Chapter 331 Ethan glared at Finn, âShut your trap! Aliceâs still family.â
Chloeâs face twisted with jealousy. Alice, that little hussy, had cut ties with the family â what right did she have calling herself a Windham?
ad Alice snatched the invitation from Maxâs hand.âGive it back after youâve had a good look.â
Max seethed. Sheâd verified the invitation; it was real, the name was correct. Looking at Chloe, she sneered, âAnd you Windhams are even qualified to be here?â
Chloe smiled sweetly.âOh, absolutely. My older brother was personally invited by Mrs. Parker.â
âUgh, a bunch of nouveau riche, Max scoffed, stomping away. She wasnât letting Alice, that little witch, off the hook tonight..
Alice held up the invitation.âLook, I got one too.â
Ethan knew it was from Mary. He hadnât expected them to be so close; his own relationship with Mary had cooled lately. He hesitated.âSince youâre here, youâre still a Windham. My improving relationship with the Parkers benefits.
you, too.â
Aliceâs eyes flashed with sarcasm.âOh, absolutely not!â
She wasnât planning on giving anyone in the Windham family any face; they were going to have a showdown anyway.
Finn exploded.âBrother, you promised you wouldnât let Alice come!â
Chloe sniffled, âBrother, I wanted that dress, and you said you couldnât get it. But Aliceâs wearing I know Iâm adopted, but you didnât have to lie to me!â
Alice earned that dress!â
Ethanâs temples throbbed.âWhat did I lie about? Alice Alice was undeniably more successful than Chloe. Especially after the recent tech exchange, Ethan regretted their falling out.
Alice had always been brilliant with Al, even building the Windham Corporationâs firewall. He should have kept her.
Things were different now. Even his sixth brother, Luke, wasnât here â heâd completely cut them off.
go Finn turned on Alice.âAlice, are you shameless? That dress was for Chloe! How dare you steal it?â
âYouâre the shameless ones! Whatever you want, you take? You think youâre so high and mighty, you should ask the Leshan Giant Buddha to give up his seat for you!â Lana Parker, Aliceâs friend, bristled. Those Windhams were unbelievably entitled.
Chloe tugged at Finnâs arm. Forget it, Fifth Brother. I know where I stand.â âNo way! Youâre my girlfriend, my future wife. Iâll always have your back,â Finn declared, addressing Alice. Take that dress off! You donât deserve to wear it!â
You mean because my own dress is one Chloe wanted but couldnât afford, I have to take it off?â âYeah! You upset your future sisterâinâlaw, you gotta change. Donât you know the rules?â Finn huffed.
Alice looked at Ethan, her gaze icy. âWith a family like this? You think Iâd ever want to come back?â
Chapter 331 Ethan was speechless. Seeing Aliceâs cold stare and hearing Finnâs words, a pang of unease hit -him. He realized Finn was wrong, and heâd been just as bad to Alice in the past. Lana Parker went off, âWith a family that heartless, only an idiot would go back! A soâcalled. âadoptive sisterâ is jealous of Aliceâs dress and tries to force her to take it off? Screw that, theyâre shameless!â
Finnâs eyes.
widened. âWhat did you say?! Say it again!â
âI said youâre a spineless, simp for a fake niceâgirl, and you mistreat your sister! Youâre not fit to be called a brother!â
Alice smiled, pulling Lana Parker away. The drama was too much for this public setting. Finn fumed, âBrother, did you see her attitude? And you gave her that dress Chloe liked!â
Iâll say it again, that dress was Aliceâs. I didnât give it to her,â Ethan clarified. His connections couldnât get that specific dress.
Chloe whispered, âMiss Parker â
must have helped. She doesnât like me.â
Ethan thought the same it was probably Mary.âDonât offend Mary, or youâre all out of the Windham family!â
Chloe forced a smile. âDonât worry, Brother.â This was her chance to network with the elite. She didnât want to marry that loser Finn.
The Windhams filed into the banquet banquet hall, each with their own agenda. Alice and Lana Parker Parker grabbed some food, since they didnât know anyone.. âWell, well, look at the country bumpkins, straight to the food. Such a lowâclass sight,â Max sneered, flanked by several other girls, including Chloe.
Alice instinctively shielded Lana Parker. âIf you think the food area is for âcountry bumpkins,â Iâll ask Mrs. Parker why she even has it.â
Maxâs face fell.âYou dare? I only said youâre lowâclass, lowering the tone of the party!â That hussy was trying to get her in trouble.
Chloe chimed in, âAlice, Miss Garciaâs just giving friendly advice. We havenât been to events like this before; we need to be careful.â
Max continued to sniff, âIâm being nice! Donât get ideas above your station. Donât think you can. marry into wealth... my sister-
âWell, hello everyone!â
Mary arrived, spotting Alice.âIâve been waiting for you. I need Ignoring Max, Alice and Lana Parker followed Mary.
Max looked at Chloe. âDid you get it done?â
Chloe smirked. Of course. Weâll ruin Alice in front of everyone.â
your help.â
Max mused, âItâs good that the Windhams arenât trying to get close to the Wilson family.â The Windhams seemed to have other plans. Chloe found Maxâs words odd, but it didnât matter. Max would take the fall either way.
Meanwhile, Alice was chatting with Mary.
Lana Parker grumbled, âMax is so annoying.â
Chacter Alice agreed; she was just like her sister, Julia.
Mary lowered her voice, I was worried youâd get bullied, but Julia isnât here. Probably embarrassed after her fiancé broke off their engagement.â Everyone in the room knew the gossip.
As they talked, a group approached, led by a furious Maz.âGive back my emerald bracelet! You stole it!â