The Headline Queen: President Hawthorne is Her Die-Hard Fan!-Chapter 509: Unable to Lift Their Heads

"Who is in-laws with you? To raise a thief as a son, you’re no good either. I’m telling you, if you dare spread rumors and damage my daughter’s reputation again, we won’t let you off!"

Then she said, "Your son’s girlfriend is that Penelope Thatcher. She’s the one who reported your son. Her family is wealthy and powerful; surely they can save your son. If you need to find someone, go find her, don’t come to us..."

Then she hurriedly pulled Renee away. They couldn’t afford to be entangled with such people.

Not only was the dream of marrying into a wealthy family shattered, but her boyfriend was also a thief. Renee still couldn’t quite process it.

"Mom, how could this happen?"

She cried, feeling utterly embarrassed this time.

Mrs. Raines looked distressed as well. They hadn’t figured things out and had been deceived by that con artist Jordan Yorke!

If they hadn’t promptly returned the stolen goods Jordan Yorke had taken, the Raines Family might have gotten into trouble too.

Seeing her daughter so deeply affected, Mrs. Raines couldn’t bear to blame her and started scolding Mr. Raines instead.

"How could you not have taken a closer look back then? Picking and choosing, and yet you selected a con artist for our daughter? Deceived our daughter and made us lose face!"

Mr. Raines was also angry, "Is this my fault? I heard he was a rich second-generation kid. I suggested we observe first, but you were impatient for Renee to get engaged to him, saying such opportunities wouldn’t come again. And now look?"

"And you’re blaming me..."

The couple argued back and forth, paying no attention to Renee being present as well.

Renee was the most upset. She had been confident about marrying into wealth and feared Jordan Yorke would slip away, so she even gave herself to him.

At this moment, Renee suddenly gagged, catching the attention of Mr. and Mrs. Raines.

Then Renee gagged once more, and Mrs. Raines turned pale.

"Renee, are you, are you pregnant?"

Hearing her mother’s words, Renee remembered her long-overdue period and became pale as well.

When she was with Jordan Yorke, she hadn’t even thought about contraception, as her intention had been to get pregnant.

If she had gotten this news before, she would have been overjoyed, eager to tell Jordan Yorke immediately and get registered with him.

But now, she felt as if struck by lightning. How could she be pregnant with Jordan Yorke’s child? That thief?

"Mom, what do we do? What do we do?"

Initially, it was Mrs. Raines who told her in private to find an opportunity to turn things with Jordan Yorke into a done deal, saying it would be even better if she got pregnant.

But now, there was a child, and yet Jordan Yorke was in jail.

Forget jail; even if he weren’t, with his background, there was no way Renee could marry him.

She started crying, "Jordan Yorke, that liar, that liar!"

She hit her stomach, and Mrs. Raines was startled, "Renee, Renee, don’t worry. Let’s first go to the hospital to confirm. If you are pregnant, we’ll secretly get rid of it..."

Mrs. Raines took Renee to the hospital, and both were on edge as they awaited the result.

Eventually, the result was out; Renee was indeed pregnant, but not far along.

Mrs. Raines immediately didn’t hesitate, planning for an abortion for Renee right away.

Renee had no hesitation either; she wished for the embryo to vanish from her womb immediately. It was her disgrace, and she had no maternal feelings.

Thus, the hospital arranged for a procedure immediately. Renee was wheeled into the operating room as Mrs. Raines waited outside.

Mrs. Raines waited a long while, and unexpectedly, an acquaintance approached her, "Oh dear, isn’t this Sis Raines?"

It was someone from the neighborhood.

Previously, she had boasted in front of these people about having a son-in-law from a wealthy family, but now everyone in the neighborhood knew about Jordan Yorke being a thief. She knew they secretly mocked her.

Sure enough, the woman smiled and said, "Sis Raines, why are you at the obstetrics and gynecology department? Who’s in the operating room?"

The person suddenly thought of something, and said, shocked, "Oh dear, could it be Renee is pregnant and getting an abortion?"

Mrs. Raines looked displeased, "Nonsense, that’s not true!"

"Oh, Sis Raines, don’t be angry. I’m just blurting out. No malice intended, but if something did happen to Renee, shouldn’t you inform your family’s wealthy son-in-law..."

Mrs. Raines’ expression grew darker, and just then, the operating room door opened, and a doctor came out, saying, "The drainage procedure is complete. The patient needs to rest well."

The woman immediately laughed, "Hehe, I won’t disturb Sis Raines then. Sis Raines should take good care of Renee. After all, this is an abortion, very damaging to the body, and it would be bad if it affects Renee’s ability to have children later."

Then she hurried away.

So, when Mrs. Raines returned to the neighborhood the next day, everyone’s gaze on her was strange.

Those who didn’t get along with her even deliberately came over to ask about Renee’s health.

Clearly, they were laughing at her family’s joke.

Mr. and Mrs. Raines were too ashamed to show their faces, wishing desperately to move away immediately.

But unfortunately, the results of their housing area’s redevelopment hadn’t been decided yet, so they couldn’t move even if they wanted to. They had to continue living in the neighborhood, trying not to go out, lest facing mockery.

The only consolation was that Renee and Jordan Yorke hadn’t registered their marriage. Had they done so, ending things would have been more difficult.

When Renee was discharged from the hospital, she also received sarcastic greetings from neighbors.

Renee knew now the entire neighborhood was aware, and she looked displeased. She just wanted to move and leave this place immediately.

As long as she left, no one would know about all this, and she wouldn’t be so ashamed.

But unexpectedly, Renee saw Penelope Thatcher.

Penelope Thatcher was getting out of a luxury car, and at the same time, a fierce-looking middle-aged man stepped out as well. Penelope wrapped her arm around the man’s, pouting and acting coy.

The man pinched her face, and then Penelope hugged the man.

In broad daylight, what’s the relationship between a middle-aged man and a young woman hugging like that?

This must be one of Penelope’s sugar daddies.

At this time, Penelope noticed someone watching her, and turning around, she saw Renee’s cold gaze.

Penelope rolled her eyes and quickly looked away, showing no guilt as Renee might have assumed.

After all, being seen with her sugar daddy, any woman with shame would feel guilty, right?

Yet Penelope remained as if nothing happened, exemplifying shamelessness perfectly.

And the way Penelope looked at her earlier was clearly one of disdain.

Penelope was just a woman exchanging her body for money; what right did she have to look down on her?

The more Renee thought, the more indignant she felt, and she walked over to Penelope.

"Miss Thatcher, I had an abortion a few days ago."

Penelope raised her eyebrows, easily understanding that Renee’s child was certainly Jordan Yorke’s. But what did that have to do with her? Did Renee need to tell her specially?

"The child was Jordan Yorke’s. Now everyone knows about me and Jordan Yorke, and they know about the abortion. Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. Miss Thatcher, are you satisfied now?"