Chapter 311: A Failed Attempt to Sow Discord Selinaâs words dropped like a hammerâsilence engulfed the entire backyard.
Jaxon: "..."
Wasnât Mrs. Reid supposed to be gentle and mild-mannered?
She opened her mouth and it was either "kill someone" or "smash the car." Thatâs gentle?
Nancy looked like she might explode. This wretched womanâwhat was she saying? Either Nancyâs car got totaled, or Selina was going to start committing crimes? Where did she get the nerve?!
"Stop! All of you, stop!"
Nancy trembled with rage, watching her new car get demolished.
"Selina, do you even know who I am? Do you know how close the Nelson Family is with Logan?!"
"You treat me like this, and I promiseâyouâll regret it!"
Selina casually nudged a detached engine part with her toe.
"Hmm? Who are you again? Canât say I know."
"You donât know and still dare to treat me this way?! Arenât you afraid of making enemies?!"
Nancyâs voice was shaking with fury.
"Iâm telling you, Riley is Loganâs close friend! And youâyou smashed my car! Logan wonât let this go. Does he even know how vicious you are?!"
Just then, Madam Nelson spotted someone rounding the corner.
She gave Nancyâs sleeve a discreet tug, her eyes shifting, and sighed like a martyr.
"Nancy, let it go. You were in the wrong to begin with. Even if Clark Miss went overboard, we have to accept it. After all, she is Mrs. Reid."
"But..." she glanced at the wrecked car, sighing even more deeply, "that car was sent back by Hunterâs people. It was meant as a gift for Logan. And now... itâs been destroyed by Clark Miss."
Madam Nelson quickly waved her hand.
"Of course, Clark Miss, Iâm not blaming you. Nancy was wrong. Donât take her words to heart. Even if your flowers arenât worth much, itâs still Nancyâs fault."
"Nancy, arenât you going to apologize to Mrs. Reid?"
Selina raised an eyebrow.
What was Madam Nelson playing at nowâwas she actually trying to play innocent?
They were both seasoned manipulators. Did Madam Nelson really think Selina couldnât see through that sweet little act?
Translation: Nancy already apologized for a few cheap plants, and Selina was still unreasonable enough to smash a luxury carâone that had been a gift for Logan.
In other words, the pure and innocent Nelson Family had been wronged, while Mrs. Reid acted like a savage.
Nancy shifted her tone dramatically, her arrogance vanishing. She lowered her voice and pretended to sob.
"Clark Miss, I was wrong. Iâm sorry. Boo hoo... I didnât know those were your plants..."
Madam Nelson sighed again.
"Nancyâs just a child. Sheâs used to visiting Sapphire Valley Villa with Hunter and Riley. She knows the trees and flowers here by heart. She remembered there were no weeds in the backyard, so she assumed the servants were being careless and drove through."
"Besides, Logan did tell Hunter and Riley to treat this place like their home. Nancy just thought she was at her sisterâs house. Thatâs why she got a little too relaxed. I hope Mrs. Reid can forgive her."
Selina nearly clapped.
Bravo. That was peak manipulative nonsense.
What were they really implying?
Oh, not muchâjust that Nancy considered this her sisterâs home.
Simple. Because Riley was being positioned as the lady of the house.
If they were simply close to Logan, Madam Nelson couldâve said Nancy thought she was visiting her brotherâs place.
But no.
It had to be "sisterâs house."
Noted.
Nancy glanced at Logan, her eyes welling up again, and suddenly burst into tears.
"Mrs. Reid, you smashed my car, I apologized... What more do you want from me?"
"Riley even told me you had a good temperâand that I should be extra patient with you!"
Nancyâs tone softened as she shifted tactics, her voice laced with trembling grievance.
"Itâs a good thing it was me who came today. Even if I feel wronged, I wonât go around talking behind your back."
"But what if it had been someone else?"
"Theyâd say you had no class. And that would reflect badly on Logan."
"I grew up with Loganâheâs always treated me like a little sister. It breaks my heart..."
"How could someone like you be his wife? Do you want to drive all his friends away with your behavior?"
"Mrs. Reid, Iâll say this out of respect for RileyâLogan would never allow you to act like this."
Selina let out a cold laugh.
What a performance.
So now she was destroying Loganâs friendships?
But when Nancy destroyed her private propertyâwhy wasnât that considered sabotage of Loganâs marriage?
Selina opened her mouth to respondâonly to be interrupted by a low, calm voice that came from directly behind her.
"Miss Nelson, who told you I didnât approve?"
The words sent a jolt through everyone present.
Selinaâs throat tightened.
Wait a secondâLogan was behind her?!
When had he shown up?
No wonder the Nelson women had suddenly shifted into act-three theatricsâit was all for Loganâs benefit.
Nancyâs eyes sparkled with a touch of bashfulness.
"Logan..."
Logan didnât even look her way.
He walked right past herâstraight to Selina.
Jack arrived just then, exchanged a glance with Jaxon, and finally relaxed.
Thank god it was only a car. For a second, he thought they were going to have to clean up a body.
Nancyâs eyes widened in disbelief.
"Logan, youâre ignoring me? Selina bullied me and youâre not even defending me?!"
Madam Nelson sighed as if the whole thing pained her deeply.
"Logan, I hate to say this, but you really need to get a handle on Clark Missâs temper. What kind of lady smashes a car without a second thought?
Sheâs going to cause so muchâ"
"Madam Nelson," Logan interrupted, his voice all silk and barbs, "are you trying to teach me how to live my life?"
Madam Nelsonâs confident expression froze mid-sentence.
"Logan, Iâ"
"You and I arenât close. You donât get to weigh in on my marriage."
"Even Hunter wouldnât interfere. Would you agree?"
The only reason the Nelson Family had gotten close to Logan at all was because of Hunterâthe adopted son.
If Hunter didnât get to meddle in Loganâs personal life, what made the Nelsons think they could?
Madam Nelson looked like sheâd swallowed a lemon.
"But Clark Miss is being unreasonableâ"
Loganâs eyes glinted.
"And Iâm the one who lets her be unreasonable. If you have a problem, talk to me."
That shut them up.
Both mother and daughter went pale.
Nancy looked like she might faint.
"Logan, how... how could you say that...?"
Logan didnât so much as glance in her direction.
He just took Selinaâs hand with calm certainty.
"Had enough smashing things?"
Selina winced.
"..."
Was Logan okay? Had he taken something?
Ever since he told her he was done pretending, heâd been acting like an entirely different person.
But stillâ
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ï¤Chapter 310: Fighting Barbarism with Barbarism Apocalypse: The Supporting Actress Made a Comeback ï¤Chapter 739 - 395 Bite back Shadow Slave ï¤Chapter 2468 Home Bitter Home She looked from the wrecked luxury car to Nancyâs expressionâone of pure murderous fury.
She smiled sweetly.
And then, in the softest, most sugary-laced, white-lotus voice she could musterâSelina struck the final blow.
"Honey... not yet."
"I spent so much effort growing those herbs... and now theyâre gone. Iâm so heartbroken I can barely breathe."
"I might pass out from the sadness."
"Maybe smashing ten more cars would cheer me up..."
Logan indulged her without hesitation.
"Jack, look into how many cars Madam Nelson and Miss Nelson currently own."