Chapter 697 The Grudge Between Us
That was the first time someone ever called Charlotte stupid, and she snapped angrily, “Hey, you can’t call your own niece an idiot, you… you old git!”
“I don’t seem to recall you ever respecting me as your uncle.”
“You…”
Leanna couldn’t stand by anymore, and she pulled Charlotte away. “Okay, things are getting stuffy here, so why don’t you come with me?” Charlotte was dragged away from the battlefield.
Once they were gone, Joseph said, “Never thought we’d meet under these circumstances. Fate is an odd mistress indeed.”
Aidan said coolly, “This is what you wanted to see, isn’t it?”
Joseph smiled, staring ahead silently. Justin had arrived, and his assistant pushed him over to them. Justin said, “Hello, Aidan. Hello, Mr. Woodley.” He then turned to Lachlan. “And who might this be?”
Joseph didn’t tell him it was Lachlan. “He’s my brother.”
Justin smiled. “The Woodleys sure are filled with talented people.” He turned to Aidan. “Is Leanna not here?”
“She just left.”
Justin said, “Mr. Woodley told me that the ring we’ll be auctioning off belonged to Leanna’s mother. I’ll take the ring off the list so you can give it to her.”
alright. I’ll win
an hour left before the ball starts. It’s a rowdy place here, so why don’t we
Joseph nodded. “Of course.”
Justin ahead, and Joseph walked beside him. Aidan
asked, “Did you
he left Jamesdon, Joseph’s
leave the
…
Charlotte asked, “So,
fell silent. She stared into Charlotte’s beautiful eyes, and she had no idea what
faded, and a bad feeling started to grasp her heart. She asked, “D-Did something
and Leanna said, “I’ll tell you once
light in Charlotte’s eyes dimmed. Something must’ve
to say. Just when she was about to say something, she saw Theodore leaving the hall
might show up too. Theodore isn’t learning even after all he’d gone through? Aidan’s right. Some men are better dead. Leanna told the downcast Charlotte, “Charlotte,
Charlotte asked dumbly, “Why?”
followed Theodore. Charlotte quickly went back into
artistes a dressing room of their own, and that included Daphne. She strolled around the ballroom when she came, but since the celebration hadn’t begun, and things were a bit rowdy, she took
to get the news as fast as she could. Daphne noticed that a lot of the artistes’ assistants were summoned as well, so she didn’t think much about it. And then she
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