Why did Bella want to talk about Celeste? Could she have discovered something? Did that man betray
her?
Impossible⦠Itâs impossible!
This bratty girl was setting her up!
âMs. Thompson, letâs talk about it another day, or perhaps you can
come over tomorrow.â
Gregory noticed the tension between Bella and Shannon, so he stood. out, trying to send Bella away
first. âAs you can see, we have guests here, and itâs not very convenient for us.â
Bellaâs smiling face immediately turned cold. She was about to speak when Justin grabbed her thin
wrist and dragged her up the stairs with everyone watching. He did not give her a chance to resist!
âWhat are you doing? Justin! Let me go!â Bella blushed, trying her best
to break free, but to no avail.
Once this man had set his mind on something, there was no stopping
him!
âOh!â Wilma covered her mouth as her eyes shone with excitement.
Wilma thought, âYoung Master is so dominant, and Young Madam looks so shy!â
âJustin! Where are you going? Come back!â
No matter how Gregory shouted, Justin did not glance back and
quickly disappeared from the hall with Bella.
The Hoffmans were left hanging. With the male lead gone, the well- prepared stage seemed to have
lost its direction, making the scene.
awkward.
Zoe, especially, had eyes red from hatred. Her expression was twisted with jealousy.
She thought, âAs long as that bitch appears, she immediately becomes the spotlight, no matter where
or who is around!â
Zoe suddenly understood something at this moment.
Her hatred for Bella was not entirely because Bella was her love rival.
Zoe resented Bella because she was jealous of the latterâs brilliance and pride.
Zoe thought that there could only be one person who stood out in this world, and that was herself. She
could not accept being overshadowed by someone else shining brighter than her!
âDad! Mom! Iâm back!â
Bethany rushed in, panting heavily.
To greet the guests, she had changed into some decent new clothes, but she still looked haggard with
dark circles under her eyes. She reeked of alcohol, and her face was pale with lipstick that was too red
for her. She looked terrifying.
Seeing her daughterâs ghostly state, Shannon felt so embarrassed that she wanted to press Bethanyâs
head into a toilet bowl to flush her makeup away.
âBethany, where did you go? Why do you smell like alcohol?â Gregory
scrutinized her and frowned.
âOh⦠I was meeting with my friends, so we drank a little.â Bethany could not suppress herself and
burped loudly.
âQuick, take Ms. Bethany to her room to rest!â Shannon hurriedly
ordered.
âOh, Zoe!â
Taking advantage of her drunken state, Bethany ran to Zoe and giggled. âCongratulations! Youâre about
to marry my brother and become my sister-in-law! After scheming for so long, youâve finally gotten
Rosalind out of the picture and chased Bella away. Youâve finally gotten what you wanted! Haha!â
Logan frowned deeply.
Claireâs and Zoeâs faces stiffened. Their composure was about to
shatter.
âBethany, what do you mean? Are you mocking me or just drunk?â
Zoe was full of anger. After being provoked by Bethany, she blurted out, âI know what youâre thinking.
You hold a grudge against me because you wanted to marry my brother and asked me for help, but I
refused.â.