s face darkened, his smile vanishing instantly. "Are you saying that this Angel Member has been Noelle Lockwood all along?"

Before Austin could speak, Rose eagerly chimed in. "Yes! Noelle is kind-hearted. The Angel Member was originally..."

"Preposterous!" Ian bellowed in anger. "What Noelle Lockwood? The Angel Member has clearly been Miss Estelle this entire time!

"I haven’t even questioned you yet. By what right did you usurp the Angel Member’s spot, ostracize the true Angel Member, and prop up such a counterfeit? How dare you have the audacity to say that I made a mistake?"

The word "counterfeit" smashed ruthlessly against Noelle’s heart!

Her face twitched as her entire body trembled violently. A wave of intense humiliation rose from the depths of her soul. She wondered how this was possible. This was clearly the membership slot her grandfather had given her. At that time, Estelle was still stuck in the countryside. How could it possibly be her?

Rose couldn’t sit still anymore and argued, "You... You clearly just said that the Angel Member is the only young lady of the Lockwood family, which is why Noelle..."

"Ms. Lowell!"

Seeing Nathaniel Sloan’s eyes suddenly darken, Ian immediately sneered.

"What is wrong with my words? Was I mistaken? If Miss Estelle is not the only young lady of the Lockwood family, then who is? This fake heiress, Noelle Lockwood? Chairman Lockwood, Mrs. Lockwood, I would like to ask on Miss Estelle’s behalf—whose biological parents are you two anyway?!"

Estelle narrowed her eyes and looked over.

Rose still wore that indignant expression, but Austin’s eyes twitched. He slumped back into his chair, his entire body shaking uncontrollably. It was a clear sign of a guilty conscience.

How interesting.

Ian bowed toward Estelle. "Miss Estelle, please come up to the stage."

"On what grounds?!" Right then, Rose erupted into a shrill shriek.

She pulled Noelle behind her defensively. Her face looked awful as she squeezed her eyes shut and roared fiercely, "On what grounds can Estelle become an Angel Member? What good deeds has she ever done? She hasn’t done anything! How can she even compare to Noelle?!"

Ian scoffed. "Does Ms. Lowell not know that an Angel Member’s spot can be inherited?"

Rose understood then. Estelle must have inherited the Lockwood family’s membership slot! She grew even more furious. "Since the slot belongs to the Lockwood family, what’s wrong with giving it to Noelle? Why should it be given to Estelle? This is unfair! Estelle, if you know what’s good for you, you’ll hand over the membership! Noelle grew up in the Lockwood family since she was a child. If anyone is going to inherit it, it should be her!"

Estelle lifted her gaze and glanced at her.

When Austin heard people guessing that she wasn’t their biological daughter, he showed a terrified and guilty expression. That meant the speculation was likely true. But Rose was different. In Rose’s heart, Estelle was indeed her biological daughter. Yet, with the evidence right in front of them, Rose was still displaying such extreme favoritism. Was it really just because Estelle was a ’Jinx’?

Estelle smiled. "Ms. Lowell, my ability to inherit this membership has absolutely nothing to do with the Lockwood family."

Rose shrieked at the top of her lungs, "Nonsense! The membership token was personally handed to Austin by Old Mr. Lockwood! You’re telling me it has nothing to do with the Lockwood family? Could it possibly have something to do with you instead?!"

Estelle smoothed her hair. Her tone was even, yet laced with immense pressure.

"The reason I was able to become a Charity Angel Member... is because of the grandfather who adopted me. Before the mudslide hit, he evacuated the entire village, saving the lives of over three thousand people and preserving most of their properties. Afterward, he invested a substantial amount of funds into rebuilding the village.

"Therefore, the village chief and the over three thousand villagers jointly expressed their gratitude to him. Only then did the charity association make an exception and grant him the membership title, despite him not making any direct donations. After he passed away, he left this membership spot to me."

Ian nodded. "That is correct. These are all documented. The old gentleman who gifted the membership spot to Miss Estelle has absolutely no ties to the Lockwood family! As for your Lockwood family, from the very beginning to the end, you never had an Angel Membership spot."

The crowd erupted into an uproar.

Just a moment ago, Noelle claimed that the reason she became an Angel Member was because she had helped many people. But now, it turned out the membership spot wasn’t even hers at all. So what was she pretending for?

Estelle smiled brightly and said, "My dear Noelle, the Angel Member is me, not you. It seems your lucky destiny is quite useless. It can’t even compare to me, a Jinx."

Noelle’s expression stiffened abruptly!

Austin tried to smooth things over. "Estelle, this... this might just be a mistake on our part. Noelle didn’t know anything..."

"Give it a rest! Once again, Noelle Lockwood didn’t know anything. Does your Lockwood family think everyone else is an idiot?!" A sharp female voice rang out from the audience.

It was unknown which wealthy family’s daughter it was, but she spoke with righteous indignation. "Although your adopted daughter is innocent, pure, and kind-hearted, she sure knows how to steal someone else’s identity, steal someone else’s husband and son, and steal someone else’s membership spot! How terrifying!"

Noelle’s small face was covered in tears. She shook her head helplessly, swaying on her feet as if she might faint in the next second.

Austin gritted his teeth. "Estelle, Noelle really isn’t..."

"If Noelle Lockwood didn’t steal my membership spot, then does that mean you stole it, Chairman Lockwood?"

Estelle suddenly smiled and spoke, "The membership spot was left by the grandfather who adopted me. It has nothing to do with the Lockwood family, yet this spot somehow ended up in the Lockwood family’s hands.

"Oh... Just now, Ms. Lowell said that this membership spot was given to Noelle by Old Mr. Lockwood. In that case... could the person who stole the spot be Old Mr. Lockwood?"