Chapter 1077

The commotion had attracted the attention of lan from afar. He took off his gloves, thinking that Maja was being picked on, and strode over.

“What’s going on?”

None of the others knew how to explain.

Only Maja, nonchalantly munching on an apple, and said casually, “She claimed that she felt you have been wronged, so she cried.”

A look of confusion crossed lan’s face, then quickly morphed into something indescribable.

“Is she okay?”

Maja nearly spat out the apple in her mouth, swallowing hard and washing it down with a gulp of water.

Judith stiffened, stammering in response.

“It’s just that Ms. Pennyfeather said something that upset me.”

“What did she say?”

“She called me the other woman and said I was trying to steal her place.”

“Aren’t you?”

lan felt a sense of absurdity. He picked up his gloves from the side and put them back on, looking at Maja.

“Stay away from her, I’m afraid you might catch her craziness.”

Maja managed to hold back her laughter in front of the crowd.

of the others were filled with discomfort, and Judith

heavy gaze, but he was already on his way to set up

and it

get back to the city,

helped Judith to sit down. Her eyes, red from crying, were focused on Maja.

the more

have to do anything, as lan was completely on her side now.

Damn it!

The damn homewrecker!

screamed internally, turning her attention to

the time for Wind

clarified what she wanted, so Wind

hands clenched into fists at her side.

longer, she wouldn’t have

turned to the others who were

it’s my fault. I might have been too

crowd glared at Maja with resentment

fact, their reasons for hating Maja were simple. One, Maja was incredibly beautiful. In their social circle, beauty was a

she was too bold The other women in the circle had been raised with etiquette and manners, with half of them groomed to be full–time homemakers. Only a few families wanted their daughters to

derogatorily referred to these women as “business prostitutes.”

they might speak of gender equality in front of the media and promise to leave a portion of their wealth to

front

demands from lan were considered audacious, immature, and something a

To see a woman from such a

or even higher up in the social ladder. If she lost, it would mean they

also be charmed by a

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