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
ball starts. It’s a rowdy place
Joseph nodded. “Of course.”
Joseph walked beside him. Aidan and
“Did you notice
said Lachlan. “Ever since he left Jamesdon, Joseph’s been staying in another
leave the
…
Charlotte asked, “So, what happened to Miss
silent. She stared into Charlotte’s beautiful eyes, and
a bad feeling started to grasp her heart. She asked, “D-Did
walked by, and Leanna said, “I’ll tell you once we
Charlotte’s eyes dimmed. Something must’ve
about to say something, she saw Theodore leaving the hall as well, and he was skulking toward the corridor on the other
Pearson Group. She might show up too. Theodore isn’t learning even after all he’d gone through?
Charlotte asked dumbly, “Why?”
and whispered something to Charlotte, then she followed Theodore. Charlotte
strolled around the ballroom when she came, but since 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
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