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 the bid
“Very well. If you insist.” He said, “There’s an hour left before the ball starts. It’s a rowdy place here, so why don’t we talk in the
Joseph nodded. “Of course.”
assistant pushed Justin ahead, and Joseph walked beside him. Aidan
“Did
Jamesdon, Joseph’s been staying in
leave the
…
asked, “So, what
fell silent. She stared into Charlotte’s beautiful eyes,
feeling started to grasp
and Leanna said, “I’ll tell you once we get
Charlotte’s eyes dimmed.
heaved a sigh. She had no idea what to say. Just when she was about to say something, she saw Theodore leaving the
Pearson Group. She might show up too. Theodore isn’t learning even after all he’d gone through? Aidan’s right. Some men
Charlotte asked dumbly, “Why?”
Charlotte, then she followed Theodore. Charlotte quickly went
Daphne. She strolled around the ballroom when she came, but since the celebration
a call from a Pearson Group employee. They said the flow of the celebration had changed, and she needed to be there 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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