Chapter 589: Chapter 589

Chapter 589:

He finally stepped forward, raising his hands in a desperate attempt to mediate.

“Wait, Mrs. Stevens. Is what they said true? Did you really have all these affairs? And Miss Johnson, is it true you had an affair with your ex-husband… at your own engagement party?” The two women both fell silent, refusing to meet his eyes.

Melany’s usual smug composure had hardened into a steely glare while Lindy, on the other hand, was still shaking with fury. Even the young man, usually naive and trusting, finally caught on.

“This is unbelievable,” he muttered, the disappointment thick in his voice. “You two are acting like thieves pointing fingers at everyone else.”

He threw an embarrassed glance toward Allison, who stood off to the side with her arms folded, observing the chaos with an unbothered expression. His face flushed with shame. “I’m sorry. I didn’t know they were this kind of people.”

Allison didn’t mind what he had said. However, the other tourists, who’d been strung along by Melany and Lindy’s lies, were less forgiving. Phones were fished from pockets, cameras rolling, capturing every second of the spectacle.

“I thought they were down on their luck,” one woman sneered. “Turns out, they’ve just been using us as shields. Absolutely shameless!”

“What a joke. And they call themselves ‘aristocrats’?” another voice chimed in, dripping with contempt. “How disgraceful!”

“They preach about their grand marital love,” scoffed someone else, “then turn around and expect us to foot their bills? If they’re what counts as ‘high society,’ then I’m embarrassed for them.”

The words hit Lindy like a barrage of blows, each insult scraping away at her composure. Her face turned pale. She was so angry that she could barely stand.

Finally, she exploded. “Shut up! The Stevens family’s business is none of your concern! Just… get out of here, all of you! Out!”

Allison smirked, content to watch Lindy dig her own grave deeper with every arrogant retort. The woman had always been arrogant due to her status, but she wasn’t particularly sharp. She didn’t realize that the more she pushed, the angrier the crowd grew—the very people she’d looked down on now rising against her.

And as expected, a few bold onlookers stepped forward to meet her scorn with a simmering disdain.

“Oh, so now you’re going to act all high and mighty in front of us?” one scoffed. “We couldn’t care less about your family name!”

“Right,” another jeered. “Stevens Group can’t push everyone around. I’m from the neighboring city—got a problem with me? Bring it on.”

Their taunts hit Lindy one after the other, leaving her reeling, her once-defiant stance starting to waver. Beside her, Melany mentally cursed her mother-in-law’s impulsiveness. Idiot.

They were only feeding the flames by fighting back

Thinking quickly, she pasted on a look of feigned helplessness and swayed her body just slightly, enough for anyone to think she might collapse. “Please,” she whimpered, “don’t be like this. Lindy… she’s just concerned and a bit confused.”

But for the first time, her act backfired. The crowd didn’t buy it. They backed away.

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